Karen R. Swanton
Direct: 612-746-3442 | E-mail: kswanton@fitchjohnson.com
Experience
Attorney: Fitch, Johnson, Larson & Held, P.A.
(March 2003-Present)
- All areas of litigation in workers' compensation from initiation of lawsuit to appellate work.
- Primarily practicing in employer and insurer defense.
- Also practicing in uninsured employer defense.
Attorney: Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, Legal Services
(2000-2003)
- Staff Counsel for Special Compensation Fund, handling second injury and supplementary benefit cases and uninsured employer workers’ compensation cases.
Attorney: Karen Swanton, Attorney at Law
(1998-2000)
- All areas of litigation in workers' compensation from initiation of lawsuit to appellate work.
Attorney: Law Offices of Christenson & Stocco
(1992-1998)
- Staff Counsel for CNA, handling all aspects of workers’ compensation insurance defense.
Attorney: Larson, Heck, Klimek & Powell
(1988-1992)
- Staff Counsel for Wausau Insurance, handling all aspects of workers’ compensation insurance defense.
Attorney: Jardine, Logan & O'Brien
(1987-1988)
Education
- J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, 1986
- B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1977
Admission to Practice
- State of Minnesota, admitted 1986
- United States District Court, admitted 1987
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Institute of Legal Education: Speaker On Workers’ Compensation & Professional Responsibility
