Shane B. McSparron

Prior to joining Yost & Baill, Shane spent time working in the public sector at the state and county levels. He joined the firm in 2017 as a paralegal supporting David Taylor’s practice while he attended law school. During his time as a paralegal, Shane was exposed to a wide variety of complex claims ranging from farm machinery losses to total loss business fires. After completing law school, Shane accepted an associate position at the firm and will focus his practice on auto and property subrogation.

When not practicing law, you can find Shane at the local gym playing pick-up basketball and spending time with his two cats, Snoop and Mischief.

Education

  • J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • B.A., Carleton College

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota (pending)

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals

Alyssa Johnson

Alyssa handles Yost & Baill’s Minnesota automobile subrogation practice. As an associate, Alyssa regularly corresponds and negotiates with attorneys and insurance companies. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to trying cases in courts throughout the state of Minnesota.

Alyssa attended Mitchell Hamline School of Law, in Saint Paul, Minnesota where she graduated after two and a half years of education. While in law school, Alyssa was a Student Attorney for the 1st District Public Defenders Office and the, Mitchell Hamline based, Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic, where she focused on helping indigent prisoners with civil and criminal issues. Alyssa also volunteered over 120 hours of pro bono legal services through the Minnesota Justice Foundation. Law school further gave Alyssa the opportunity to study abroad at Regent’s University in London, England, United Kingdom under the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts.

Prior to Alyssa’s transition into automobile subrogation, Alyssa was a Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer, where she earned the honor of being named a Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Attorney in 2019.

Alyssa is admitted to practice in the State of Minnesota, United States District of Minnesota, and Washington District of Columbia. Alyssa is a member of Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota Women’s Lawyers, and the Washington District of Columbia Bar Association.

When not practicing law, you can find Alyssa traveling with her husband or spending time with her English Bulldogs, Kevin and Larry.

Education

  • J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • B.A., Alderson Broaddus University

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota
  • Washington District of Columbia

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Women’s Lawyers Association
  • Washington District of Columbia Bar Association
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals

Benjamin Sorenson

Ben Sorenson joined the Yost & Baill law firm and is a current member of the firm’s property subrogation practice group in its Minnesota office. Ben has litigated a wide variety of subrogation cases throughout the United States and has devoted his practice to handling large subrogation losses related to fire, product liability, construction defect, fire suppression system failure, and the like.

Ben has extensive experience related to fire origin and cause investigations, having served previously as a firefighter and fire investigator for a local fire department outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as having served as an investigator for the Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team (HCFIT).

He is an active member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), where he serves as a Board Member for the Minnesota Chapter. He is also a member and Co-Chair of the Minnesota Chapter’s Education & Training Committee and member of the Chapter’s Burn to Learn Committee. He has presented on topics related to legal considerations in conducting fire investigations, report writing, expert depositions and courtroom testimony.

Ben is also member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP). At the 2014 National Conference in Orlando, FL, along with fellow Yost & Baill attorney Kelly Micheletti, he gave a presentation titled “Speak Softly & Carry a Black Pen: Negotiation with Pro Se Defendants.” He also wrote an article in the Spring/Summer 2014 edition of the NASP Subrogator, which highlighted and discussed reaching settlement with pro se defendants in auto subrogation cases.

Education

  • J.D., Hamline University School of Law
  • B.A., University of Minnesota, with Distinction

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts and United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Honors & Awards

  • Past Commissioner for the City of Brooklyn Park Charter Commission

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • International Association of Arson Investigators, Minnesota Chapter

Presentations

  • 2014
    NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Speak Softly and Carry a Black Pen: Settling with Pro Se Defendants,” co-presenter with Kelly Micheletti

Kelly Micheletti

Kelly Micheletti’s practice is dedicated primarily to civil litigation of large property subrogation losses in the areas of products liability, construction defects, and general torts. Kelly serves as national counsel on Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) litigation for a national insurance carrier.   Currently, Kelly is serving as managing partner of Yost & Baill.

Kelly began her career with Yost & Baill managing the auto subrogation practice. She transitioned onto the property subrogation team, while continuing to manage the auto subrogation practice. Prior to joining Yost & Baill, Kelly served as a clerk to the Honorable Anne K. McKeig, Minnesota District Court, 4th Judicial District for both Criminal Court and Family Court. Justice McKeig is now an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.  Kelly also previously clerked for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in their Child Protection Division. Kelly received her juris doctorate degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Kelly is an active member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP). She has given a number of presentations at national NASP conferences on topics ranging from complex damages in auto subrogation to direct and cross examination tips. Kelly has also served as a conference co-chair for the 2013 NASP Litigation Skills Conference, and authored an article in The Subrogator entitled “Understanding Complex Damages in Auto Subrogation Cases and How to Prove Them.”  Recently, Kelly was nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of NASP.

Outside of her practice with Yost & Baill, Kelly serves as a volunteer attorney with the Children’s Law Center.  She also serves on the University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Board as a Director.

Kelly lives in the west metro with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid Badgers football fan, and a mediocre Vikings fan. Kelly loves downhill skiing, and was a ski instructor for a number of years before realizing it wouldn’t pay the rent. During the summer, you can find her out on the lake with her family and friends.

Education

  • J.D., University of St. Thomas School of Law
  • B.A., University of Wisconsin

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Court
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Leadership

  • 2019-2021 Board Member – University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board
  • 2019-2021 Board Member – NASP
  • 2013 Co-Chair for NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference
  • 2012 Annual Conference Auto Track Chair
  • Member, NASP CSRP Committee
  • Board Member, Director of the University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board, 2008-2012
  • Board Member – Young Professionals Board for Treehouse, a non-profit organization offering support to hurting teen and their families

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association

Presentations

  • 2022
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Tucson, AZ. “Passing the Baton – A Panel Discussion on Transitions in Leadership,” with Teirney Christenson, Sheila Dye of Nationwide, and Amy Klugherz
  • 2020
    Presentation at Progressive Insurance.
  • 2018
    Webinar Presentation – Progressive Insurance. “Economic Loss Doctrine Nationwide”
  • 2014
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Speak Softly and Carry a Black Pen: Settling with Pro Se Defendants,” co-presenter with Benjamin Sorenson
    -Iowa Symposium – West Des Moines, IA, “Subrogating Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Losses”
  • 2013
    -Webinar presentation for NASP, “Proving Complex Damages in Auto Subrogation Cases”
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference, Austin, TX. “Direct and Cross Examinations”
  • 2012
    NASP Annual Conference – Las Vegas, NV. “Proving Complex Damages in Auto Subrogation Cases, co-presenter with Leann Dionesotes from State Farm”

Publications

  • “The CSST Dream Team: Litigating Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Failures and the Ideal Expert Witness Roster,” co-authored with David Taylor, Fall 2017, Subrogator
  • “Understanding Complex Damages in Auto Subrogation Cases and How to Prove Them,” co-authored with Leann Dionesotes, Winter 2013, Subrogator

Michelle D. Hurley

Michelle Hurley’s practice is dedicated in large part to national civil litigation of property subrogation losses in the areas of products liability, with an emphasis on agricultural implements, construction defects, and general torts. Michelle is widely regarded as a leading authority in no-fault indemnification claims in Minnesota and no-fault and med pay subrogation across the United States. There are few attorneys who are as familiar with Arbitration Forums, Inc.’s rules and procedures as Michelle.

In addition to trying cases in front of judges and juries, Michelle has also argued in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Minnesota Supreme Court. In Paul v. Holmgren, 2012 WL 2368878 (Minn. Ct. App. June 25, 2012), Michelle successfully argued that a homeowner could pursue an insurance agent for negligent procurement of a policy. In American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. American Auto Ass’n, 2013 WL 656493 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 25, 2013), Michelle tackled Hawaii no-fault law, and convinced the Court of Appeals to uphold the decision of the district court which ruled that a release signed by the insured, which did not duplicate no-fault benefits paid by the insurer, could not bar a no-fault subrogation claim against a tortfeasor’s insurer. In re Estate of Hanowski, 2015 WL 5664905 (Minn. Ct. App. September 28, 2015), Michelle convinced the Court of Appeals to reverse a trial court’s order the repayment of family allowance. Finally, Michelle had the honor of arguing in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals decision to vacate an arbitration award on a no-fault indemnification claim, Michelle was able to convince the Court to create an exception for no-fault indemnification claims involving a municipality immunity defense only, rather than the sweeping exclusion set forth by the lower court. See Fernow v. Gould, 835 N.W.2d 9 (Minn. 2013).

Before joining Yost & Baill as an associate, Michelle previously practiced personal injury litigation and arbitrated first-party No-Fault claims at a metro-area law firm. Michelle earned her juris doctorate degree from the University of Iowa, College of Law.

Michelle has been a member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) since 2005. She has given a number of presentations at national NASP conferences, usually focused on national no-fault subrogation and arbitration.

When not working, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family and friends, including her husband, Dustin, her daughter, Claire, twins, Colin and Eleanor, and son, William.

Education

  • J.D., University of Iowa, College of Law
  • A.B., University of Georgia, Athens

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts
  • Iowa State Courts
  • Nebraska State Courts
  • Wisconsin State Courts
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota
  • United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
  • United States District Court, District of Nebraska

Honors & Awards

  • Named Rising Star Attorney by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine and Twin Cities Business, 2008 and 2010

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals

Presentations

      • 2019
        -American Family Insurance – Eden Prairie, MN. “Understanding No-Fault Subrogation and Indemnity”
      • 2018
        -Progressive Insurance Company. “No-Fault and MedPay on the Road: How to Turn a ‘No’ Subro State into a ‘Yes’ Subro State”
        -Webinar Presentation – Progressive Insurance. “Economic Loss Doctrine Nationwide”
      • 2017
        -Webinar for Allianz – “Understanding No-Fault Subrogation and Indemnity”
        -Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Edina, MN. “Minnesota No-Fault Subrogation and Indemnity: Minnesotans On Vacation”
      • 2016
        American Family Insurance – Eden Prairie, MN. “No-Fault & MedPay Subrogation: How We Do It in the Great Midwest”
      • 2014
        -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Cross Country Driving: How to Turn a ‘No’ Subro State Into a ‘Yes’ Subro State”
        -Iowa Symposium – West Des Moines, IA. “Med Pay & Arbitration” and “Building Collapses During Construction”
        -Western National – Edina, MN. “Understanding No-Fault Subrogation and Indemnity”
      • 2013
        Farm Bureau – West Des Moines, IA. “Unique Challenges Faced in the Word of No-Fault Subrogation”
      • 2012
        NASP Webinar. “Tips for Winning at Arbitration”NASP Annual Conference – Las Vegas, NV. “No-Fault Subrogation Across the United States”
      • 2011
        -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Auto Meets Health: Panel Discussion Re: Coordinating Health/PIPMedPay Claim”
        -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Residential Window Installation: -Elements of Subrogation”
        -State Farm Insurance Company – Mendota Heights, MN. “Understanding No-Fault Subrogation & Indemnity”
        -American Family Insurance Company – Eden Prairie, MN. “Understanding No-Fault Subrogation & Indemnity”
      • 2010
        -NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. PIP “Contentions and Arbitration: In It To Win It!”
      • 2009
        -NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, Co. “Nightmare No-Fault Scenarios”
        -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – St. Petersburg, FL. “Arbitration for Lawyers”
        -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – St. Petersburg, FL. “Presenting Your Case to Arbitration Forums: Avoiding Common Pitfalls”
        -Western National Mutual Insurance Company – Edina, MN. “No-Fault Indemnity”
      • 2008
        -NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. “Unique Challenges Faced in the World of No-Fault Subrogation”
        -NASP Annual Conference – New Orleans, LA. “No-Fault Subrogation Across the United States”
        -NASP Minnesota Chapter Meeting. “Identifying & Preparing Your File for Recovery of No-Fault Payments”

 

Kudos

      • “Michelle – Thanks a bunch! Thank you so much for all that you have done for me and the kids. You have been simply amazing.” -Kathie, divorce client
      • “Morning, Michelle, congratulations on the [trial] results, and once again I enjoyed the opportunity to do battle with you on this one. Adversarial without all the animosity.” -Pat, opposing counsel
      • “Michelle, you make my work life a lot easier. Thanks!” -Gary P., Subrogation Claims Manager
      • “I love Yost & Baill! Michelle is the greatest!” -Jill, divorce client
      • “Michelle, thank you sooooo much for your patience. Will need your services in the future…thanks again for all your hard work, it is appreciated.” -Derreck, divorce client
      • “Michelle, thank you for ALL the hard work! It is greatly appreciated, and I would like to thank you for paying the attention to all the ‘sometimes crazy’ issues that come up with divorce.” -Derreck, divorce client
      • “Michelle, I just wanted to thank you for helping me with attaining joint physical and legal custody of my children. Thanks to you, I feel I finally have the legal ability to do everything necessary for the betterment of my kids, and no longer be a victim to [my ex’s] whims.” -Josh, family law client

David J. Taylor

Dave Taylor manages Yost & Baill’s national subrogation practice, including CSST-related losses and farm equipment losses. Dave is well-known for his expertise in handling claims against large farm machinery manufacturers involving defective combines, tractors and other farm equipment. These claims often involve multi-million dollar losses in industrial farming operations.

Dave is an experienced trial lawyer whose national practice focuses on property damage claims involving product failures, fires and explosions. The subject matter and scope of Dave’s practice often requires him to litigate cases in various jurisdictions throughout the country, navigating big city government centers as well as the nuances of small town courthouses. Although fully capable of trying a case anywhere in the United States, Dave is particularly aware of the value of settling cases for his clients’ bottom line. Over the past 15 years, Dave has developed a recognized expertise in negotiating and securing settlements for his clients both prior to and during the litigation process.

Dave is a cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law where he was a member of the William Mitchell Law Review as well as a National Qualifier for the ATLA Trial Competition. Prior to joining Yost & Baill, LLP, Dave was a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, and served as a Captain with United States Army, JAG Corp. Dave uses the skills and temperament learned as federal prosecutor when approaching each subrogation loss he handles. Dave’s training as a federal prosecutor has been particularly valuable in handling plaintiff-type subrogation cases, as both roles require a persistent search for evidence to support your case at trial. Dave served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School from 2008-2020, teaching third year law students critical trial skills in a hands-on clinic type environment.

Dave is actively involved in the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP). He is a frequent presenter at NASP conferences and seminars locally and nationally on all manner of product liability, especially farm equipment failures.

Outside of his practice with Yost & Baill, Dave devotes a significant amount of time providing pro bono legal services to children in the Minnesota state foster care system, through the Minnesota Children’s Law Center. When not working, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids. Dave is a big fan of the outdoors and takes every opportunity to go camping, hiking and paddling with his family. When winter comes, you can find Dave either hunkering down to watch the Vikings or outside tubing or snowshoeing through the woods with one of his family’s four dogs.

Education

  • J.D. (cum laude), William Mitchell College of Law
  • B.A. (cum laude), University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State and Federal Courts
  • Wisconsin State Courts and United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin
  • Iowa State Courts and United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa

Honors & Awards

  • Named Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2008
  • Rosalie Wahl Moot Court, Regional Winner and National Qualifier, ATLA Trial Advocacy Competition

Leadership

  • 2012 NASP Iowa Chapter Chair
  • 2011 NASP Track Leader, Property Track

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Member, National Fire Protection Association
  • Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Ramsey County Bar Association
  • Wisconsin State Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association

Presentations

    • 2022
      -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Tucson, AZ. “Leading Through Mass Tort Subrogation Litigation,” co-presenter with Jim Somers, Travelers
    • 2020

-NASP Annual Conference, “The Top 10 Expectations of Forensic Engineers,” co-presenter with Todd Metzger, P.E. of Shaefer Engineering Inc. and Sarah Wells of Nationwide
-NASP Annual Conference, “The Twists and Turns of Catastrophic Property Losses: An EGGcellent Example,” co-presenting with Teirney Christenson and Jim Chamberlain of Nationwide
-“Smart Sessions: Topics and Trends That Matter – It Takes a Village” co-presenter with Steve Hamilton, P.E., IAAI-FIT, CFEI, Crane Engineering, Part of ESI
-Webinar, “Investigating Claims During COVID-19,” co-presenter with Andrew Paris, Principal Electrical Engineer, Jensen Hughes

  • 2018
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – New Orleans, LA. “Subrogation of Agricultural Property Claims”
  • 2014
    -NASP Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. “Farm Losses: Building and Equipment,” co-presenter with Timothy Poeschl
    -Minnesota NASP Chapter Meeting, Eden Prairie, MN. “Farm Losses: Building and Equipment,” co-presenter with Timothy Poeschl
    -Iowa Symposium – West Des Moines, IA. “Iowa Damage Issues,” “Subrogating Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Losses,” and “Farm Losses: Building and Equipment”
  • 2013
    NASP Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. “Construction Equipment Liability: Misused and Defective Products,” co-presenter with Tyler Schwein
  • 2012
    -NASP Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. “Hot and Cold Large Losses: Boiler, Chiller and Commercial Dryer Failures,” co-presenter with Charles Keith from Crane Engineering
    -6th ASCE Congress on Forensic Engineering, San Francisco, CA. “Common Legal Doctrines & Insurance Issues Affecting the Forensic Structural Engineer”, co-presenter with Douglas L. Fell, P.E., MASCE and Vladimir Scheglowski, P.E., MASCE of Clark Engineering
    -Presentation at QBE – Sun Prairie, WI. “Large Farm Machinery Losses”
    -NASP Webinar with Randy Watson, C.F.I., C.F.E.I., C.V.F.I. of SEA Limited, “The Continuing Evolution of NFPA 921 and the Legal Consequences”
    -Montana Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC) Annual Meeting – Great Falls, MT. “Current Issues in Fire Claims, Investigation and Subrogation,” co-presenter with Chris Rallis
    -PLRB/LFRB Claims Conference and Insurance Services Expo, Orlando, FL. “Subrogation On The Farm”
    -Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Claims Seminar – Bloomington, IL. “Large Farm Machinery Losses”
  • 2011
    NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Plumbing Fitting Failures…Got Bad Brass?”NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Large Farm Machinery Losses”
  • 2010
    -NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. Panelist, “PIP Contentions and Arbitration: In It To Win It!”
    -NASP Webinar – “CSST Gas Line Failures”
  • 2009 NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. “Subrogation on the Farm: Combine Fires & Heavy Machinery Fires”

 

Publications

  • “The CSST Dream Team: Litigating Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Failures and the Ideal Expert Witness Roster,” co-authored with Kelly Micheletti, Fall 2017, Subrogator

Nicole M. Kustermann

Nicole Kustermann’s practice involves the litigation and oversight of worker’s compensation subrogation claims across the country. Whether advising and assisting her clients through the recognition and investigation phase of a claim, or taking the necessary steps to perfect, prosecute and settle a worker’s compensation lien, Nicole is a knowledgeable resource in a complex area of the subrogation field. Nicole is proud of the co-counsel and expert witness relationships she has built with attorneys and experts throughout the country and considers these relationships to be a vital component of success for her clients.

Prior to focusing her practice on worker’s compensation subrogation claims, Nicole managed the auto subrogation department at Yost & Baill, LLP, where she successfully litigated and tried cases to judges and juries in state and federal courts. She was awarded the External Customer of the Year award from the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court for her efficient handling of hundreds of default judgment cases in the county. Nicole has been recognized as a Rising Star Attorney by Minneapolis St. Paul magazine. She graduated from William Mitchell College of Law, cum laude. Prior to her employment with Yost & Baill, Nicole was a prosecutor for the City of New Hope.

In addition to her subrogation practice, Nicole has devoted many years of service to the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), a non-profit trade association dedicated to the mission of education for the subrogation industry. Over the years, Nicole has volunteered in a variety of capacities, including serving as a long-time editor of the Subrogator magazine, chair of the Minnesota Chapter and co-author of the Certified Subrogation Recovery Specialists (CSRP) guidebook. Nicole has served several terms on the Board of Directors since 2008; participating on Conference Planning committees, Strategic Planning committees and Nominations committees. She served as the organization’s Secretary, Vice-President,and President. She is a proud holder of the CSRP designation.

In her spare time, Nicole is kept busy with her family: husband, Kyle and two kids, Gavin and Hadley. She has volunteered her time coaching youth softball and baseball and currently serves as the Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Osseo Maple Grove Hockey Association.

Education

  • J.D. (cum laude), William Mitchell College of Law
  • B.B.A. Finance & Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts and United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Honors & Awards

  • 2010 NASP Board Member of the Year
  • Named 2008 Rising Star Attorney by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine and Twin Cities Business
  • Awarded Certified Recovery and Subrogation Professional designation by NASP
  • Recipient of 2004 External Customer of the Year Award from the Civil Filing Staff at Hennepin County District Court

Leadership

  • Former President of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
  • 2013 Chair of NASP Nominations Committee
  • Former Member of NASP Board of Directors
  • Former Vice-President of NASP
  • Former Board Liaison to Subrogator editorial staff
  • Former Co-Chair of NASP Website Committee
  • Former Secretary of NASP
  • Former Co-Chair, Minnesota Chapter of NASP
  • Former Member of NASP Conference Planning Committees
  • Former member of NASP Committee to re-write manual for Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional designation
  • 2009 Co-Chair of NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference
  • Auto Track Chair for 2008 and 2006 NASP Annual Conferences and 2008 NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference
  • Auto Track Co-Chair for 2007 NASP Annual Conference
  • Former multi-year Editor in Chief of NASP Subrogator magazine
  • Former Co-Chair of NASP Website Committee
  • Served on Board of Directors for non-profit organization, Jenny’s Light (www.jennyslight.org)
  • Secretary on Board of Directors of Osseo Maple Grove Hockey Association

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals

Presentations

  • 2023

   NASP Spring Conference, “When Offense Turns to Defense”, presented with Dawn Goodwin and              David Yarosh

  • 2022

    -Secura Claims Conference, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation”

  • 2021

    -West Bend Mutual Insurance Subrogation Department, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation:                Recognition and Pursuit.”

    -West Bend Mutual Insurance Subrogation Department, “Recovery Considerations for Worker’s                Compensation Subrogation Claims”

  • 2020

-NASP Annual Conference, Virtual- “No Coattails to Ride”, with Priscilla Lloyd, John Popilock and Dan McCarthy

  • 2019
    -Westfield Minneapolis Claims Office, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation: Perfecting a Claim”
    -Westfield Insurance, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation: A Review of the Basics”
  • 2017
    -Nationwide Insurance, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation,” with Jeffrey M. Baill
    -Westfield Insurance, “The Complex World of Worker’s Compensation Subrogation”
    -Nationwide Insurance, “Just When You Think You Have It All Figured Out…Worker’s Compensation Subrogation”
  • 2014
    -NASP Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, “Resolving Worker’s Compensation Subrogation Claims: The Future is Negotiable,” with Heath Sherman and Kristin Papianou
    -Owatonna, MN for Federated Insurance: “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation: Making the Case with Product Liability Claims”
    -St. Charles, IL, for Westfield Insurance, with Jeffrey M. Baill, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation”
    -Iowa Symposium – Des Moines, IA, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation in Iowa”
  • 2013
    Des Moines, IA, for Farm Bureau Insurance, “Solving the Worker’s Comp Subro Puzzle”
  • 2012
    -NASP Annual Conference – Las Vegas, NV. “Evaluating and Negotiating Complex Worker’s Compensation Claims: A Workshop”
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Chandler, AZ. “Deposition Preparation”
  • 2011
    -Webinar presentation for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, “Worker’s Compensation Subrogation: A Team Approach”
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – San Diego, CA. “Direct and Cross Examination”
  • 2010
    NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. “Psst, Don’t Just Hear It Through The Grapevine: Increased Recoveries from the Uninsured” (Co-Presenter)
  • 2008
    NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. “Everyday Customer Service Issues in Auto Subrogation”
  • 2007
    NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. “Managing High Volume Litigation”
  • 2006
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Black cow at night, white pig in a snowstorm; When is the farmer caught in the headlights?”
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – San Diego, CA. “Auto Subro: A to Z”

Publications

Daniel W. Boerigter

Daniel W. Boerigter has been a partner with Yost & Baill since 2003. His practice is a combination of complex litigation and business counsel. Dan’s litigation practice focuses on property subrogation, including fire, product liability and construction defect litigation throughout the United States. In addition to his property subrogation practice, Dan has extensive commercial litigation experience representing clients in real estate and contract disputes as well as estate and probate litigation. Dan maintains a business law practice focused on representing select individuals and businesses in a variety of matters, including business formation, acquisition, disposition, and real estate sales and leasing. Dan’s long-standing clients continue to rely on him for his sound legal and business advice.

Dan is an experienced trial attorney who has successfully taken many cases to verdict. Dan recently supervised a large and complex multi-state product defect subrogation case that involved numerous claims, multiple experts and hundreds of thousands of pages of discovery. Dan also understands the art of settling cases. Dan recently helped one of his clients obtain an eight figure settlement on the weekend before the start of a jury trial.

Dan received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from Hope College. After spending two years living and working in Western Michigan, Dan found his calling and moved to Minnesota to attend law school. Dan received his J.D. (cum laude) from Hamline University School of Law.

Dan is an active member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), and is currently a member of NASP’s Legislative Affairs Committee. Dan is also a shareholder, Vice Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of SoundOff Signal. SoundOff Signal is a vibrant high-tech manufacturing business with its headquarters in Michigan. Dan’s first-hand business experience gives him a unique perspective that few other lawyers possess.

Dan is a strong believer in giving back to his community. For six years Dan volunteered his time as a Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota. He also served as a Volunteer Member of the City of Roseville Planning Commission for nine years, including three years serving as its Chairman. Dan has been married for over twenty-five years and he and his wife are the proud parents of two teenage boys. Dan has spent countless hours not only coaching youth sports teams in Roseville but also working to broaden access to youth sports. Dan is a founding member of the Roseville Raiders Endzone Club and is actively involved in supporting and promoting the Roseville football program. He has also served as Treasurer and Board member of the Roseville Area Youth Football Association.

Education

  • J.D. (cum laude), Hamline University of Law
  • B.A., Hope College

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State and Federal Courts
  • North Dakota State and Federal Courts

Leadership

  • Member, National Association of Subrogation Professionals Legislative Affairs Committee
  • Shareholder, Vice Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of SoundOff Signal
  • Former Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota
  • Former Member of the City of Roseville Planning Commission
  • Former Chairman of the City of Roseville Planning Commission
  • Founding member of the Roseville Raiders Endzone Club
  • Former Treasurer and Board member of the Roseville Area Youth Football Association

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
  • Minnesota Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Former Chair of the Hennepin County Bar Association Corporate, Business and Franchising Law Section

Kudos

  • “Hi Dan, just wanted to say what a GREAT JOB Steve and you did [at our trial]!!!! Thanks for making a nervous process easier to handle!! Take care!” -Stacy C., insured
  • “Thanks [Steve] for all your and Dan’s work on the case. It was a great result.” -Bob T., subrogation client
  • “I deal with many outside counsel representing sellers [in real estate transactions]. Without a doubt, Dan is among the best I’ve dealt with. He cuts to the chase and is very practical, without ever compromising his client’s rights or positions…I would not hesitate to hire Dan, which is the highest compliment I can give him.” -Ralph, opposing counsel in real estate transaction

Steven L. Theesfeld

Steven L. Theesfeld’s practice is devoted to appellate litigation and complex subrogation losses.

In his appellate practice, Steve has argued over 50 cases in various state and federal appellate courts. His work has:

  • Clarified that de novo is the correct standard of review on a district court decision dismissing an equitable subrogation claim where the facts are undisputed. Melrose Gates, LLC v. Chor Moua, et al. (Minn. February 17, 2016)
  • Established the right to equitable health insurance subrogation in Minnesota. Time Ins. Co. v. Opus Corp., 519 N.W.2d 470 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994).
  • Found a way around contractual anti-subrogation exculpatory clauses by alleging non-intentional willful and wanton conduct. Gage v. HSM Elec. Prot. Servs., Inc., 655 F.3d 821, 825 (8th Cir. 2011).
  • Further delineated the scope of Federal specific personal jurisdiction for subrogation claims against product manufacturers which purposefully avail themselves of the privilege of doing business in a State. Pope v. Elabo GmbH, 588 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (D. Minn. 2008).
  • Established the proper jury instructions for General Contractor/ Subcontractor Negligence subrogation actions under North Dakota’s new Modified Comparative Fault Statute. Travelers Cas. Ins. Co. of Am. v. Williams Co. Const., 2014 ND 160, 851 N.W.2d 164, 169, 588 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (D. Minn. 2008).

In his civil litigation practice, Steve has tried and won several jury and court cases. In addition to handling subrogation cases in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Steve is licensed to practice in North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, and also litigates cases across the United States. Steve offers Yost & Baill’s clients a frank and intelligent assessment of subrogation claims and appeals in the areas of: fire loss, product defects, insurance coverage, water loss, negligent construction and other complex loss.

Steve joined Yost & Baill as an appellate and litigation associate. Today, he continues his appellate and subrogation litigation practice as a partner managing Yost & Baill’s upper Midwest practice. Steve earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (cum laude) and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He previously worked for the accounting firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers and a large Minnesota insurance Defense law firm.

Steve has been a member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) since its inception, presented seminars at local and national NASP conferences, written several articles for the organization, and has assisted in the re-writing of the Certified Subrogation Recovery Specialists (CSRP) guidebook. He currently serves on NASP’s Appellate Amicus Committee. Steve also served six years on the Minneapolis Attorney Ethics Board.

Steve, his wife, and children enjoy living in the Twin Cities.

Education

  • J.D., University of Wisconsin
  • B.B.A., (cum laude) University of Wisconsin

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State and Federal Courts
  • Wisconsin State and Federal Courts
  • North Dakota State and Federal Courts
  • South Dakota State and Federal Courts
  • Nebraska State and Federal Courts
  • US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Honors & Awards

  • Current member, NASP Amicus Committee

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • U.S. Supreme Court Bar
  • U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Bar
  • U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Bar
  • Minnesota State Bar
  • Minnesota Federal Bar
  • Wisconsin State Bar
  • Wisconsin Federal Bar
  • North Dakota State Bar
  • North Dakota Federal Bar
  • South Dakota State Bar
  • South Dakota Federal Bar
  • Nebraska State Bar
  • Nebraska Federal Bar
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Member, South Dakota Chapter of DRI
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals

Presentations

  • 2019
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Rancho Mirage, CA. “New Ways to Get Around the Government Immunity Defense- Constitutional Takings Clause”
  • 2018
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Increasing Recoveries by Playing the Spread – Fire Spread Analysis”
  • 2017
    -NASP Annual Conference – Austin, TX. “Preparing Your Expert for Depositions and Handling Difficult Expert Situations”
    -NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Scottsdale, AZ. “Litigating CGL Exclusions in Construction Defect Cases:  Arguments and Strategies for Establishing Coverage.”
  • 2015
    -NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “The Evolution of ‘Your Work’ Exclusion and Strategies for Keeping Your Subrogation Claim Out of Its Grasp,” co-presenter with Teirney Christenson
    -NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “NASP Amicus Committee Presents: Briefly Stated: 10 Steps for Better Written Arguments”
    -NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “NASP Amicus and Legislative Affairs Committee Update: The Mother Lode”
  • 2014
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “To Appeal or Not to Appeal…That is the Question!”
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Making Sense of the Sutton Rule,” co-presented with Robert Gaul, Steven Smith and Alyssa Endelman
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Legislative Affairs/Amicus Committee Update,” co-presenter with Kammy Poff, Joe Willis, John Kolb, Laura Schmidt and Hobie Hind
    -Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Amelia Island, FL. “Top Ten Tips for Better Oral Arguments,” co-presenter with Judge R. Rosenberg
    -Iowa Symposium, West Des Moines, IA. “How the Amendment of FRCP 26 Impacts Expert Reports”
    -Iowa Symposium, West Des Moines, IA. “The Economic Loss Doctrine and Subrogation”
  • 2013
    NASP Annual Conference – San Diego, CA. “How to Write Demand Letters and Negotiate To Get Results,” co-presenter with Jenai Rayford
  • 2012
    Webinar presentation for NASP, “Beds are Burning: The MN Supreme Court’s New Permission to Subrogate Against Negligent Tenants”
  • 2011
    NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Using Gross Negligence or Willful and Wanton Negligence to Defend against Contractual Exculpatory Clauses”
  • 2008
    NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. “Increasing Subrogation Recoveries Through Persuasive Writing”
  • 2006
    NASP Midwest Conference. “ERISA and Health Insurance Subrogation in the Age of Knudson”
  • 2004
    NASP Annual Conference – Atlanta, GA. “Efficient Subrogation through Six Sigma Methodology”
  • 2003
    NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “Governmental Immunity and Subrogation”
  • 2001
    NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “Subrogation under Standard AIA Contracts”
  • 2000
    -NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Getting around Waivers of Subrogation”
    -2000 MLBA State Conference. “Tips and Requirements for Employee Handbooks”
    -NASP Minnesota Chapter Meeting. “Contractual Limitations to Subrogation”
    -NASP Minnesota Chapter Meeting. “Subrogating against Government Entities”
    -Metropolitan University. “Employment Law 101”

Publications

  • The Agelessness of Abraham Lincoln’s Advice to Attorneys” – NASP Magazine, Fall 2015
  • Steven and Marie Cheung-Truslow co-wrote Chapter 160, “Bringing Subrogation Claims” in the omnibus national insurance treatise entitled “New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition” published by LexisNexis in Fall 2015
  • “The Beginning of a Golden Age of Subrogation in Minnesota?”
  • “Mastering the Made Whole Rule,” 2002, Subrogator

Significant Reported Decisions

  • Melrose Gates, LLC v. Chor Moua, et al., (Minn. February 17, 2016)
  • Gage v. HSM Elec. Prot. Services, Inc., 655 F.3d 821 (8th Cir. 2011)
  • Pope v. Elabo GmbH, 588 F. Supp. 2d 1008 (D. Minn. 2008)
  • Stollmeyer v. May, 580 N.W.2d 58 (Minn Ct. App. 1998)
  • Time Ins. Co., v. Opus Corp, 519 N.W.2d 470 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994)
  • Progressive Ins. Co., v. Rivero, 509 N.W.2d 378 (Minn. 1993)
  • Garvis v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 497 N.W.2d 254 (Minn. 1993)

Kudos

  • “It was a great [Washington Court of Appeals] oral argument today. The panel was ‘hot’ in that they basically had questions during the entire oral argument…The panel was very well read and I believe this will be an interesting, and perhaps difficult, decision for them. Steve did an excellent job!” – (Kudos from local counsel to the client in a case against a major auto manufacturer)
  • “Congratulations! Well done, Steve!” – (Fortune 500 Corporate Counsel Client after winning week-long federal trial)
  • “Hi Dan, just wanted to say what a GREAT JOB Steve and you did [at our trial]!!!! Thanks for making a nervous process easier to handle!! Take care!” – Stacy C., insured
  • “Thanks Steve for all your and Dan’s work on the case. It was a great result.” – Bob T., subrogation client
  • “Hi Jeff & Steve: Nice work on presenting the new information on Ram v. Rohde in last Thursday’s webinar! You made it very interesting and informative.” – Ranae, Subrogation Senior Adjuster

Jeffrey M. Baill

Jeff Baill is one of the leading authorities on Subrogation in the world. Yost & Baill’s clients routinely consult with Jeff to evaluate the subrogation potential of various loss scenarios and to plan a course of action to proceed forward on handling the loss. He has 40 years’ experience in the subrogation industry trying cases, supervising lawyers, and advising and consulting with many of the largest insurance companies and self-insured entities in the country on strategies and practices to improve their subrogation results. Jeff’s practice focuses on complex losses such as the 35W bridge collapse where he was designated by the court as the lead Subrogation Counsel.

Jeff not only founded the National Association of Subrogation Professionals, but also served on its Board of Directors for 19 years. He has spoken all over the country on virtually every area of Subrogation.

Jeff is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Hamline University School of Law where he served on the Law Review. He has an extensive history of serving on not for profit boards, including being elected the President of four organizations. His leadership skills have been recognized in every organization he has been involved in. Jeff has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from two separate organizations for his impact on the Subrogation Industry. In addition, Jeff has been approved as a Mediator and serves in that function at the request of various litigants. He has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine and Twin Cities Business.

Outside of his practice, Jeff is very involved in the United State Tennis Association where he serves on the Board of Directors. Jeff is also an active member of the Hennepin County Bar Association, where he served as President from 2019-2020.

Education

  • J.D., Hamline University School of Law
  • B.G.S. (with distinction), University of Michigan

Admission to Practice

  • Minnesota State Courts and United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Honors & Awards

  • 2017 recipient of National Association of Subrogation Professionals Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2016 recipient of inaugural United States Tennis Association Volunteer Exceptional Service Award
  • 2015 recipient of the Westfield Insurance OARS Award for Resolution Through Innovation
  • Awarded Don Kramer Award from the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys for longstanding impact on the legal profession, and for work as founder of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals that “changed our industry and community forever”
  • Awarded Certified Recovery and Subrogation Professional designation by NASP
  • Named Super Lawyer by Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine and Twin Cities Business
  • 2014 recipient of United States Tennis Association Northern President’s Award

Leadership

  • Founder, National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
  • Past President of NASP
  • President, Hennepin County Bar Association 2019-2020
  • United States Tennis Association (USTA) Board of Directors 2019-2020. The USTA consists of 750,000 members, and it owns and operates the U.S. Open.
  • USTA Northern General Counsel 2015 through 2020
  • Past member of the Executive Committee of the USTA
  • Past Chair of the Presidents Committee of the United States Tennis Association. The committee consists of the Presidents of the seventeen sections of the USTA
  • Past President United States Tennis Association Northern Section
  • Past Vice Chair, Institute of Forensic Investigation
  • Past President of Jewish Community Center

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations

Presentations

2019

-NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Rancho Mirage, CA. “Winning from Losing”

2018

-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Subrogation: Twenty Years of Change”

-Insurance Company Presentation – Eden Prairie, MN. “A Look a the Last Twenty Years”

2017
-Insurance Company Presentation – Mendota Heights, MN. Subrogation Update
-Insurance Company Presentation – Des Moines, IA. Worker’s Compensation Subrogation
-Hennepin County Bar Association – “Law Firm Leadership”

2016

-NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. “Being a Leader: Leadership Skills for Subrogators”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Cottonwood, MN. “Subrogation Trends and Best Practices”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Appleton, WI. “Subrogation: Hot Topics”
-Minnesota Association for Justice – Brainerd, MN. “Subrogation: Friend or Foe”
-Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – St. Paul, MN. “Growing Your Law Practice”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Fond Du Lac, WI. Workers Compensation Subrogation Training Program

2015

-Minnesota State Bar Association – Minneapolis, MN. “Becoming a Valuable Asset to Your Firm: Above and Beyond Being Just a Good Lawyer”

-NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “What I’ve Learned,” Panel Discussion of Past Presidents
-Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – Minneapolis, MN. “The Business of Law: Managing & Growing Your Law Practice”
-Hennepin County Bar Association – Minneapolis, MN. “Law Firm Leadership”
-Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – Minneapolis, MN. “Positioning Yourself as a Subject Matter Expert”
-PLRB Conference – Anaheim, CA. Subrogation Mediation Workshop
-NASP Executive Forum – Napa, CA. Subrogation and Class Actions

2014
-Insurance Company Presentation – Des Moines, IA. Workers Compensation Subrogation Workshop
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “The Modern Subrogation Attorneys: Going From Good to Great!”
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Work Site Safety: How the Mighty Could Fall? Potential Pitfalls and Interpretations of Workplace Safety Based Upon OSHA Guidelines (the Multi-Employer Work Site Policy)
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. “Work Site Safety Explored: Real World Site Safety Examples Focusing on Keeping Our Industry Professionals Safe”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Birmingham, AL. “Subro College 100”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Murfreesboro, TN. “Subro College 100”
-CPCU Presentation – Minneapolis, MN. Subrogation Overview
-Insurance Company Presentation – Minneapolis, MN. “Workers Compensation Subrogation Issues”
-Minnesota Continuing Legal Education – Minneapolis, MN. “The Business of Law: Managing & Growing Your Law Practice”
-Hennepin County Bar Association – Minneapolis, Minnesota – “Becoming a Valuable Asset to Your Firm: Above and Beyond Being Just a Good Lawyer”
-Insurance Company Presentation – St. Charles, IL – “Workers Compensation Subrogation Issues”
-Hennepin County Bar Association – Minneapolis, MN – “Fund Raising Issues On a Non-Profit Board”
-NASP Executive Forum- Amelia Island, FL- “Safety Issues at Loss Sites”
-Hennepin County Bar Association – Minneapolis, MN. “Serving on a Non-Profit Board”
-Professional Liability Defense Federation – Phoenix, AZ. “Building a Thriving Trade Association”

2013
-NASP Annual Conference – San Diego, CA. “Subrogation Ethics”
-NASP Annual Conference – San Diego, CA. “Managing a Subrogation Law Firm”
-Orlando, FL. Moderator; “Subrogation Management Issues”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Sheboygan Falls, WI. “Insurance Subrogation Investigation”
-National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters – Hilton Head, SC. “The Changing World of Subrogation: Opportunities and Pitfalls”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Cleveland, OH. “Work Comp Subro: A Multi-State Analysis”
-NASP Executive Forum – Austin, TX. “Reflections On The Last Fifteen Years of Subrogation”

2012
-NASP Webinar – “Beds are Burning: The MN Supreme Court’s New Permission to Subrogate Against Negligent Tenants”
-NASP Chapter Meeting- Madison, Wisconsin- “Managing Subrogation Teams”

2011
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Moderator; “Subrogation Management Issues”
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Subro College 100 Series
-Institute of Forensic Investigation – Chicago, IL. “Large Loss Investigations”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Columbus, OH. “Comparative Fault Training”
-Institute of Forensic Investigation – Minneapolis, MN. “Need for Forensic Trade Association”

2010
-NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. Subro College 100 Series
-Minnesota Fire Seminar- Prior Lake, MN. “Fire Subrogation Pitfalls”
-USTA Semi-Annual Meeting- New York, NY. “Best Practices in the Lifecycle of a Volunteer”
-Insurance Company Presentation- Middleton, WI. “Work Comp Subro Identification and Investigation”
-Insurance Company Presentation- Eden Prairie, MN. “Subrogation Workshop for Claims People”
-NASP Chapter Meeting – National Webinar. “Toyota Defect Claims”
-PLRB Conference – San Antonio, TX. “Helping Property Managers Navigate the Subrogation Maze”
-Insurance Company Presentation- Alpharetta, GA. “Work Comp Subro Investigation Training”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Sacramento, CA. “Work Comp Subro Investigation Training”

2009
-Insurance Company Presentation – St. Charles, IL. “Select Work Comp Subro Issues”
-NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. Panelist; “How to Effectively Deal with Media Issues on High Profile Subrogation Claims”
-NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. Subro College 100 Series
-NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. Subro College 200 Series; Product Liability
-CPCU Presentation – Bloomington, MN. “Auto Fire Litigation”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Owatonna, MN. “Work Comp Subro Recognition”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Bloomington, MN. “Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle”
-NASP Chapter Meeting – National Teleconference. “GM/Chrysler Bankruptcy Program”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Cleveland, OH. “Navigating the Subrogation Maze”
-Insurance Company Presentation- Bloomington, MN. “Identifying and Investigating Work Comp Subro Opportunities”
-Minnesota Fire Seminar – Prior Lake, MN. “Vehicle and Heavy Equipment Fires”
-PLRB Conference – Seattle, WA. “Navigating the Subrogation Maze”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Atlanta, GA. “Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Sacramento, CA. “Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle”

2008
-Insurance Company Presentation – Minneapolis, MN. Subro College
-Insurance Company Presentation – Algona, IA. Spoliation Seminar
-Minnesota Fire Seminar – Prior Lake, MN. “A New Revolution; Vehicle Fires in Litigation”
-PLRB Conference – Boston, MA. “Comparative Fault Training”
-NASP Executive Forum – Las Vegas, NV. Group Discussion Leader on Subrogation Scenario
-NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. Participant in Health Care Mock Trial
-Insurance Company Presentation – Appleton, WI- Work Comp Subrogation Workshop
-Insurance Company Presentation – Appleton, WI. “Subrogating Work Comp”
-USTA Northern Workshop – Minneapolis, MN. “What Remarkable Organizations Do That Others Don’t”
-NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Moderator; Executive Forum Roundtable
-NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Panelist; “How to Effectively Resolve Your Subrogation Lien in the Court of Media Publicity”
-NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Subro College
-NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Moderator; “War for Talent”
-USTA Northern Board Meeting – Minneapolis, MN. “’Seven Measures of Success’ for Remarkable Associations”
-Insurance Company Presentation – St. Louis, MO. “Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Exton, PA. Continuing Legal Education Program on Subrogation and Ethics
-NASP Minnesota Chapter Meeting – Edina, MN. Subro College
-Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies – St. Cloud, MN. “Subrogation: Trends and Opportunities”

2007
-Insurance Company Presentation – Chicago, IL. “Subrogation; Past and Future”
-NASP Annual Conference – New Orleans, LA. Subro College
-Insurance Company Presentation – Grinnell, IA. “Work Comp Subrogation”

-Farm Bureau Claims & Legal Conference – Albuquerque, NM. “The Future of Subrogation”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Madison, WI. “Modern History of Subrogation”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Algona, IA. “Subrogation Recognition Training”
-NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. Conference Chair; Organize and Moderate Conference
-PLRB Conference – Orlando, FL. “Comparative Fault Training”

2006
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Subro College
-The Iowa Chapter of The CPCU Society – Des Moines, IA. “Subrogation History and Comparative Fault Workshop”
-Insurance Company Presentation – Chicago, IL. “Product Liability Litigation”
-NASP Florida Chapter Meeting – Jacksonville, FL. “Comparative Fault Training”
-Workforce Safety and Insurance – Bismarck, ND. “Half Day Workers Compensation Subrogation Workshop”
-NASP Missouri Chapter Meeting – St. Louis, MO. “Trends in Subrogation”
-Minnesota Self-Insurers Association – Minneapolis, MN. “Subrogation Practices and Procedures for All Risk”
-PLRB Conference – Nashville, TN. “Comparative Fault Training”
-NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – San Diego, CA. Organize and Moderate Conference
-NASP Executive Planning Session – San Diego, CA. “Trends in Subrogation”

2005
-NASP Annual Conference – Austin, TX. Subro College
-Execusummit – New York – Keynote Speech – “Trends in Auto Subro”
-NASP Florida Chapter Meeting – Jacksonville, FL. “Trends in Property Subrogation”
-NASP Iowa Chapter Meeting – Des Moines, IA. ‘Maximizing Work Comp Recoveries”
-PLRB – San Antonio, TX. “Subrogation Fundamentals”
-USAA – San Antonio, TX. “Maximizing Subrogation Recoveries”
-West Bend Insurance – West Bend, WI – “Organizing a Subrogation Department”

2004
-PLRB – Chicago, IL. “The Marriage of the Subrogation Unit with the Field Claims Office”
-Farm Bureau-Iowa – “Work Comp Subro”
-State Farm – Bloomington, IL. Speech to New Subrogation Liaisons
-NASP Annual Conference – Atlanta, GA. “Gator-Aide What Works – Management Open Forum”

2003
-ANPAC – Springfield, MO. “Subrogation Fundamentals”
-NASP Chapter Meeting – Minneapolis, MN. “Subrogation Principals”
-NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. “Subrogation Litigation”
-NASP WI Chapter Meeting – Appleton, WI. “Workers’ Compensation Subrogation”
-General Casualty – Minneapolis, MN. Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
-State Farm Keynote speaker – Bloomington, IL. “Subrogation Beyond the Dollars”
-St. Paul Companies – Minneapolis, MN. “Workers’ Compensation Subrogation”

Prior
-NASP Annual Conference – Tampa, FL
-MetLife – Providence, RI
-Crum and Forster – Milwaukee, WI
-Travelers – Milwaukee, WI
-NASP Annual Conference – Las Vegas, NV
-NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
-NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV
-NAMIC Claims Conference – Biloxi, MS
-Milbank State Auto – Milbank, SD
-Guide One – Des Moines, IA
-Northwest Property Adjusters – Minneapolis, MN
-State Farm – Minneapolis, MN
-Liberty Mutual – Minneapolis, MN
-Farmers Insurance – Chicago, IL
-Travelers Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
-Secura Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
-Minnesota Claims Association – Duluth, MN
-Farm Bureau – Rochester, MN
-Cigna – Minneapolis, MN
-RTW – Minneapolis, MN
-Medtronic – Memphis, TN
-Medtronic – Minneapolis, MN
-General Casualty – Minneapolis, MN
-Farmers Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
-Home Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
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Publications

Featured in Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue of Hennepin Lawyer, “Introducing Jeff Baill: 2019-2020 HCBA President“, by Nicole M. Kustermann

January 16, 2016, Claims Management, “Inextricable Ties Between Claims and Subrogation Departments

November 2013, The Hennepin Lawyer, “Confessions of an Insurance Subrogation Attorney

Founder’s Forum Articles from the National Association of Subrogation Professionals Subrogator Magazine:”

Horror Story” – Fall/Winter 2019

Reflections from a Trial“- Spring/Summer 2019

Twenty Years of Change” – Fall/Winter 2018

Win From Losing” – Spring/Summer 2018
Networking Comfort” – Fall 2017
To Everything There is a Season” – Spring/Summer 2017
Civility” – Winter 2017
Networking to Overcome Impediments” – Fall 2016
The Real Experts” – Spring/Summer 2016
False Assumptions” – Winter 2016
Do Your Homework” – Fall 2015
Leadership vs. Management” – Spring/Summer 2015
Work-Life Balance” – Winter 2015
The Best and the Brightest” – Fall 2014
Behind the Curtain – Spring/Summer 2014
What We Do” – Winter 2013
Managing Safety” – Fall 2013
Subrogation Law Firm Management: Controlled Chaos” – Summer 2013
Jobs” – Winter 2012
A Partnership for Efficiency” – Fall 2012
Mythology” – Spring/Summer 2012
Bridge to the Future” – Winter 2011
Managing Contingencies” – Fall 2011
Private Parts” – Spring/Summer 2011
Elevated Speech” – Winter 2010
Need for Speed” – Fall 2010
Talking Points” – Spring/Summer 2010
Subro Advocate” – Winter 2009
Present Tense” – Fall 2009
Technological Prisoners” – Spring/Summer 2009
Ten Years After” – Winter 2008
Breakfast With Nino” – Fall 2008
Expert Advice” – Spring/Summer 2008
Behind the Scenes” – Winter 2006
Resource Allocation” – Fall 2005
Consorting With the Enemy
“Crime and Questions”
Damages – Flying Under the Radar

Kudos

  • “Jeff, you are on the approved list [of law firms], no you are the list.” -Scott, Vice President and Manager, Property Claims
  • “This morning Jeff Baill, Esq. from the Minneapolis firm of Yost & Baill was here…and gave an outstanding three hour presentation on Subrogation to our Casualty Claim teams…I recommend him to you without qualification or hesitation – I don’t think you have ever heard me say that about a lawyer before.” -Randy, Subrogation Manager
  • “Jeff and Anamarie: Congrats to both of you for a job well done! So happy to have you in “our corner” of the Subro world.” – Ranae, Subrogation Senior Adjuster
  • “Hi Jeff & Steve: Nice work on presenting the new information on Ram v. Rohde in last Thursday’s webinar! You made it very interesting and informative.” – Ranae, Subrogation Senior Adjuster