Daniel J. Bellig

FJ 024

Dan practices personal injury law. Dan specializes in claims including breach of medical privacy. He also helps clients injured by car accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, or product defects. In addition, Dan assists Randy Knutson with vaccine injury claims brought before the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.  He is a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of General Practice and can provide services in arbitration and mediation.

Dan is a lifelong resident of the Mankato area. He grew up in North Mankato and  attended undergraduate and graduate programs at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dan started working with Farrish Johnson in 2002, while studying at MSUM. During law schoool, Dan continued working with the firm while commuting to the Twin Cities for class.

Dan continues to live in the Mankato area. In his free time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and can often be seen hacking away at one of the local golf courses or practicing martial arts.

E-mail Dan at dbellig@farrishlaw.com

EDUCATION

  • J.D., 2008, William Mitchell College of Law
  • M.A. 2004, Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • B.A., summa cum laude, 2003, Minnesota State University, Mankato

ADMITTED

  • Minnesota
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

  • Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the General Rules of Practice

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Sixth District Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Association for Justice

 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Habitat for Humanity Resource Development Committee (present member)
  • Greater Mankato Young Professionals (present member)
  • Blue Earth County Historical Society (present member)
  • VFW Men’s Auxilliary

PUBLICATIONS

  • Scott V. Kelly & Daniel J. Bellig, The Helmet Defense Rule in Minnesota, Minnesota Defense, Fall 2008, at 11.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

  • Bearder v. State, 788 N.W.2d 144, 2010 WL 3307066 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010) review granted Nov. 16, 2010 (action against state for violation of genetic privacy laws and violation of constitutional right to privacy for taking and testing of newborn blood samples without consent).
  • McMullen v. South Central Electric Association,  2010 WL 1967889 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010) (unpublished) review denied July 20, 2010 (application of expert review statute in stray voltage litigation).

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Personal Injury
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Privacy
  • Appeals