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Mr. Nemo's practice focuses on mass tort,
personal injury and products liability with an emphasis on
helping people who have been injured by defective
pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He has extensive
appellate experience in both the state and federal courts
involving complex issues of federal court jurisdiction, mass
tort resolution, and bankruptcy law. Mr. Nemo has represented
thousands of people injured by medical devices such as the
Sulzer hip implant, the Copper-7 and Dalkon Shield IUDs, and
pharmaceuticals, including the Fen-Phen/Redux diet drugs,
Baycol, Permax, and Prempro. Mr. Nemo is eligible to serve as
a "Qualified Neutral", having completed requisite training in
mediation, arbitration, mediation-arbitration, mini-trial,
summary jury trial, early neutral evaluation, moderated
settlement conference and consensual special magistrate
processes. He has been with Meshbesher & Spence since 1991
and currently serves on the Firm's Board of Directors. He is
listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the
World.
Education: JD 1991, William Mitchell College of
Law; BA 1986, cum laude, University of St. Thomas.
In law
school, Mr. Nemo served as the Associate Editor of the Law
Review (1988-90) and was a 1990 winner of the
Amdahl/O'Malley-Lyons Trial Advocacy Competition. He was a
member of the William Mitchell ATLA Trial Team (1990-1991) and
received the R. Ross Quaintance Award for Excellence in Trial
Advocacy (1991). Admitted: 1991 Minnesota Supreme Court; 1992
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1992 U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1992 U.S. District Court,
District of Arizona; 1994 U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fourth
Circuit; 1996 U.S. Supreme Court. Employment History: 1991 -
present, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. 1986 - 1990, TRW, Inc.,
Information Services Division, Bloomington, MN. Community
Involvement: Knights of Columbus; Minnesota Territorial
Pioneers, Inc.; University of St. Thomas (Mentor for pre-law
students); Knights of Columbus; William Mitchell College of
Law (Judge for regional ATLA trial-team competitions); St.
Paul Vulcans. Mr. Nemo also provides pro bono legal services
to young and disadvantaged members of the community involving
issues of landlord-tenant, contract, employment, and
immigration law.
Extensive Experience In:
- Products liability
- Drug and Medical Device Liability
Professional Associations:
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 1991 - present.
- American Bar Association, 1991 - present.
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 1991 - present.
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1992 - present.
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - present.
In the News
Interview with Permax lawyers Paul R. Dahlberg and Anthony J. Nemo
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