Nickell Law Firm was founded in 2014 with a mission to provide the best client service to criminal defendants and personal injury clients. We strive to make a positive difference in our client’s lives, giving them a second chance for a better tomorrow. Whether accused of a crime or injured in an accident, we do everything we can to make sure that our clients are not limited in their future prospects. Lead Attorney Elliott Nickell lives with his wife in Saint Paul, MN, their chosen home. In his spare time, Elliott enjoys sailing, cooking, and spending time with friends.

Matt Schumacher is a shareholder in the firm of Randall & Schumacher, P.A. located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is admitted to practice in the State Court of Minnesota, Federal Court of Minnesota and various federal courts thru-out the country in MDL actions. Mr. Schumacher practices on the areas of personal injury and mass tort law. In the individual personal injury arena, Mr. Schumacher has represented persons injured in auto accidents, Slip and Fall cases, dog bite cases, and Trucking accident cases, among others. Mr. Schumacher also has a strong practice concentrated on pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. He successfully managed his Firm’s Fen-Phen and Vioxx cases in both the MDL courts and subsequent claims review process. In addition, he is responsible for managing his Firm’s Pelvic Mesh, metal-on-metal hip cases, Pradaxa cases, Fosamax and Testosterone cases. He is currently working up his Firm’s inventory of Benicar cases. Mr. Schumacher was appointed to perform document review in the DePuy ASR Hip litigation and reviewed records related to design and marketing. In addition, Mr. Schumacher was extensively involved in pursuing cases involving Zimmer Trilogy polyethylene hip replacements. His work in the Zimmer Trilogy hip cases involved drafting discovery requests and reviewing confidential company documents related to design (patent documents), marketing, post-market surveillance, and adverse events. In addition, he took numerous corporate depositions in the Zimmer Trilogy hip cases. Mr. Schumacher worked extensively on a St. Jude heart valve case alleging that a product defect in a leaflet of the valve caused it to break off, causing the death of the plaintiff. This case involved reviewing numerous company work-process and quality documents as well as patent documents related to the device including taking a corporate witness deposition. Mr. Schumacher was also responsible for his Firm’s work-up of C.R. Bard pelvic mesh case selected as a Bellwether trial pick. His work in this case involved reviewing thousands of documents as well as taking the depositions of the implanting and explanting physicians, as well as generic liability witnesses. Mr. Schumacher is driven by his attention to detail and ability to develop themes in a case. Mr. Schumacher has over twenty years of experience in mass tort litigation and is a tenacious advocate for his clients.

Jim Lindell has specialized in civil litigation during his entire career and is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Mr. Lindell has been voted a Super Lawyer® in the areas of personal injury and workers' compensation in annual polls of Minnesota lawyers conducted by Minnesota Law & Politics and Mpls/St. Paul magazine. Jim was invited to membership in the American Society of Legal Advocates, and in 2012 was named Attorney of the Year by The Minnesota Lawyer. He practices in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Jim is a native of Litchfield, Minnesota. Contributing to his effectiveness in his practice is his broad scope of work experience, including: United States Army, 1st Lt. 1966-1969 Management positions in federal and state government Staff aide to the governor of Minnesota Construction Firefighting (smoke jumping) for the U.S. Forest Service Life-long interest in flying, private pilot license since 1985. Mr. Lindell is highly regarded by both clients and fellow attorneys. He enjoys a busy workers' compensation and personal injury practice and receives numerous referrals of those cases from attorneys in other specialties. He is active in the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota and has served as a board member, officer and dean of that organization. Lindell is rated "a.v." by Martindale Hubble - the highest rating of competence and ethics available. He is also a qualified neutral arbitrator and mediator. When Jim is not practicing law, he is challenging himself anew. Working on his Wisconsin cabin (which he built from the ground up with his dad), learning to speak Russian, and learning to play the piano are his most recent endeavors. Besides the firm's main office in downtown Minneapolis, Jim maintains an office at his lake home in Webb Lake, Wisconsin.

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