Katelyn Becker

Licensed to represent the people of Minnesota on legal matters since 2016, Katelyn Becker serves as an attorney at the Minnesota-based law firm Midwest Disability, P.A., where she is also a partner. Specially committed to upholding the rights of the disabled, she concentrates on helping her clients tackle legal issues related to workers’ compensation law including long-term disability and short-term disability.

Ms. Becker attended the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and secured her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2012. The next year, she joined the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and graduated in 2016 with her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. While studying law, she was an active participant in the activities of the Business Law Society and the Legal Association of Women Students. She has also obtained a law and business certification from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Having served as an extern for the Honorable Judge Donovan W. Frank in the United States District for the District of Minnesota, Ms. Becker has gained experience from senior professionals in the field of law, even before graduating as a lawyer. She has also interned at the Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Department of Law, where she had exposure to consumer complaints, related investigations and their proceedings.

Ms. Becker advocates on behalf of injured employees in negotiations and trials before a judge or jury, even at the Minnesota Supreme Court. In addition, she sets apart a portion of her practice to appear for employees on private disability appeals that do or do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Rated “Good” on Avvo, Ms. Becker finds ways to connect with her clients by finding a collaborative approach that resolves their issues with the least complications, saving them time and resources. She believes that communication is the key to an effective representation and strives to understand the problems and objectives of the client to obtain the benefits or compensation they deserve.