Richard D. O'Dea - White Bear Lake, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, May, 1991
    Juris Doctorate
    Major: Law

• Non Legal Education

  • St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1988
    B.S.
    Major: Government
  • University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, 1985

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• O’Dea Law Firm, LLC, Managing Attorney/Owner, 2014 - Present
• Palmer – O’Dea, LLC, Partner/Owner, 2007 - 2013
• Palmer, Cody & O’Dea, LLC, Partner/Owner, 2000 - 2006
• O’Dea Law Office, Managing Attorney/Owner, 1991 - 1999

Representative Cases

• Ge Lee v. McWillie Hunt, 642 N.W.2d 57 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002).
• State Fund Mutual Insurance Co., et al. v. Jack Mead, et al., 691 N.W.2d 495 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004).
• West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., 776 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 2009).

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1991
• Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Other Affiliations

• Minnesota Association for Justice (MAJ) (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) (Member)
• American Arbitration Association, No-Fault Panel (Arbitrator)
• Wisconsin State Bar Association (Member)
• Second Judicial District (Ramsey County), Ethics Committee (Former Investigator)