Kathleen Flynn Peterson Becomes AAJ President for 2007-2008
Jul 2007
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that partner Kathleen Flynn Peterson is the newly inducted president of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA). She focuses her practice on representing individuals and families who have experienced injury or death as a result of medical negligence.
"Kathleen is truly one of the most honorable and dedicated client advocates in our country. We are privileged to work with her at our firm, and we are proud that she will lead by her own example to help shape and guide our nation's trial attorneys. We wish her a most successful and productive term," said Michael V. Ciresi, the firm's chairman.
Ms. Flynn Peterson has been a member of the American Association of Justice for more than 20 years. She is on the Board of Trustees of AAJ's National College of Advocacy and has served in numerous leadership capacities on various committees. In 1999, she was honored with the Association's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
She began her career and patient advocacy as a registered nurse and was one of the firm's first dual-profession attorneys when she joined in 1981 as an associate. She has since secured millions of dollars on behalf of her clients, helping them achieve a measure of justice for their malpractice and negligence claims.
Many prestigious and invitation-only trial lawyer organizations have commended her professional achievements. She has been inducted as a fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of Barristers. In addition, she is an Officer and Member of the Executive Committee, and past president (1995), of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. She also is a former Minnesota Chapter President (2005) of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Civil Litigation Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. In addition, Flynn Peterson is past chair of the firm's medical malpractice and personal injury national practice sections. She also has served multiple terms on the firm's executive board.
In June, she was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the "Most Influential Women Lawyers."
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