J. Gordon Rudd, Jr. jgr@zimmreed.com 651 Nicollet Mall, Suite 501 Minneapolis, MN 55402 p: 612.341.0400 f: 612.341.0844

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. In both 2006 & 2007, Gordon was honored as a "Super Lawyer" by MINNESOTA LAW & POLITICS.

Practice Areas:
• Consumer Fraud
• Deceptive Insurance Practices
• Employment Violations: Wage & Hour Litigation
• Defective Medical Devices

Presentations and/or Publications:
• "Class Actions: Doing Battle and Winning in the Real World," Minnesota State Bar Association CLE

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