2023 Up & Coming Attorneys: Daniel Elie-Resnick Milavetz

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Daniel Elie-Resnick Milavetz comes from a family of lawyers. His parents, uncle and grandfather all practiced law. At age 14, he started working around his father’s firm, Milavetz Law. He organized boxes, cleaned, bought supplies, and even planted a garden at the old location (the firm has since moved to a new location).

So it was only natural that when Milavetz graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, he started working at Milavetz Law, alongside his father and his brother, David Milavetz. Daniel handles injury and malpractice claims involving serious injury. About 80% of those cases are auto injuries; the rest are dog bites, slip and falls, and medical malpractice.

“We’re very productive working together,” Milavetz said of working with his father and brother. “I do a lot of our intake, and David is very detailed and good with medical records and bills.” Milavetz also handles depositions and motions, and mediates injury claims and no-fault arbitrations.

Milavetz’s family members have been good mentors. “Working for my dad every day, he’s been a good mentor,” he said. “My grandpa Bob loved to throw unrealistic and outrageous scenarios at me when I was a kid. It was a good way to start thinking about different kinds of cases.”

Milavetz Law doesn’t neglect its pro bono work. Every three to four months, Daniel and others volunteer at Legal Aid to provide advice for low-income people through the Twin Cities Cardozo Society. Many of the problems relate to landlord-tenant disputes, though there is also some consumer fraud work and family issues. “We try to give them advice or point them in the right direction,” Milavetz said.

Not surprisingly, Milavetz plans to stay where he is. “I would just like to keep the business going and try to make an impact in the community,” he said.