Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Minneapolis, MN

Frederick J. Goetz is an attorney at Goetz & Eckland P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Goetz has more than two decades of experience in areas of law including appellate advocacy, business litigation, civil rights, construction, criminal defense, day care defense, insurance defense, personal injury and product advocacy.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College, Mr. Goetz attained his law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. He has been admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota since 1987 and has been involved with a great deal of significant cases during his legal career.

Throughout his career, Mr. Goetz has served in many roles for a variety of professional and legal organizations. He is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. He also belongs to the American Association for Justice, the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a member of the Douglas K. Amdahl American Inn of Court and has served on the board of stewards and the board of deacons for Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis.

For his dedication to the legal profession, Mr. Goetz has received numerous accolades. He was named one of the “Best Attorneys Online” in the area of construction law in 2014 and one of the “Best Recommended Insurance Attorneys” in 2015 by A.M. Best. He also holds the rating of AV Preeminent*, the highest possible, from the attorney peer review group Martindale-Hubbell.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.