Background
Sommerness, William D. was born on February 7, 1942 in Faribault, Minnesota, United States.
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William D. Sommerness
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Saint John"s University. University of Minnesota. William Mitchell College of Law (Bachelor of Science, 1966.
Juris Doctor, 1968).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1968, Minnesota. President, Alumni Association, 1988-1989. Contributing Author, "Physical Therapy Today," Volume 12, Number 2, 1989.
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, 1986.
Instructor: "See You in Court," Upper Great Lakes Medical Conference, Minneapolis, May, 1983. "Interpreting Professional Liability Law," North Star Casualty Services, Incorporated., Annual Conference, August, 1983.
"Legal Issues in the Operating Room," Saint Luke"s Hospital Regional Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, September, 1983. "I Was Just Following Orders," Metropolitan Medical Center, Third Annual Legal Conference, Minneapolis, May, 1984.
"Legal Aspects of Emergency Care," Saint Luke"s Hospital Regional Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, October, 1984.
"Preparation for and Trial of The Anesthesia Malpractice Case," Arrowhead Region Anesthesia Seminar, August, 1985. "Emergency Room Issues," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Seminar Medical Negligence, February 1986. "I Was Just Following Orders," University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1986.
"Outpatient Records as Legal Documents," Uniformed Nurse Practitioners Association Symposium, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, June, 1986.
"Standing up in Court! You and Your Records," National Seminar on Specialties in Occupational Medicine, August, 1986. Lecturer: "Effectively Preparing the Medical Negligence Case for Trial," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, November, 1984.
"The Patient"s Chart as Evidence," University of Texas Health Service Center, San Antonio, Texas, February, 1985. "Legal Issues in Occupational Medicine," Orlando, Florida, 1987.
"Standing up in Court: You & Your Records," North Carolina Physical Therapy Association, Raleigh, 1987.
"Disabled Worker: Trends & Technology," Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1987. "Informed Consent," University of Texas at San Antonio, 1987. "Eavesdropping on the Jury," 1989, Minnesota Continuing legal education and Civil Litigation Section.
Course Chairperson and Lecturer: "Courtroom Communication," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, January, 1990.
Lecturer: "Your Chart As Evidence," Miller-Dwan Medical Center, February, 1990. Lecturer: "Back to the Basics" in Medical Negligence," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, December, 1990.
Lecturer: "Where Do You Stand as an Expert Witness: Testifying in Court," Chicago, San Antonio-Regional Physical Therapists/Occupational Therapists, May, November 1991. Lecturer: "Communication in the Courtroom," Continuing legal education Seminar on Trial Practice Issues sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, June, 1991.
Lecturer: "Confidentiality of Medical Records," Lorman Business Center, Incorporated., February, 1991.
Lecturer: "Breast Implant Litigation," Duluth Trial Lawyers Association, May, 1992. Chief Prosecutor, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, 1974-1976. Director, Polinsky Rehabilitation Center, 1978-1983.
Member: Minnesota State Board of Public Defense, 1981-1983.
Duluth Airport Authority, 1978-1984. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State (Member, Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1980-1987) and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1982, 1984).
Duluth Trial Lawyers Association. The American Society of Law and Medicine, Incorporated. Minnesota Association of Hospital Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1988).
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Membership
Member: Minnesota State Board of Public Defense, 1981-1983. Duluth Airport Authority, 1978-1984. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Eleventh District, Minnesota State (Member, Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1980-1987) and American Bar Associations.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1982, 1984).
Duluth Trial Lawyers Association. The American Society of Law and Medicine, Incorporated.
Minnesota Association of Hospital Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1988).
