Van P. Jacobsen (Retired)
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Van P. Jacobsen (Retired)
Bird, Stevens & BorgenTotal Records: 1Biography
Van Jacobsen is retired. His primary area of practice involved representing clients on workers compensation matters or clients who have been denied social security disability benefits. Mr. Jacobsen successfully represented workers compensation clients before the Workers Compensation Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Additionally, he successfully represented social security claimants at the hearing level, Appeals Council level and in Federal District Court.
He additionally practiced in the area of equine law. He had been designated as a Leading Minnesota Attorney and had been listed in Who's Who in American Law. Mr Jacobsen also serves on the Board of Directors for the Arabian Horse Association and is chair of their Ethical Practice Review Board.
He has been named a Leading Minnesota Attorney by the American Research Corporation, and in 2003 he was named, for the third consecutive year, a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine.
Bar Admission
Minnesota Supreme Court, 1982
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1986
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2014
Other Affiliations
Minnesota State Bar Association
Olmsted County Bar Association
Minnesota Association for Justice
Sustaining member National Organization for Social Security Claimant’s Representatives
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Van P. Jacobsen (Retired)
- Included on the 2004 Minnesota
Past Lists
- 2003 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2002 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1998 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 1997 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Education
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University of Minnesota B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: cum laude
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William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1982 J.D.