Blackwell Burke P.A. chairman Jerry W. Blackwell has been honored by Super Lawyers.  Mr. Blackwell, the firm’s founding partner, was recently named a 2012 Super Lawyer.  He has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2002.  This honor recognizes attorneys in Minnesota based on peer nominations and through independent research.

Mr. Blackwell is an accomplished trial lawyer.  He serves as national counsel and national trial counsel for major corporations, having represented them in federal and state courts in 47 states and internationally.   His practice areas include class action defense, commercial litigation, food industry defense, labor and employment, products liability, and toxic tort litigation.  Mr. Blackwell has received numerous honors, including: being a BTI Client Service All-Star; being named Minnesota Attorney of the Year; receiving the Minnesota Minority Business Owner of the Year Award; Minnesota Equal Justice Award; and the Kappa Alpha Psi Distinguished Citizen Award.  In 2011, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Mr. Blackwell to serve as an at-large member of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection.

Blackwell Burke P.A., a litigation and trial boutique in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves as national trial and litigation counsel for several Fortune 500 companies. The firm has extensive experience in class action defense, commercial litigation, food industry defense, labor and employment, products liability, toxic tort litigation, and trial practice. The firm has represented corporate clients in practically every jurisdiction in the country, as well as several foreign countries.

For more information about Mr. Blackwell, please contact Kandy Branch at 612-343-3235.