Minnesota Lawyer Reader Rankings 2018

As a reader of our website and publications, you know we make it our business to regularly honor the exceptional work of Minnesota attorneys. In fact, it’s part of our mission. Whether it’s our Attorneys of the Year, Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes or Diversity & Inclusion, we recognize scores of deserving honorees each year.

Now we have a new recognition program, with a slight twist on our traditional concept.

Welcome to the 2018 Reader Rankings for Minnesota Lawyer. We believe it complements our suite of awards. But instead of recognizing individuals, these awards recognize businesses and organizations that support you each day.

And who better to decide the top businesses by each category than you – our readers who have the experience. Whether it’s forensic accounting or malpractice insurance, you know who does it the best.

And you told us.

All we did was calculate the results.

You’re a discriminating lot, so to receive this honor is something these businesses will want to brag about for quite a while. And they should.

The top companies represented in each of the categories help you in your work across the spectrum of your lawyering. Some have been around for many years, offering stellar
services. Some are new on the scene but already showing you great promise.

We thank you for your support in making the decisions on the winners of the 2018 Reader Rankings. And, no doubt, the businesses you selected in the top spots appreciate your
support every day.

Sincerely,

Bill Gaier
Publisher

Best Catering

1. Chowgirls Killer Catering
2. D’Amico Catering
3. Mintahoe Catering & Events

Best Coffee

1. Caribou
2. Dunn Brothers
3. Spyhouse

Best Dinner Location

1. Murray’s
2. Spoon and Stable
3. St Paul Grill

Best Drinks with Client

1. BANK Restaurant
2. The Local
3. Mission

Best Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program

1. The Retreat, Wayzata
2. Hazelden Betty Ford
3. New Beginnings

Best Fitness Center

1. Anytime Fitness
2. YMCA
3. Corepower yoga

Best Happy Hour

1. Grand Hotel
2. Hell’s Kitchen
3. St Paul Grill

Best Lunch Location

1. Hen House
2. St. Paul Grill
3. Mission

Best Luxury Auto Brand

1. BMW
2. Infiniti
3. Mercedes
4. Tesla

Best ADR Company

1. Benchmark National ADR, LLC
2. Gilbert Mediation Center, Ltd.
3. SiebenCarey

Best ADR Individual Moderator

1. Cara Lee Neville
2. James Gilbert
3. Michael T. DeCourcy

Best Alumni Programs

1. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2. University of St. Thomas School of Law
3. University of Minnesota Law School

Best Business Accounting

1. Boulay Group
2. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
3. Redpath and Company

Best Claims Administration

1. Analytics, Inc.
2. Rust Consulting Inc.
3. Heffler Claims Group

Best Class Action Claims Administration Services

1. FTI Consulting
2. Rust Consulting Inc.
3. Dahl Administration

Best Collaboration Software

1. Asana
2. Wrike
3. ConnectWise Control

Best Courier and Messenger Service

1. Metro Legal Services Inc.
2. Platinum Courier
3. Excel Legal Courier

Best Court Reporter and Deposition Service

1. Benchmark Reporting Agency
2. Depo International
3. Paradigm Reporting & Captioning

Best Data Recovery Service

1. Stroz Friedberg
2. Atomic Data
3. Chipheads

Best Data Security Services Provider

1. Loffler
2. Atomic Data
3. Computer Forensic Services

Best Deposition Video Provider

1. Benchmark Reporting Agency
2. On The Record
3. Discovery Litigation Services

Best Digital Forensics

1. Carney Forensics
2. Computer Forensic Services
3. Digital Forensics Corp

Best Docketing and Calendaring Software

1. Thomson Reuters Elite
2. MyCase
3. BEC Legal

Best Document Destruction

1. Shred Right
2. Shred-it
3. Iron Mountain

Best Document Management

1. Loffler Companies, Inc.
2. Shepherd Data Services
3. Metro Sales Inc.
4. Night owl

Best E-Discovery

1. Nightowl Discovery
2. Shepherd Data Services
3. Kroll Ontrack

Best Expert Witness

1. The Expert Institute
2. Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services
3. The TASA Group

Best Expert Witness Financial

1. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause
2. Frank E Nute CPA LLC
3. Jenny Bestful CPA

Best Forensic Accounting

1. CBIZ
2. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP (PwC)
3. Eide Bailly LLP

Best IT Outsourcing Provider

1. All Covered
2. Deloitte
3. ThriveOn

Best Jury Consultant

1. JuryThink LLC
2. NJP Litigation Consulting
3. Populus law

Best Law School

1. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2. University of St. Thomas School of Law
3. University of Minnesota Law School

Best Legal Outplacement and Career Transition Provider

1. Talon Performance Group
2. Roy S. Ginsburg, J.D. Strategic Advisor to Lawyers and Law Firms
3. Minneapolis Outplacement Services

Best Liability Insurance

1. Minnesota Lawyer’s Mutual Insurance
2. Patrick J Thomas Agency
3. Hiscox

Best Litigation Funding

1. Nationwide lawsuit funding
2. Direct Legal Funding
3. Alliance Claim Funding

Best Litigation Valuation

1. Abdo, Eick & Meyers
2. Lurie
3. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Best Medical Illustration

1. High Impact
2. MediVisuals Inc.
3. C.Wheeler Studios

Best Minnesota Based Recruiter

1. Robert Half Legal
2. Talon Performance Group
3. Jurisin Legal Staffing

Best National Recruiters

1. Robert Half Legal
2. Kelly Services
3. Major, Lindsey & Africa

Best Non-Association Continuing Legal Education Provider

1. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2. Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
3. University of St. Thomas School of Law

Best Office Equipment

1. Innovative Office Solutions
2. Loffler
3. Podany’s
4. SOS Office Furniture

Best Office Supplies

1. Innovative Office Supplies
2. Office Depot
3. Loffler

Best Online Research Provider

1. Thomson Reuters
2. Fastcase
3. QuickView

Best Paralegal Program in the State

1. North Hennepin Community College
2. Hamline University
3. Inver Hills Community College

Best Practice Management Software

1. ProLaw
2. PracticePanther
3. Smokeball

Best Predictive Coding

1. JURINNOV, LLC
2. Exterro
3. Casepoint

Best Printer

1. Night Owl
2. FedEx
3. Minuteman Press Uptown

Best Private Bank

1. Wells Fargo
2. Bridgewater
3. Anchor Bank

Best Private Investigator

1. Patrick Shaeffer
2. Gilbertson Investigations
3. Blue Heron Investigations

Best Process Server

1. Metro Legal Services Inc.
2. Platinum
3. Pro Legal MN

Best Public Insurance Adjuster

1. Berkeley Administrators
2. Daryl C Johnson and Associates LLC
3. Twin City Public Adjusting

Best Public Relations Firm

1. Kohnstamm Communications
2. Maccabee Public Relations
3. Goff Public

Best Structured Settlement

1. J.G. Wentworth
2. AIG
3. Liberty Mutual

Best Tables of Authority Software

1. Best Authority
2. Thomson Reuters
3. Lexisnexis

Best Time and Billing

1. Clio
2. TimeSolv
3. MyCase

Best Translation Services

1. Lynne Krenz, Stillwater
2. Minnesota Translations
3. Global Translation

Best Trial Technology

1. The Evidence Room
2. Paradigm
3. Connie Martin

Best Trust Administration

1. Thrivent Financial
2. Marquette Asset Management
3. Securian

Best Wealth Management

1. Boulay Group
2. Thrivent Financial
3. Morgan Stanley

Case Management Software

1. Legal Tracker
2. Nextpoint
3. Lexbe