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Property Insurance Claims Lawyer

Working Through the Property Insurance Claim Process in Minnesota When fire damages your home or business, you must think fast and act quickly. You must get your family or employees to safety and summon the fire department to extinguish the flames. Next, you must call an emergency repair contractor, take steps to protect your property, and contact your insurance company.…

Property Insurance Claims Lawyer

4 Reasons to Connect With a Minnesota Condominium or Townhome Association Lawyer

If you live in a condominium or townhome in Minnesota, you are likely part of a homeowners’ association. Homeowners’ associations help protect the investments of the members and community by establishing and enforcing rules and regulations. They also make sure that the shared areas are maintained and upgraded as needed.  Members pay a fee to ensure these tasks are carried…

4 Reasons to Connect With a Minnesota Condominium or Townhome Association Lawyer

Basic Guidelines for Protecting Your Homeowner Association in Contracted Work

Homeowner associations often need to enter contracts to undertake construction work or other improvements that will affect all members of a homeowner association. Unfortunately, sometimes contracts are approved without careful review and contractors who are unqualified or unlicensed are hired. Associations should carefully review all contracts they intend to enter, giving it the same amount of exceptional care that would…

Basic Guidelines for Protecting Your Homeowner Association in Contracted Work

SJJ Expands Policyholders’ Rights Again at the Minnesota Court of Appeals

SJJ attorneys Tim Johnson and Alex Jadin won another important case for Minnesota policyholders today at the Court of Appeals in K & R Landholdings v. Auto-Owners Insurance. Just last year, SJJ won Poehler v. Cincinnati at the Minnesota Supreme Court which held that Minnesota policyholders are entitled to interest on an insurance appraisal award when an insurance company undervalues…

SJJ Expands Policyholders’ Rights Again at the Minnesota Court of Appeals

Tips to File a Property Insurance Claim

Though we all like to believe that our homes are going to last forever, the truth is that losses like hail, wind, fire, and theft do happen in our area. Homeowners insurance protects people from having to pay directly for costly repairs when a loss occurs. This is why all homeowners should have an insurance policy. Unfortunately, in times of…

Tips to File a Property Insurance Claim

Construction Defect Litigation: Construction Delays

When a declarant, developer, general contractor, or subcontractor works on a property, they are required to do their work correctly. This means following building codes and product manufacturer’s instructions, and using the skill and care one would expect a reasonably prudent builder to use. Errors and resulting damages arising from improper work must be properly repaired. If a builder refuses…

Construction Defect Litigation: Construction Delays

What Not To Do When Filing a Property Insurance Claim

Though you may not realize it, filing an insurance claim is a legal process. Do it correctly and you are more likely to get the funds needed to make  necessary repairs to your property. If you don’t, however, you could end up having to pay for repairs out of pocket. Here’s a list of common mistakes to avoid: Don’t clean…

What Not To Do When Filing a Property Insurance Claim

Collecting Interest on an Appraisal Award

In 2017, SJJ won an important case before the Minnesota Supreme Court that allows property owners to collect pre-award interest on insurance appraisal awards in Poehler v. Cincinnati.  While the Court found that interest was due on appraisal awards, it did not answer another important question: how much interest is due? Pre-award interest on appraisal awards comes from a Minnesota…

Collecting Interest on an Appraisal Award

Congratulations to Tim Johnson

Roeder Smith Jadin, PLLC is proud to announce that Tim Johnson has joined the firm’s partnership. Tim’s tenure at the Firm has been nothing short of exemplary. His successes include numerous sizeable awards for his clients; successful appeals to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Minnesota Supreme Court, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Iowa Court of Appeals;…

Congratulations to Tim Johnson

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