Cynthia R. Bartell – Foley & Mansfield – National Litigation Firm

Cynthia R. Bartell
Partner - Minneapolis
Email
612-338-8788

Bar Admissions

California

Minnesota

Licensed in Minnesota and California, Cindy defends companies in asbestos and silica litigation in both states. She is part of a team overseeing the nationwide litigation of a large manufacturing company as its national coordinating counsel. She works with local counsel in various jurisdictions from Massachusetts to California, overseeing all aspects of the litigation including discovery, motion practice, developing and preparing experts, preparing for trial and developing strategies for resolving cases.

Cindy’s varied practice includes defending business owners such as nightclubs and landlords in premises liability cases, defending employers and other business owners in discrimination cases, and defending restaurants and bars in dram shop cases. Cindy is also an appellate attorney, and has worked on appeals that have developed the law in Minnesota in areas of the sophisticated purchaser defense to product liability claims, the duty owed by helpers in day care facilities, and day care licensing immunity.

A former rock musician who recorded four albums, toured the U.S. and Canada, and supported herself as a paralegal before attending law school, Cindy joined Foley & Mansfield in 1994. Her years of experience working in law firms of all sizes, in positions ranging from support staff to partner, give Cindy a unique perspective on practicing law in an efficient manner that maximizes results for her clients.

Publications

Laska v. Anoka County: A Quest for Justice for an Infant Who Died of SIDS Resulting in Appellate Court Finding Day Care Helper Owes a Duty to Protect - Co-Author (2006)

Giving Sobriety Checkpoints the Cold Shoulder: A Proposed Balancing Test For Suspicionless Seizures Under the Minnesota Constitution - Author (1994)

Presentations

Eight Cases You Need to Know – Examining the Minnesota Appellate Courts’ most recent and relevant decisions - 2006

Case Studies

Gray v. Badger Mining, 664 N.W.2d 881 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003), and Gray v. Badger Mining, 676 N.W.2d 268 (Minn. 2004)
- Cindy worked on the appeals in Gray v. Badger Mining, 664 N.W.2d 881 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003), and Gray v. Badger Mining, 676 N.W.2d 268 (Minn. 2004), representing the sand supplier in a product liabilit... Read More

Legal Service Focus

Appellate Litigation

Employment Litigation

Product Liability

Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Litigation

Memberships

Defense Research Institute

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Education

William Mitchell College of Law, 1994, JD
- cum laude

Mankato State University, 1978, BA, History
- magna cum laude

Awards

Rising Stars® list by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine - 2001

Rising Stars® list by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine - 1999

Martindale Peer Review Rated

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

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.

Certifications

Fire Investigation Training

Hazmat Training

Community Service

Cindy served as a judge for the Rosalie Wahl Moot Court, 2004

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