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Jeffrey M. Baill
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Jeffrey M. Baill, Partner
J.D. 1980 Hamline University School of Law
B.G.S. (with distinction) 1977 University of Michigan

Practice Areas

General subrogation litigation, fire subrogation, product liability subrogation, subrogation consulting, arbitration, mediation

Biography
  • Founder, National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
  • Awarded 2007 Don Kramer Award from the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys for longstanding impact on the legal profession, and for work as founder of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals that “changed our industry and community forever”
  • Served as lead subrogation counsel on the 35W bridge collapse litigation
  • Coordinated, organized, and planned over 500 subrogation educational programs for associations, insurance companies, government and self-insured companies nationwide
  • Consultant, insurance subrogation management-related issues
  • Awarded Certified Recovery and Subrogation Professional designation by NASP
  • Associate Member Hamline Law Review 1978-1979
  • Approved mediator
  • Named Super Lawyer by Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine and Twin Cities Business
  • Named as a National Arbitrator and Mediator for Prudential Life Class Action Litigation
Leadership
  • Lifetime member, NASP Board of Directors
  • Elected to the United States Tennis Association Nominating Committee for the 2013-2014 term.  The Nominating Committee selects the board of directors, including officers and the President.  The USTA consists of 750,000 members, and it owns and operates the US Open.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the USTA
  • Past Chair of the Presidents Committee of the United States Tennis Association. The committee consists of the Presidents of the seventeen sections of the USTA
  • Past President United States Tennis Association Northern Section
  • Past Vice Chair, Institute of Forensic Investigation
  • Past President of NASP
  • Past President of Jewish Community Center

 

Memberships
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations
  • National Association of Subrogation Professionals
  • Claims Litigation Management Alliance
Presentations

2012

  • NASP Webinar- National, Landmark Minnesota Case: Ram v. Rohde 
  • NASP Chapter Meeting- Madison, Wisconsin- Managing Subrogation Teams

2011

  • NASP Annual Conference - Orlando, FL. Moderator; Subrogation Management Issues
  • NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Subro College 100 Series
  • Institute of Forensic Investigation - Chicago, IL. Large Loss Investigations
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Columbus, OH. Comparative Fault Training
  • Institute of Forensic Investigation - Minneapolis, MN. Need for Forensic Trade Association
2010

  • NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. Subro College 100 Series
  • Minnesota Fire Seminar- Prior Lake, MN. Fire Subrogation Pitfalls
  • USTA Semi-Annual Meeting- New York, NY. Best Practices in the Lifecycle of a Volunteer
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Middleton, WI. Work Comp Subro Identification and Investigation
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Eden Prairie, MN. Subrogation Workshop for Claims People
  • NASP Chapter Meeting - National Webinar. Toyota Defect Claims
  • PLRB Conference – San Antonio, TX. Helping Property Managers Navigate the Subrogation Maze
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Alpharetta, GA. Work Comp Subro Investigation Training
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Sacramento, CA. Work Comp Subro Investigation Training

2011

  • NASP Annual Conference - Orlando, FL. Moderator; Subrogation Management Issues
  • NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Subro College 100 Series
  • Institute of Forensic Investigation - Chicago, IL. Large Loss Investigations
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Columbus, OH. Comparative Fault Training
  • Institute of Forensic Investigation - Minneapolis, MN. Need for Forensic Trade Association
2010

  • NASP Annual Conference – Dallas, TX. Subro College 100 Series
  • Minnesota Fire Seminar- Prior Lake, MN. Fire Subrogation Pitfalls
  • USTA Semi-Annual Meeting- New York, NY. Best Practices in the Lifecycle of a Volunteer
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Middleton, WI. Work Comp Subro Identification and Investigation
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Eden Prairie, MN. Subrogation Workshop for Claims People
  • NASP Chapter Meeting - National Webinar. Toyota Defect Claims
  • PLRB Conference – San Antonio, TX. Helping Property Managers Navigate the Subrogation Maze
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Alpharetta, GA. Work Comp Subro Investigation Training
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Sacramento, CA. Work Comp Subro Investigation Training
2009
  • Insurance Company Presentation - St. Charles, IL. Select Work Comp Subro Issues
  • NASP Annual Conference – Colorado Springs, CO. Panelist; How to Effectively Deal with Media Issues on High Profile Subrogation Claims
  • NASP Annual Conference - Colorado Springs, CO. Subro College 100 Series
  • NASP Annual Conference - Colorado Springs, CO. Subro College 200 Series; Product Liability
  • CPCU Presentation - Bloomington, MN. Auto Fire Litigation
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Owatonna, MN. Work Comp Subro Recognition
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Bloomington, MN. Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle
  • NASP Chapter Meeting - National Teleconference. GM/Chrysler Bankruptcy Program
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Cleveland, OH. Navigating the Subrogation Maze
  • Insurance Company Presentation- Bloomington, MN. Identifying and Investigating Work Comp Subro Opportunities
  • Minnesota Fire Seminar - Prior Lake, MN. Vehicle and Heavy Equipment Fires
  • PLRB Conference - Seattle, WA. Navigating the Subrogation Maze
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Atlanta, GA. Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle
  • Insurance Company Presentation - Sacramento, CA. Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle
2008
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Minneapolis, MN. Subro College
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Algona, IA. Spoliation Seminar
  • Minnesota Fire Seminar – Prior Lake, MN. A New Revolution; Vehicle Fires in Litigation
  • PLRB Conference – Boston, MA. Comparative Fault Training
  • NASP Executive Forum – Las Vegas, NV. Group Discussion Leader on Subrogation Scenario
  • NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. Participant in Health Care Mock Trial
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Appleton, WI- Work Comp Subrogation Workshop
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Appleton, WI. Subrogating Work Comp
  • USTA Northern Workshop – Minneapolis, MN. What Remarkable Organizations Do That Others Don’t
  • NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Moderator; Executive Forum Roundtable
  • NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Panelist; How to Effectively Resolve Your Subrogation Lien in the Court of Media Publicity
  • NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Subro College
  • NASP Annual Conference – Hollywood, FL. Moderator; War for Talent
  • USTA Northern Board Meeting – Minneapolis, MN. “Seven Measures of Success” for Remarkable Associations
  • Insurance Company Presentation – St. Louis, MO. Solving the Work Comp Subro Puzzle
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Exton, PA. Continuing Legal Education Program on Subrogation and Ethics
  • NASP Minnesota Chapter Meeting – Edina, MN. Subro College
  • Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies – St. Cloud, MN. Subrogation: Trends and Opportunities
2007
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Chicago, IL. Subrogation; Past and Future
  • NASP Annual Conference – New Orleans, LA. Subro College
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Grinnell, IA. Work Comp Subrogation
  • 2007 Farm Bureau Claims & Legal Conference – Albuquerque, NM. The Future of Subrogation
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Madison, WI. Modern History of Subrogation
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Algona, IA. Subrogation Recognition Training
  • NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference – Las Vegas, NV. Conference Chair; Organize and Moderate Conference
  • PLRB Conference – Orlando, FL. Comparative Fault Training
2006
  • NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL. Subro College
  • The Iowa Chapter of The CPCU Society – Des Moines, IA. Subrogation History and Comparative Fault Workshop
  • Insurance Company Presentation – Chicago, IL. Product Liability Litigation
  • NASP Florida Chapter Meeting – Jacksonville, FL. Comparative Fault Training
  • Workforce Safety and Insurance – Bismarck, ND. Half Day Workers Compensation Subrogation Workshop
  • NASP Missouri Chapter Meeting – St. Louis, MO. Trends in Subrogation
  • Minnesota Self-Insurers Association – Minneapolis, MN. Subrogation Practices and Procedures for All Risk
  • PLRB Conference – Nashville, TN. Comparative Fault Training
  • NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills and Management Conference - San Diego, CA. Organize and Moderate Conference
  • NASP Executive Planning Session – San Diego, CA. Trends in Subrogation
2005

  • NASP Annual Conference - Austin, TX. Subro College
  • Execusummit - New York - Keynote Speech - Trends in Auto Subro
  • NASP Florida Chapter Meeting – Jacksonville, FL. Trends in Property Subrogation
  • NASP Iowa Chapter Meeting - Des Moines, IA. Maximizing Work Comp Recoveries
  • PLRB - San Antonio, TX. Subrogation Fundamentals
  • USAA - San Antonio, TX. Maximizing Subrogation Recoveries
  • West Bend Insurance - West Bend, WI - Organizing a Subrogation Department
2004
  • PLRB – Chicago, IL. The Marriage of the Subrogation Unit with the Field Claims Office.
  • Farm Bureau-Iowa - Work Comp Subro
  • State Farm - Bloomington, IL. Speech to New Subrogation Liaisons
  • NASP Annual Conference – Atlanta, GA. Gator-Aide What Works – Management Open Forum
2003
  • ANPAC – Springfield, MO. Subrogation Fundamentals
  • NASP Chapter Meeting – Minneapolis, MN. Subrogation Principals
  • NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV. Subrogation Litigation
  • NASP WI Chapter Meeting – Appleton, WI. Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
  • General Casualty – Minneapolis, MN. Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
  • State Farm Keynote speaker - Bloomington, IL. Subrogation Beyond the Dollars
  • St. Paul Companies – Minneapolis, MN. Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
Prior
  • NASP Annual Conference – Tampa, FL
  • MetLife – Providence, RI
  • Crum and Forster – Milwaukee, WI
  • Travelers – Milwaukee, WI
  • NASP Annual Conference – Las Vegas, NV
  • NASP Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
  • NASP Annual Conference – Reno, NV
  • NAMIC Claims Conference – Biloxi, MS
  • Milbank State Auto – Milbank, SD
  • Guide One – Des Moines, IA
  • Northwest Property Adjusters – Minneapolis, MN
  • State Farm – Minneapolis, MN
  • Liberty Mutual – Minneapolis, MN
  • Farmers Insurance – Chicago, IL
  • Travelers Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
  • Secura Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
  • Minnesota Claims Association – Duluth, MN
  • Farm Bureau – Rochester, MN
  • Cigna – Minneapolis, MN
  • RTW – Minneapolis, MN
  • Medtronic – Memphis, TN
  • Medtronic – Minneapolis, MN
  • General Casualty – Minneapolis, MN
  • Farmers Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
  • Home Insurance – Minneapolis, MN
  • Minneapolis CLE
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