David M. Cialkowski
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David Cialkowski is a partner with Zimmerman Reed, and dedicates a substantial portion of his practice to the area of complex and mass tort litigation, with a primary focus on consumer protection and products liability litigation.

David currently acts as member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in In re Apple iPHONE 3G and 3GS “MMS” Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, a consumer protection class action, MDL 2116, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also serves as court-appointed co-lead counsel in In re Dockers Roundtrip Airfare Promotion Sales Practices Litigation, a consumer protection class action based in the U.S. District Court for the District of California. David has worked extensively on behalf of plaintiffs in In re St. Jude Silzone Heart Valves Product Liability Litigation, MDL 1396. He has also contributed substantially to pretrial summary judgment and class certification briefing in In re Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc., MDL 1700. David represented residents of Minot, North Dakota, in In re Soo Line Railroad Company Derailment of January 18, 2002 in Minot, N.D., who were affected by the toxic spill caused by the derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway train, and helped draft federal legislation clarifying the scope of railroad preemption. Recently, both a class action and over 1,000 individual cases were successfully resolved.

Mr. Cialkowski is licensed to practice and a member in good standing, for the Bars of the State of Minnesota and the State of Illinois.

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Professional Memberships:

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

Recognized as:

  • Minnesota Law & Politics Rising Star of 2005-2009

Education:

  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D.
  • University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, B.A.
 
 
 
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