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Born in 1953, Timothy W. Nelson was raised on a farm near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in physical education and health in 1975. He also started on the 1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion football team. Following college, Tim taught physical education and health in a small South Dakota town before returning to Minnesota where he was Assistant Principal at New London-Spicer High School for five years. While at New London-Spicer, he coached football, wrestling, and track, and obtained a master’s degree from St. Cloud State University in 1981. He received his law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1984, where he was a sterling honor graduate. Tim was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1984 and the South Dakota bar in 1985. His first job as an attorney was with the firm of Gislason, Dosland, Hunter & Milecki in New Ulm. There, he not only represented personal injury victims, and also gained experience in the areas of insurance defense, criminal defense and the general practice of law. In 1986, Tim moved to St. Cloud to work for three years as an associate with Donohue, Rajkowski, Hansmeier, Grunke and Jovanovich. While continuing to gain experience in the field of personal injury, he also did criminal prosecution for the cities of Waite Park, St. Joseph and St. Stephen, and legal work for their corporate client, the Monsanto Chemical Company. In 1989, Tim joined a solo-practitioner, Geoff Gempeler, and helped him build his firm into a successful personal injury practice. In 1991, Tim and Geoff tried a defective products claim against a swimming pool manufacturer, obtaining a $983,000 verdict for a woman injured while diving into a pool. The verdict was believed to be one of the largest in Sherburne County history at the time. In 1992, Tim earned his certification by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a “Civil Trial Specialist”. This honor is reserved only for those attorneys who have been able to meet the rigorous requirements of certification, including demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience as a civil trial lawyer. In 1993, Tim became a partner in Nelson Hanson Personal Injury Attorneys and in 1995, the firm became known as NELSON PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS. Since then, he has committed his practice to helping victims obtain fair compensation for their injures. In October of 2016, Tim was designated Senior Certified Specialist in Civil Trial Law by the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Minnesota Trial Lawyer’s Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is also a former member of the Board of Governors of the Minnesota Trial Lawyer’s Association. He has taught continuing legal education classes to other attorneys and is an adjunct professor of Trial Practice at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Joshua P. Myers is a founding partner of the Premier Personal Injury Law Firm, Schultz & Myers, LLC. Mr. Myers exclusively focuses his practice on Personal Injury Law and specializes in Tractor-Trailer Semi-Truck Accident cases. He is known throughout the community as a fierce advocate for injury victims and takes a no-nonsense “guerilla warfare” approach when fighting the insurance companies. Throughout his career, Josh Myers has devoted 100% of his time to fighting for injury victims. This intense focus on injury law as the foundation which has led to his successes. In just the past several years alone, he has helped obtain tens of millions of dollars in settlements and judgments. In particular, his practice specifically focuses on two areas – commercial motor vehicle collisions (tractor-trailers) and insurance litigation such as bad faith and coverage determinations. Given his notoriety in these areas, the Missouri Bar Association has asked him to train other lawyers on how to properly investigate and litigate commercial motor vehicle cases. In 2010, the Missouri Lawyers Weekly named him as one of Missouri’s “Up & Coming Lawyers”. He was later honored by Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly as on of the “Winningest Lawyers” based upon his trial results. From 2010 – 2013, he was recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star”. From 2014 through the present, he has been honored annually as a “Super Lawyer”. In 2018, he was named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” by U.S. News and World Report in the field of Insurance Litigation.

Attorney Trisha Starks-Byron is the esteemed founder of Starks Byron, P.C., a personal injury law firm in Kennesaw, GA. She handles all types of personal injury cases, boasting a track record of successful representation in matters involving wrongful death, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, dog bites, slip and fall injuries, and more. Trisha was born and raised in Georgia. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgia Southern University and furthered her education with a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. Trisha began her legal career as an associate attorney at a personal injury firm in Atlanta. She ascended to the role of lead attorney at another prominent Atlanta-based firm before realizing her ambition of establishing her own practice. As a skilled Kennesaw personal injury lawyer with a passion for justice, Trisha dedicates herself to aiding clients through the intricacies of the legal process. She tirelessly advocates for fair compensation for those harmed by the negligence of others by leveraging her profound understanding of the law and adept negotiation skills. Trisha recognizes the importance of trust in an attorney-client relationship. She fosters an environment at Starks Byron, P.C. where clients feel secure discussing sensitive matters. This nurturing atmosphere cultivates positive outcomes not only financially but also emotionally for the firm's clientele. Trisha is committed to her clients' well-being, blending legal knowledge with empathetic guidance to navigate the complexities of personal injury cases. If you’ve been injured in Kennesaw, Georgia, contact the legal team at Starks Byron, P.C. We offer a free initial consultation with an experienced Kennesaw personal injury attorney.

Attorney Jason Reynolds has a passion for helping people. Along with his work in the community and schools, Jason channels his passion for helping injured people get the medical treatment they need and fair compensation from those that caused their injuries. To that end, Jason has handled complex personal injury cases for well over a decade. Jason began his legal career with a large firm, where he spent eight years practicing on the defense side of personal injury litigation (primarily defending large corporations and national trucking companies in catastrophic injury cases). His experience on the defense side gives him a unique perspective and knowledge base which he now uses to maximize the results for his clients. Jason focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, tractor-trailer accidents, serious automobile accidents, premises liability (slip and fall) and nursing home abuse and neglect. SuperLawyers® named Jason a Rising Star in South Carolina in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 based on his successes in helping his clients. Jason is admitted to practice in all courts in South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; and the United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has tried cases involving personal injuries in multiple courts and has handled personal injury cases all over the United States. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Jason received his B.A. from The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and J.D. from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Jason is also heavily involved in the community serving on multiple committees for the City of Columbia and on the governing boards for Young Life Columbia Downtown and Haiti Under God. Jason lives in Columbia with his wife Anne and their four children; Allison, Eliza, Emma and Charlie. A competitor at heart, when he’s not practicing law you can find Jason coaching one of his children’s sports teams or coaching football on Friday nights in the fall for Ben Lippen School.

Josh Cantwell's practice involves several areas of civil litigation including handling personal injury claims, construction litigation, community association law, insurance bad faith litigation, product liability, commercial disputes, environmental litigation, and maritime cases. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Josh was selected as a member of the S.C. Bar’s Leadership Academy Class of 2011. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable David C. Norton, U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. In 2018, he was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Attorney Pamela A. Borgess, the founder and managing attorney of Borgess Law, is an experienced and respected trial attorney who aggressively handles civil (non-criminal) disputes and litigation, including personal injury, defective medical drugs/devices or recalled consumer products, car & truck accidents, wrongful death, product liability, nursing home litigation, and contract/business disputes. She has extensive experience with numerous national high-profile cases, such as the national litigation involving a contaminated drug, Heparin, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people after being manufactured in an uninspected overseas facility. The case was featured in national news media, such as TIME magazine, CNN, Bloomberg and ABC News. Borgess Law was founded on the principle that serving individuals is an honor and privilege and that clients should be treated with dignity, professionalism and respect. At Borgess Law, we believe that seemingly opportunistic, “ambulance-chasing” attorneys who appear more interested in exploiting their clients’ injuries or legal problems than helping the clients overcome them, bring shame and dishonor to our profession and do a disservice to the clients. We seek to bring a higher level of professionalism, ethics and quality of legal services that are client-centered and results-driven. We only represents people with real injuries or legal problems. Borgess Law never charges a fee for an initial consultation. If your legal matter is not one that we handle, we will help you find an attorney who does.

Josh Hodges has been lucky enough to have life experiences that set him apart from most lawyers. Soon after high school, he got a full-time job at a factory. This was not a summer job between semesters of college, this was his living. At this job, he ran a machine that dipped hot pieces of metal into liquid plastic and he came home every day dirty and smelling of burnt plastic fumes. This job led to another factory job where he worked 3rd shift. During this time, he went to class at Miami Hamilton often with nothing more than a thirty-minute nap in the parking lot. However, he kept getting up and going to work and showing up to class until he graduated with honors. Josh knows nothing other than putting his head down and getting the job done. He also knows what it is like to struggle and this gives him a valuable perspective when dealing with his clients many of whom are in his office due to some type of difficult situation. Josh has also been lucky enough to obtain professional experience that sets him apart from most lawyers. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Salmon P. Chase College of Law where he was elected Student Bar Association President and National Treasurer of NLLSA. Due to his outstanding academic record, he was offered a job at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the Midwestern United States. In this role, he garnered experiences in many types of cases and represented large corporations and governmental entities. Namely, he was involved in defense side civil litigation including the defense of personal injury claims. Josh is one of the very few local lawyers with this type of big law firm experience and this proves invaluable to his clients. After getting valuable experience at other firms, and assisting clients both throughout the country and internationally, Josh decided to bring his practice to his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio. This is where he lives, where his child goes to school, where many of his friends and family are, and that is where he wants to serve. Josh practices personal injury law throughout Southwest Ohio. He lives in one of Hamilton’s great historic neighborhoods with his wife, son, and baby daughter. He loves his family, his community, and gives his clients everything he has.

A seventh-generation Philadelphian, Attorney Quincy E. Booth has a tremendous amount of care and resolve towards helping people from the local community and beyond in need of legal help and representation. Mr. Booth is committed to protecting the interests of individuals that have been injured or suffered a loss, and as a champion for people’s rights and a professional dedicated to service, he has prided himself on being an honorable advocate. After graduating from Drexel University, Mr. Booth spent five years in corporate America in the telecommunications industry at a Fortune 10 company and enjoyed great success and visibility as a top business developer. Despite his achievements as a consultative sales professional, Mr. Booth had an unrelenting desire to establish a career dedicated to serving and guiding people navigating an often-complex legal terrain. As someone that always strived to be a mentor, an educator, and serve as a shepherd for those in need of zealous representation and guidance, becoming a lawyer was the perfect fit for Mr. Booth. Mr. Booth attended University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he was involved with several student organizations as well as social organizations geared to helping underserved and underrepresented neighborhoods, including the Black Law Students Association and Community Empowerment and Action Agency. In 2014 he was chosen to be a Fellow for the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy program where law students taught high school students about important constitutional issues and trained their students on oral advocacy in preparation for a national moot court competition in Washington, D.C. Quincy E. Booth is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state courts where he maintains active memberships with the Barristers, American Association for Justice, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He is also admitted to practice before the Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal court. A consummate supporter of his local community, Mr. Booth has been an Assistant Troop Leader for Boy Scout Troop 133 at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, and currently serves as both the Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Camden Center for Youth Development in Camden, NJ. Mr. Booth has and continues to represent victims of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits arising from unsafe/ defective products, automobile accidents, construction injuries and other workplace accidents, and medical malpractice. He is also passionate in representing Estate clients with their family affairs either before an end-of-life event or after losing a loved one. Mr. Booth has secured millions of dollars in settlements and awards on behalf of his personal injury clients and has ushered countless families through the estate planning and administration process.

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Amy Gaienne is a practicing lawyer in the state of Colorado, who focuses on personal injury law. She has tried cases in the areas of bike accidents, bus accidents, car accidents, catastrophic injury, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents, and wrongful death.