Mark R. Kosieradzki is a board-certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is recognized in Best Lawyers in America in addition to recently receiving his twenty-first Super Lawyer award. Mr. Kosieradzki is a past president of the Minnesota Association for Justice (MNAJ, formerly known as the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association) and the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He was on the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Kosieradzki is an expert on 30(b)(6) depositions and teaches his techniques at seminars across the country. He is nationally renowned for his knowledge of 30(b)(6) deposition practice and authored 30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government.
During his 45-year career as a trial attorney, Mark joined trial teams throughout the country in a wide variety of wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.
Mark has been featured in “Best Lawyers in America”. CNN featured Mark’s work on sexual abuse in nursing homes. The Minneapolis Star Tribune described him as “one of the nation’s most feared elder abuse litigators.” His landmark civil right case on behalf of an incarcerated woman resulted in the application of section 1983 protections to detainees.
Known as one of the country’s leading authorities on dealing with litigation obstruction, deposition technique, strategy and law, Mark has published the hornbooks for depositions: 30(B)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government 2nd ed. and Deposition Obstruction: Breaking Through. Mark’s obstruction management tool, Stonewalling Solutions, has revolutionized how to deal with litigation obstruction. His latest book Litigation Obstruction: Breaking Through is the go-to reference for the law and strategies for stopping litigation obstruction.
When Mark turned 50, he started playing the blues harmonica. At 63 he took up salsa dancing in Havana. At 66 he rode a bicycle the length of Puglia, Italy.
From Mark: I am the son of Polish immigrants. My mother fought in the Polish Underground in Warsaw during World War II. She was captured by the Nazis and imprisoned in a Nazi camp. My father was captured by the Russians and sent to a Gulag north of the Arctic Circle. They survived the war and ultimately immigrated to the United States. My parents taught me to stand up for what is right and to be scrappy. They also taught me that every day is an opportunity for a new adventure. These lessons have guided me to success professionally and personally. In addition to the passion I have for my work, I am an avid cyclist. At age 50 I took up playing the blues harmonica and on my 60th birthday I took up surfing in Costa Rica. At 63 I took salsa lessons in Havana. At 66 he rode a bicycle the length of Puglia, Italy. As my parents taught me, and I share with my own children: look for and pursue the opportunities to do something meaningful and keep life exciting.
