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JOHNSON CONDO N Attorneys at Law P.A. Practice Areas BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LAW CONSTRUCTION LAW GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE PRODUCTS LIABILITY SELF INSURANCE TOXIC & MASS TORT Dale O. Thornsjo Direct dial: 952.806.0498 E -mail: DOT @Johnson - Condon.com Direct facsimile: 952.893.8398 DOT DALE 0. THORNSJO Attorney at Law Dale Thornsjo focuses his practice on the diffcult insurance coverage and defense issues involved in delayed- injury /damage cases in the toxic tort, environmental, products liability, construction and railroad arenas. He has represented both primary and excess insurers in numerous trigger, allocation, pollution exclusion, products lia- bility and "coordination of coverage" cases. He continues his long - established prac- tice of defending clients in mass tort, multiple - plaintiff or individual plaintiff cases involving such diverse agents as asbestos, mold, damp buildings, building products, food adulterants and other substances. In addition to his practice in Minnesota, Mr. Thornsjo has represented insurers, manufacturers and other entities in jurisdictions such as Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, South Dakota and New York. He is a 1984 cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, and is a member of the Defense Research Institute and its local arm, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. He serves as a founding Co- Chairman of MDLA's Insurance Law Committee and is a past chair of MDLA's Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee. He is also a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of coverage, toxic tort and construction matters. Mr. Thornsjo Co- Chairs the Firm's Insurance Coverage and Toxic and Mass Tort Practice Groups. He has been honored by his peers as a "Super Lawyer" in Minnesota Law & Politics magazine for many years.