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Lawyers

Minneapolis
80 S. 8th Street
Suite 3850
Minneapolis, MN 55402


Fargo
3523 45th Street South
Suite 100
Fargo, ND 58104


Education

J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1992

B.A., St. Olaf College, 1987

Honors

Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Commercial Litigation (2025)

Benchmark Litigation, Labor & Employment Star – Midwest

Named one of “America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators”

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Fellow 

AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

Super Lawyer, Minnesota Super Lawyers
 

Biography

Dave Schooler is a proven high-stakes trial attorney who has tried over 150 jury and bench trials across a wide variety of substantive legal areas. He has been nationally recognized by the bench and bar in numerous peer-elected elite trial organizations based on his skills, experience, and ethics, including ABOTA, IADC, and FDCC. He is a national and state board-certified civil trial specialist. Dave is regularly listed by Benchmark as one of 30 leading employment lawyers in Minnesota. He has been an AV top-rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell since 2002.

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • North Dakota
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Memberships

  • The Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • International Association of Defense Counsel, Elected Member
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Elected Member
  • State Bar of Minnesota, Member
  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  • Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA)
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association, Member Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Experience
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