Paul R. Dahlberg

A partner at Patterson Dahlberg Injury Lawyers in Rochester, Minnesota, Paul R. Dahlberg focuses his practice of law in the area of plaintiff's personal injury. Mr. Dahlberg accepts a broad range of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, farming accidents, products liability, dog bites and premises liability. He has also litigated spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and wrongful death cases to verdict for clients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Mr. Dahlberg's most notable recoveries include a $4.4 million dollar wrongful death verdict in Steele County, a $40 million award in a class action case involving off-label marketing of drugs for children, a $3.25 million mediated settlement for a group of bus passengers who were victims of a crash.  In 2017 and 2018 significant confidential settlements were reached resolving a motorcycle crash resulting in a TBI, and recovering on behalf of workers injured in a gas leak explosion.  Other notable recoveries include an award on behalf of children and families who were wrongfully denied mental health benefits and a $350,000 trial verdict for a tenant who was hurt in a slip-and-fall accident.

In 2017 the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in his favor and reversed a summary judgment on a products liability claim in the case Montemayor v. Sebright.   The Montemayor case will likely be a landmark decision in favor of plaintiffs in products liability cases for years to come.

After obtaining his bachelor's degree from Luther College, Mr. Dahlberg earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992. He gained admittance to practice in Minnesota the same year. Mr. Dahlberg is licensed to practice law before the Wisconsin Supreme Court; the U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota and Wisconsin; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th and 8th Circuits. He managed the local office of Meshbesher & Spence for 15 years before forming his law firm in 2009.

Certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Mr. Dahlberg has received a “Superb” peer review rating of 10 through Avvo. He has earned an AV Preeminent* rating from his peers through Martindale-Hubbell in recognition of his high ethical standing. A Rochester native, Mr. Dahlberg shares his in-depth knowledge on topics relating to state and federal personal injury and wrongful death cases with others in the field at seminars and local educational events.

*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 Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Convenient MN locations serving statewide: 

3014 Allegro Park Ln SW, Rochester MN 55902, 507-424-3000

1915 Hwy 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113, 612-234-6101