Cory P. Whalen

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Selected To Rising Stars: 1999, 2001 - 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (80%),
- Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff (10%),
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%)
Cory Whalen is a partner and shareholder at the law firm of SiebenCarey. He practices in all areas of personal injury litigation.
He was selected as one of America's best lawyers in the area of product liability litigation by the Best Lawyers of America. Selection to Best Lawyers of America is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than four million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.
Cory is certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. Fewer than one percent of U.S. lawyers are members.
Cory is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an elite organization of accomplished trial attorneys whose qualifications require demonstrated significant courtroom skill and experience, high personal character, and an honorable ethical reputation.
Cory was named to the Minnesota Super Lawyer list. Super Lawyer honorees are selected from an annual survey and the distinction is bestowed on less than five percent of Minnesota's practicing attorneys.
In addition to representing his clients, Cory is a frequent lecturer and author for legal education seminars. He has taught Litigation and Trial Practice at Hamline University in St. Paul. He is admitted to the Minnesota State Bar and United States Federal District Bar.
About Cory Whalen
Admitted: 1998, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: http://www.knowyourrights.com/ourattorneys/cory-p-whalen.asp...
Honors/Awards:
- Best Lawyers In America; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Lawyer of the Year - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers in America, 2014
- Super Lawyer - Thomas Reuters; PI General - Plaintiff
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
- Member Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2014
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
- Minnesota Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors and Executive Committee
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Member Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2014
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Member American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016
- American Association for Justice Leader's Forum, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
Pro bono/Community Service:
- YMCA Soccer League, Coach
- Eastview Youth Athletic Association, Coach
- Hamline Law School Litigation and Trial Practice, Adjunct Professor
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Insurance Company Offers $10,000, Jury Awards $1.57 MillionMom Hurt, Kids Safe When SUV Rolls, $300,000 SettlementForeign Exchange Student Compensated For Injuries from Car Accident, $275,000 SettlementInsurance Company Refuses to Honor Contract with Russian ImmigrantJury Verdict 3 Times More Than Original Agreement, $45,000 Settlement For Dog BitePedestrian Injured in Crosswalk, $1 Million SettlementSteel Beam Injures Construction Laborer, Settlement of $420,000Teen Badly Hurt In Head-on Collision, $500,000 SettlementDefective Product Made in Japan Injures Worker, $400,000 Mediated Settlement Won Wife of Minnesota Police Officer Killed in Head-on Collision with Drunk Driver, Settlement ConfidentialStart Seeing Motorcycles! $150,000 SettlementTeens at Party and Dangerous ATV Accident, $385,000 SettlementDriver Inexperience Causes Fatal Crash, $130,000 SettlementSleeping Passenger In Semi Crash Suffers Serious Permanent Injuries, $2.6 Million SettlementScaffolding Pulls Away From Wall, Worker Falls And Injures Both Feet, $180,000 SettlementYoung Boy Bit in the Face by a Dog, $110,000 SettlementElderly Woman Pinned Between Two Vehicles When Car Unexpectedly Lurches Forward, $400,000 SettlementSevere Injuries to Worker, $900,000 RecoveryCar Crushed Under Semi, $275,000 SettlementATV Accident Fatal, $210,000 SettlementGo-cart Ride Causes Permanent Injuries to Minor, $400,000 Settlement
- Premises liability fall/$685,000, 2018
- Pedestrian struck by a vehicle/$500,000, 2018
- Motor vehicle accident back injuries/$275,000, 2018
- Jury verdict for mild traumatic brain injury of $235,000.
- Wheelchair/pedestrian accident/$300,000, 2018
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Educational Background:
- B.A., Winona State University, Winona, MN, 1994
Industry Groups
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Association For Justice
- Minnesota State Bar Association
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Last Updated: 5/28/2020