Hanft Fride Attorneys

Mr. Torgerson is a trial lawyer and maintains an active labor and employment law practice. As a litigator, he defends individuals and companies against a variety of claims, both insured and uninsured, in the principal areas of commercial transactions, construction, insurance, employment, personal injury and professional malpractice. In his labor and employment practice, he represents private and public employers in all aspects of the collective bargaining process; from responding to union organization efforts, through contract negotiations, to the handling of grievance arbitrations. He also counsels companies on employment law compliance and defends them against claims asserted in state and federal agency proceedings and in court.

Mr. Torgerson attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving his B.A. degree with distinction in 1981 and his J.D. degree, cum laude in 1985. While in law school, he participated in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Judicial Internship Program. He is admitted to practice in the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in the Federal District Courts in Minnesota and the Western District of Wisconsin, as well as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Torgerson belongs to the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Minnesota State and American Bar Associations, the Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Associations, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Railroad Trial Lawyers.