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J. Gordon Rudd, Jr.
Partner
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Gordon Rudd is a partner with Zimmerman Reed, practicing in the areas of commercial class action litigation and complex mass tort litigation. He is a member of the firm's Managing Partner Committee and is responsible for the Minneapolis office operations.
Throughout his tenure, Gordon has been an active litigator having been appointed class counsel in cases venued in both state and federal courts across the country. He has assumed a leadership role in multiple cases including collateral protection insurance litigation, Silicone Gel breast implant litigation, Teletronics Pacemaker litigation, Direct Merchants Bank credit card litigation, and most recently in litigation involving injuries sustained after a train derailment in Minot, North Dakota.
Gordon was a contributor to the 1999 Report on Mass Tort Litigation presented to Honorable William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2006, Gordon has been honored as a "Super Lawyer" by MINNESOTA LAW & POLITICS.
Mr. Rudd is licensed to practice before, and is a member in good standing of, the Bar of the State of Minnesota and the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Gordon is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He has been admitted to appear pro hac vice in cases pending in the states of California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, North Dakota, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Michigan.
Practice Areas: Presentations and/or Publications: - "Class Actions: Doing Battle and Winning in the Real World," Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
- "The Mortgage Meltdown & Class Actions: How Did We Get Here and What's Next?" Federal Bar Association Seminar
Professional Memberships: - Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
Education: - J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law (recipient of American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research & Writing)
- B.A., English Literature & Government , Connecticut College
- Bowdoin College
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