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Tracy N. Tool Attorney / Managing Partner

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Tracy N. Tool

Attorney / Managing Partner

Tracy is a passionate and dedicated civil trial lawyer. He devotes his practice to people who have been injured or have had their rights violated. In more than thirty years as a lawyer, Tracy has learned that insurance companies and big corporations try to pay as little as they can, even on valid claims. Tracy uses the law to take the fight to the big companies, and to demand that they either settle claims fairly or face a jury trial.

Since law school, where he served as Articles Editor for the Minnesota Law Review, Tracy has firmly believed in the value of strong communication and teaching. He often lectures at seminars for other attorneys, makes presentations to college groups about liability and sports law, and has spent many years teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. He received the NBI Outstanding Faculty award in 2022 and 2023. Tracy particularly enjoys helping coach the local high school mock trial team, which he’s done for over 20 years, helping young people learn how to think critically, to stand and argue in a competitive setting, and to emphasize teamwork and good communication skills as tools for success.

Tracy is a board-certified civil trial specialist who works in the state and federal courts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Based on reviews by other lawyers, Tracy has been listed multiple times in Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers. Besides practicing law, he enjoys sports and outdoor activities such as running and golf, and often volunteers at fluid stations for the Twin Cities Marathon. He is a die-hard fan of the Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Memberships

Leadership

  • Board of Directors, Wisconsin Association for Justice
  • Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School

Honors

Volunteering

  • Attorney Coach, River Falls High School Mock Trial (2003 – present)
  • Fluid Station Captain, Twin Cities Marathon

  • Junk v. Terminix Int’l Co.¸ 628 F.3d 439 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 565 U.S. 816 (2011)
  • Noffke v. Bakke, 2009 WI 10, 315 Wis. 2d 350, 760 N.W.2d 156
  • Butler v. Advanced Drainage Sys., Inc., 2006 WI 102, 294 Wis. 2d 397, 717 N.W.2d 760
  • Brooten v. Hickok Rehab. Servs., LLC, 2013 WI App 71, 348 Wis. 2d 251, 831 N.W.2d 445
  • Forsythe v. Indian River Transport Co., 2012 WI App 118, 344 Wis. 2d 520, 822 N.W.2d 737
  • Tesar v. Anderson, 2010 WI App 116, 329 Wis. 2d 240, 789 N.W.2d 351
  • Morrison v. Rankin, 2007 WI App 186, 305 Wis. 2d 240, 738 N.W.2d 588
  • Abbott v. Marker, 2006 WI App 174, 295 Wis. 2d 636, 722 N.W.2d 162
  • Palmerton v. Associates Health and Welfare Plan, 2003 WI App 41, 260 Wis. 2d 179, 659 N.W.2d 183
  • Hoffman v. Rankin, 2002 WI App 189, 256 Wis. 2d 678, 649 N.W.2d 350
  • Peppi v. Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, 614 N.W.2d 750 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000)
  • Junk v. Obrecht, 839 N.W.2d 675 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013)
  • 1st Auto & Cas. Ins. Co. v. R.P., 2021 WI App 66, 399 Wis. 2d 335, 965 N.W.2d 460
  • Larson v. Golden Rule Ins. Co., No. 11-CV-138-BBC, 2012 WL 12995639 (W.D. Wis. Mar. 14, 2012)
  • Nemeth v. Andersen Corp. Welfare Plan, No. 14-CV-270-JDP, 2014 WL 5802020 (W.D. Wis. Nov. 7, 2014)
  • Rodewald v. Wisconsin Cent., Ltd., No. 20-CV-843-JDP, 2022 WL 462077 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 15, 2022)
  • Van Dyn Hoven ex rel. Van Dyn Hoven v. Pekin Ins. Co., 2002 WI App 256, 258 Wis. 2d 133, 653 N.W.2d 320

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