With 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Rodger Hagen focuses his practice on the defense of physicians, hospitals, clinics and other health care providers in professional liability matters. Rodger has earned both Best Lawyers® in America and Super Lawyer® recognition in the area of medical malpractice defense. He heads the Health Care Professional Liability practice group at Meagher & Geer, which defends and tries more medical malpractice cases than any other law firm in Minnesota and is ranked in the top tier of medical malpractice defense firms by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
Rodger has tried scores of cases to juries throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota and takes great pride in representing clients who are devoted to attending to and promoting the health of others. As those clients serve others, Rodger is devoted to serving them and helping them through what can often be a difficult ordeal. He has an impressive record of achieving successful outcomes for his clients.
Representation of health care providers in a variety of other settings, such as proceedings before licensing boards and matters in which their patients are involved in litigation but the providers themselves are not being sued, are among other aspects of Rodger’s practice.
Rodger’s advocacy also extends to protecting the broader interests of health care professionals and their insurers and he has frequently been called upon to testify before various legislative committees and to provide behind-the-scenes consultation and assistance in lobbying efforts pertinent to medical malpractice litigation and tort reform.
As an invited speaker, Rodger has addressed groups of attorneys, health care providers and insurance professionals on a variety subjects ranging from risk management and legislative affairs to medical jurisprudence and trial advocacy.
