Attorneys

Attorney Profile

For over 40 years, the Firm has fought for our clients to obtain the results they deserve. My experience has helped us guide clients through litigation as well as take action to keep them out of litigation. We are humbled to have been entrusted by the clients we have served and look forward to building relationships with our future clients.
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Michael D. Schwartz

Trial Attorney

Michael D. Schwartz is a trial attorney and the founder of Schwartz Law Firm. For over 40 years, he has provided counsel and litigation representation in a wide variety of legal matters and utilizes his experience to presciently guide clients through difficult issues.

Michael D. Schwartz

Mr. Schwartz is admitted to practice in the States Courts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, the Federal District Courts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Texas, Colorado, California, Illinois and Oklahoma, and the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Schwartz has obtained multiple verdicts and settlements in excess of $1,000,000 for the Firm’s clients and guided clients through complex litigation in an efficient, cost-effective, and successful manner for over 40 years. Michael is also a life-time member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum; fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

Health Care Law

  • – Contracts
  • – Physician Employment Agreements
  • – Medical Director Agreements
  • – Real Estate Leases
  • – Practice Acquisitions
  • – Service Agreements
  • – Practice Formations
  • – Joint Venture Agreements
  • – Software Agreements
  • – Stark Law Compliance
  • – HIPPA Compliance
  • – Home Healthcare Services
  • – Medical Records – EHR/Meaningful Use
  • – Affordable Care Act Issues
  • – Accountable Care Organization Issues

Business Law

  • – Non-Compete
  • – Trade Secrets
  • – Employment
  • – Contracts
  • – Entity Formation
  • – Acquisitions
  • – Patent Litigation
  • – Corporate Governance
  • – Real Estate – Purchase/Lease

Representative Corporate Clients

We are thankful to have been entrusted with the representation of the following valued corporate clients

Iowa

  • – Cedar Valley Community Healthcare, LLC
  • – Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, P.C.
  • – CURA Practice Management, LLC
  • – Ideon Healthcare Solutions, LLC
  • – Impact Marketing, LLC
  • – North Iowa Community Healthcare, LLC
  • – P & H, LLC
  • – Quad City Community Healthcare, LLC
  • – SR Investments, LLC

Minnesota

  • – Aaron Carlson Corporation
  • – Aaron Carlson Woodwork
  • – Advanced Innovative Management Corp.
  • – Bring It Studios, LLC
  • – CBS Construction Services, Inc.
  • – EMSwiss, LLC
  • – Ericksmoen Cottages Ltd.
  • – Geometrix Co.
  • – Goodmanson Construction, Inc.
  • – Leggtime Fitness, LLC
  • – Little Sprouts Childcare and Preschool, Inc.
  • – Provident Home Health Care
  • – Quality Business Forms, Inc.
  • – Rogue Beauty Bar, LLC
  • – Sentry Brite, LLC
  • – Smart Parts Automotive
  • – Superior Feeds, Inc.
  • – TMJ Fitness, LLC
  • – Woodland Sales & Marketing, LLC

Wisconsin

  • – Best Western-Rice Lake
  • – Dairy State Bank
  • – KAJ Foods, LLC
  • – Madison Avenue Wine & Spirits, LLC
  • – Medical Staffing Solutions, Inc.
  • – Metcast Service Tech Resources, Inc.
  • – Real Estate Solutions
  • – Rice Lake Harley-Davidson, Inc.
  • – Thomas Landing-Geac, LLC

Other States/Countries

  • – Bedrock Financial Services, LLC, AZ
  • – Bedrock Financial Services, LLC, AZ
  • – Canad Corporation of Manitoba Ltd., Canada
  • – Civility Experts Worldwide, Canada
  • – Custom Machines, MI
  • – J.D. Dredging & Excavating, Inc, MT
  • – Jordan River Moving & Storage, Inc., WA
  • – Krill Systems, WA
  • – Paul Mitchell Academy, CA
  • – Trelevate, LLC, AZ

Minnesota Heart Clinic – Cardiology – Practice Acquisition by Fairview Health Systems

– Physician Employment Agreements

CVMS, P.C. Dialysis Practice – Acquisition by DaVita

– Medical Director Agreements

CVMS, P.C. Gastroenterology Practice – Acquisition by Allen Hospital

– Medical Director Agreements

CVMS, P.C. – Allen Hospital / Unity Point Health Care

– Cardiology Service Agreement
– Cardiac Surgery Service Agreement
– Medical Director Agreements

CVMS, P.C. – Gunderson Luther Health System

– Heart Vascular Institute Agreement

CVMS Sleep Center – Joint Venture with Midwest Sleep Center

– Medical Director Agreements

CVMS, PC – Urology Practice – New specialty practice establishment

– Physician Employment Agreements

Impact Marketing

– Impact Health Care
– Establishment of medical practice division

CVMS v. Covenant

– breach of contract / health care law violations

Lawrinenko v. CVMS

– breach of contract

CURA Practice Management

– Management Services Agreement

CVMS, P.C.

– Oncology Practice Management Software Agreement
– Elekta

CVMS, P.C.

– All-scripts Practice Management Software Agreement

CVMS, P.C.

– Radiology Call Coverage and Service agreements

Kennedy Houseboats v. City of St. Croix

– breach of contract

Rice Lake Weighing Systems v. Thomas Scale

– trade secrets
– breach of contract

WI Department of Natural Resources v. Best Western Motel, Lehman Supper Club and Thomas Precision Machining

– land fill remediation

Kongsberg Marine / Norcontrol

– “Witchqueen” oil spill incident in Gulf of Mexico

Kongsberg

– Intel
– breach of software development contract

Digital Information Systems v. Digital Equipment Corp

– breach of contract

Metro Office Property Management v. Western Petroleum

– breach of lease

Michalski v. Bank of America

– breach of contract

Kohlenberger v. Milford Conn Toyota

– breach of contract

Window Works

– Corporate Franchise
– breach of contract

Mr. Movies

– Corporate Franchise
– breach of contract

Education

  • – University of Minnesota, BA Business Administration (Finance and Accounting), 1976
  • – Creighton University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1979

Bar Admissions

  • – State Courts of Minnesota, 1979
  • – State Courts of Wisconsin, 1989
  • – State Courts of Iowa, 2019
  • – Federal District Court of Minnesota
  • – Federal District Court of Wisconsin
  • – Federal District Court of Iowa
  • – Federal District Court of Colorado
  • – Federal District Court of California
  • – Federal District Court of Indiana
  • – Federal District Court of Massachusetts
  • – United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 1990
  • – United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1995
  • – United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 1996
  • – United States Supreme Court