Elizabeth (Liz) S. Poeschl
Partner33 S. Sixth Street
Suite 4400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Liz focuses her practice on the prevention and the litigation of business-related disputes — especially those involving construction, products liability, life sciences and employment. She is Co-head of the firm’s Life Science practice group. She has been named to the Minnesota Rising Stars list. Liz recently won a successful jury verdict in litigation defending the designer of a mission critical data center. Millions of dollars were at stake.
In her construction practice, Liz defends contractors, project owners, land developers, architects, engineers, manufacturers, and suppliers involving private and public construction projects of all types. She also works with these parties to establish the contracts, documentation, and procedures needed to help them avoid conflicts that could give rise to litigation and potential liability. Liz is a member of the MSBA Construction Law Section and the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. Liz also speaks regularly on a wide range of construction industry topics and seminars hosted by local and national organizations.
In her products liability and life science practice, Liz defends manufacturers and distributors faced with products liability claims, including construction products, pharmaceutical products, medical devices, durable medical goods, and complex machinery. She also serves as counsel for several national and international companies defending them against claims involving complex legal and factual issues related to products in the medical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and construction industries. She also works with manufacturers and distributors proactively to establish contract documents that help shield them from liability. This contracting work includes drafting agreements for the purchase, sale and distribution of raw materials and final goods.
She also defends clients against claims of Dram Shop violations. These claims regularly involve complicated fact situations, and serious injury or death of intoxicated individuals.
Liz is a member of the firm’s electronic litigation practice area, which focuses on the use of electronic tools for case management, discovery, and trial presentation. She is also a member of the firm’s Media Team.
Her hobbies are Traveling, cooking, and exercising.
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2001
- University of St. Thomas, B.A., summa cum laude, 1998
- Kouatli v. Solbakken, Inc. 2005 WL 949081, No. A04-1291 (Minn. Ct. App., April 26, 2005)
- Community Housing Corp. of America, Inc., v. Alternative Bldg. Concepts, Inc., 2003 WL 22999294, No. A03-657 (Minn. Ct. App., December 23, 2003)
- Haessly v. Diamond Products Co., 2003 WL 22014745, No. C8-02-2216 (Minn. Ct. App., August 26, 2003)
- Thompson v. Dolphin Clerical Group, 2003 WL 21500175, No. C5-02-1993 (Minn. Ct. App., July 1, 2003)
- American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Construction Law Section
- Member of Construction Law Section's governing Board
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute
- Faith's Lodge, Board of Directors
- Minnesota State Bar Association — North Star Lawyer Pro Bono Award, 2016-2018
- Selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Rising Stars list, Thomson Reuters, (Only 2.5 percent of the Minnesota attorneys are given this honor), 2005, 2008-2015
- Design Professionals Do's and Don'ts When Claims Occur, Webinar, Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmerman (May 2019)
- Key Contract Provisions Design Professionals Need to Watch For, Webinar, Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmerman (April 2019)
- Five Key Construction Contract Provisions: What you need to know to safeguard yourself and your business, 2019 Construction Law Seminar, Marsh & McLennan Agency (February 2019)
- Panelist, A Collaborative Approach to Dealing With Risk, A’18 MN – The Minnesota Conference on Architecture 84th Annual Conference and Products Expo (November 2018)
- Key Construction Contract Provisions, Construction Law Landscape 2018, Marsh & McLennan Agency (February 2018)
- Risk Management - It's a Jungle Out There, AFCOM Greater Minnesota Chapter Monthly Meeting (June 2017)
- Avoiding Common Pitfalls: Practice tips from the Pros: Cases involving a Product Manufacturer in a Construction Dispute, MDLA Joint CLE Meeting of the Products Liability and Construction Committees (February 2016)
- Indemnification and Recent Changes in MN Statutes, Continuing Education Seminar for Design Professionals, Dennis J. Linder & Associates (October 2014)
- Indemnification Construction Contract Provisions--What you need to know to protect yourself and your clients, Seminar presented by Meagher & Geer for construction industry professionals (October 2014)
- Changes to Minnesota’s Anti-Indemnification Impact You, Continuing Education Seminar, RJF Agencies (May 2014)
- The New Anti-indemnity Law: Its Original Intent, Current Status & Likely Future, Continuing Education Seminar, RJF Agencies (February 2014)
- Important Construction Contract Provisions, Continuing Education Seminar, Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) University (February 2012)