Background
Van der Merwe, Anton J. was born on December 30, 1953 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Anton J. Van der Merwe
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Rhodes University, South Africa (Bachelor of Theology, 1980. Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Natal University, South Africa (Bachelor of Laws, 1984).
Aberdeen University, Scotland (Master of Laws, 1986).
William Mitchell College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1991). Spoken languages: Afrikaans.
Career
Worked at Cosgrove, Flynn & Gaskins, P.L.L.P. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Civil Litigation including Products Liability, Insurance Coverage and Subrogation, Employment Law, Construction and Commercial Disputes. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Minnesota. Moot Court Team Competition Award for Moot Court Performance, 1984.
Author: "Natural Law and Legal Positivism: The Relationship Between Law and Morality," Volume(s).3 (3) North.U.L.R., 1984.
Advocate, Supreme Court of South Africa. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association.
Military: w School Year">). Cosgrove, Flynn & Gaskins, P.L.L.P. was founded in 1989 with nine lawyers.
The firm has grown to a 22 lawyer firm engaged exclusively in civil trial practice.
Since its founding, it has been actively engaged in major trial and appellate litigation in Minnesota and many other state and federal jurisdictions. The firm serves as national counsel to several product manufacturers and regional counsel to many insurance companies on subrogation, defense and coverage matters.
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Member: Minnesota State Bar Association. Military: w School Year">).
