Kara Rahimi - Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer | Kosieradzki • Smith Law Firm

Kara Rahimi is an attorney with the Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm. Kara received her Bachelor of Arts degree in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota in December 1998. Kara graduated Cum Laude from Hamline University School of Law in 2008 where she served as an associate editor on the law review.

Kara is licensed to practice law in Minnesota as well as the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Association of Justice (formerly known as the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association), the American Association of Justice (AAJ, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), and is a member of AAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Committee.

Kara published in Trial Magazine and has given numerous national presentations on using technology to conduct medical research proving damages through discovery.

Kara uses her thorough knowledge of the law and strong analytical skills to advocate on her clients’ behalf in the areas of personal injuries and professional malpractice. In recognition of her work, Kara has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers.

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Education

Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, May 2008
Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
Honors: Cum Laude; Associate Editor Hamline Law Review 2006-07; CALI Award Recipient: Legal Research and Writing, Mediation, and Native American Law Seminar.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts, American Indian Studies, December 1998

Experience

Associate Attorney (October 2008 – present) Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
Law Clerk (June 2006 – present) Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
Forensic Administrator / Investigator (1998 – 2005) Dr. Janice Ophoven, MD
Office Manager / Junior Consultant (1997 – 2003) The Crackleberry Group

Publications and Presentations

Trial Magazine, Electronic Medical Research Primer, October 2013
Trial Magazine, Keeping Discovery Civil, June 2008. Co-author with Mark Kosieradzki.
Electronic Medical Research, AAJ National Nursing Home Litigation Group, October 18, 2009.
Electronic Medical Research, AAJ Small Business Group, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2010.
Driving Damages Through Discovery, AAJ Jazz Fest Seminar, New Orleans, LA, May, 2012.
“Nursing Home Failure of Care Litigation,” WEBINAR, National Business Institute (June 16, 2014)
Trial Magazine, Electronic Medical Research Primer, October 2013
Trial Magazine, Keeping Discovery Civil, June 2008. Co-author with Mark Kosieradzki

Activities

Hennepin County Citizens Review Panel, appointed member. October, 2009 – October 2010.
Minnesota Association of Justice, nursing home litigation committee
Electronic Records, Kentucky Association of Justice, Cincinnati, OH September 2014
Nursing Home Failure of Care Litigation, WEBINAR, National Business Institute, June 16, 2014
Electronic Medical Research, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Rapid City, SD, August 2012
Leveraging Technology in Medical Research, AAJ Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, July 2012
Driving Damages Through Discovery, AAJ Jazz Fest Seminar, New Orleans, LA, May, 2012
Electronic Medical Research, AAJ Small Business Group, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2010
Electronic Medical Research, AAJ National Nursing Home Litigation Group, October 18, 2009

Kara K. Rahimi

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