Van P. Jacobsen (Retired) - Rochester, MN
Attorney at Bird, Stevens & Borgen, P.C.
Social Security Lawyers in Rochester, MN
300 3rd Avenue SE Suite 305 Rochester, MN 55904
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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44
Years
Experience
Rochester Social Security Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Social Security
- Workers' Compensation
- Equine Law
- General Civil
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Van Jacobsen is retired. His primary area of practice involved representing clients on workers' compensation matters or clients who have been denied social security disability benefits. Mr. Jacobsen successfully represented workers' compensation clients before the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Additionally, he successfully represented social security claimants at the hearing level, Appeals Council level and in Federal District Court.
He additionally practiced in the area of equine law. He had been designated as a Leading Minnesota Attorney and had been listed in Who's Who in American Law. Mr. Jacobsen also serves on the Board of Directors for the Arabian Horse Association and is chair of their Ethical Practice Review Board.
He has been named a Leading Minnesota Attorney by the American Research Corporation, and in 2003 he was named, for the third consecutive year, a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Van P. Jacobsen (Retired)
Included on the 2004 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2003 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2002 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1998 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1997 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1982
J.D.
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1982
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Non Legal Education
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University of Minnesota
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: cum laude
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University of Minnesota
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Olmsted County Bar Association
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- National Organization for Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (Sustaining Member)
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Contact
300 3rd Avenue SE
Suite 305
Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: 507-218-2392
Fax: 507-282-7736
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.birdjacobsen.com/
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