Patricia St. Peter

Pat concentrates her practice in the areas of complex insurance coverage and bad faith litigation throughout the United States. Pat has served as lead counsel in the prosecution and defense of matters brought in state and federal courts in over 30 jurisdictions. Pat has handled matters involving the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, environmental and long-term exposure to harmful substances, asbestos, mold, construction defects, Y2K (first party), advertising injury and technology.

Pat has spoken at seminars on numerous topics including effective trial presentation, claims litigation strategy, advertising injury, successor liability, and bad faith. Pat has also conducted in-house training seminars for the firm's clients.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association

Noteworthy

Pat is a National Singles and Pairs Judge and National Referee in the United States Figure Skating Association. She served for four years as the Chair of the Ethics Committee of U.S. Figure Skating and recently as a Member of its Board of Directors.  She is currently special counsel to the Board.

In June 2004, the International Skating Union elected Pat as a member of a five-person international Disciplinary Commission which hears all charges of disciplinary, doping, and ethical offenses brought against skaters, judging officials, office holders, or member federations of the International Skating Union. The International Skating Union is the international governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee for the sports of figure skating and speed skating. The International Skating Union established the Disciplinary Commission in response to the judging scandal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Pat is also a member of the Executive Committee for the 2008 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota in January 2008.

Pat was recognized by William Mitchell College of Law in "Women in Law - 100 Years of Challenge and Change."  Pat participates in the William Mitchell Mentor Program for law students interested in pursuing a career in litigation and trial work.

Pat is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Representative Matters

TIG Ins. Co. v. NAFCO Ins. Co., Ltd. , 177 F.Supp.2d 561 (N.D. TX 2001)

South Dakota State Cement Plant Com’n v. Wausau Underwriters Ins. Co. , 616 N.W.2d 397 (S.D. 2000)

National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. American Motors Ins. Co. , 504 S.E.2d 673 (Ga. 1998)

Elan Pharmaceutical Research Corp. v. Employers Ins. of Wausau , 144 F.3d 1372 (11th Cir. 1998)

Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp. v. Protection Mut. Ins. Co. , 655 N.E.2d 842 (Ill. 1995)

Employers Ins, of Wausau v. Petroleum Specialties, Inc. , 69 F.3d 98 (6th Cir. 1995)

Evergreen Park School Dist. No. 124 v. Federal Ins. Co. , 658 N.E.2d 1235 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995)

Ticor Title Ins. Co. v. Employers Ins. of Wausau , 48 Cal.Rptr.2d 368 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995)

Gencor Industries, Inc. v. Wausau Underwriters Ins. Co. , 857 F.Supp. 1560 (M.D. Fla. 1994)

Fireman’s Fund Ins. Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. , 790 F.Supp. 1318 (E.D. Mich., 1992)

Hogs Unlimited v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. , 401 N.W.2d 381 (Minn. 1987)

In re Telemark Management Co., Inc. , 51 B.R. 623 (Bankr. Wis. 1984)

News

• Pat St. Peter elected an Officer of U.S. Figure Skating