Kara Rahimi
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Plymouth, MN
An associate attorney with Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm LLC, Kara Rahimi represents the people of Minnesota in cases of personal injury, including nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, bus and truck crashes, and sexual abuse. With strong analytical skills and an extensive knowledge of the law, Ms. Rahimi is well-prepared to handle professional malpractice and personal injury cases.
Ms. Rahimi obtained a Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law in 2008, when she graduated cum laude. During her time in law school, she also earned an Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification and received the CALI Award; was the Hamline Law Review’s associate editor; and participated in the Legal Research and Writing, Native American Law and Mediation seminars. Before attending law school, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian studies from the University of Minnesota.
She is a member of the nursing home litigation committee of the Minnesota Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice, the Minnesota State Bar Association, and a former member of the Hennepin County Citizen Review Panel. Ms. Rahimi’s professional experience includes time as a forensic administrator and investigator for a medical doctor, which gives her experience on both sides of a medical malpractice or personal injury issue.
In Trial Magazine, Ms. Rahimi has published pieces on civil discovery and electronic medical research, and she presented to the American Association for Justice’s National Nursing Home Litigation Group and their Small Business Group on electronic medical research. In 2014, she also presented a webinar on nursing home failure and presented at the American Association for Justice’s Jazz Fest Seminar in 2012.
- 80%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2013 - 2016, 2018
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About Kara Rahimi
First Admitted: 2008, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://koslawfirm.com/the-attorneys/kara-k-rahimi/
Bar/Professional Activity
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- American Association of Justice (AAJ, formerly known at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), Member
- Minnesota
- Minnesota Association of Justice (formerly known as the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association), Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- AAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Committee, Member
Educational Background
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts, American Indian Studies, December, 1998
Pro bono/Community Service
- Hennepin County Citizens Review Panel, appointed member, October 2009 – October 2010
- Electronic Records, Kentucky Association of Justice, Cincinnati, OH September 2014
- Minnesota Association of Justice, nursing home litigation committee
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Co-Author with Mark Kosieradzki, Co-Author, Keeping Discovery Civil, Trial Magazine, 2008
- AAJ National nursing Home Litigation Group, Speaker, Electronic Medical Research, 2009
- Nursing Home Failure of Care Litigation, Webinar, National Business Institute, June 16, 2014
- Leveraging Technology in Medical Research, AAJ Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, July 2012
- Driving Damages Through Discovery, AAJ Jazz Fest Seminar, New Orleans, LA, May, 2012
- Electronic Medical Research, AAJ Small Business Group, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2010
- Trial Magazine, Keeping Discovery Civil, June 2008, Co-author with Mark Kosieradzki
- Trial Magazine, Electronic Medical Research Primer, October 2013
Last Updated: 3/22/2021