Susan M. Holden

Susan Holden is a partner and shareholder at SiebenCarey, where she has dedicated her career to passionately advocating for clients in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. Susan’s outstanding reputation, both inside and outside the courtroom, has earned her national recognition as one of Minnesota’s leading trial attorneys.

She concentrates her practice on cases involving trucking and automobile accidents, product defects, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and other negligence claims. Susan’s practice also includes serving as an ADR neutral — special master, mediator, or arbitrator. She is a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral on the State Court Administrator’s Roster.

Susan is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association, a distinction held by fewer than 1% of Minnesota lawyers. She has maintained this demanding certification since 1995. Martindale-Hubbell, the most respected directory in the legal community, rates Susan as AV Preeminent 5.0 for professional skills and integrity, its highest score.

Leadership and Accomplishments

Susan is among a select group of trial attorneys whom their peers have chosen for the profession's most prestigious membership organizations, including:

·       Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only fellowship of outstanding trial lawyers from the United States and Canada, representing all areas of trial practice. These members have demonstrated the highest standards of advocacy, ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism, and collegiality. 

·       Member, International Society of Barristers, an honor society of distinguished trial lawyers selected through a rigorous screening process that evaluates their ability, experience, achievements, and ethical standards, as determined by trial lawyers and judges. 

·       Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, an elite national organization of accomplished trial attorneys whose qualifications require proven courtroom skill and experience, high personal character, and an honorable ethical reputation.

She has received peer recognition numerous times, including selection as a Leading Minnesota Attorney, a Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyer, and a Top 50 and 100 Super Lawyer®, as well as inclusion in Best Lawyers® in America.

In addition to her successful trial practice, Susan was appointed by the Minnesota Chief Justice in 2020 and currently serves on the Exoneration Compensation Panel, which determines compensation for individuals who have been exonerated or wrongfully incarcerated.

She was also appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice in 2008 to chair the Special Master Panel for the specially created compensation process for survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse. Her responsibilities included designing and implementing a claims process, conducting hearings, determining damages in 179 claims, and distributing the $36.64 million allocated by the legislature to fairly compensate survivors of the disaster.

Susan's career includes extensive involvement in law-related organizations and bar associations, including leadership roles as president of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2018), the Minnesota State Bar Association (2005-2006), and the Hennepin County Bar Association (1999-2000).

She is an active member of the American Bar Association, having served on the ABA Board of Governors (2018-2021), House of Delegates (2007-present), and Rule of Law Initiative Board (2024-2025), as well as on the boards of various other professional associations and community organizations, including nonprofits in the Twin Cities and northern Minnesota, where she grew up.