Susan M. Holden
Experienced Trial Lawyer and Prominent Member of the Legal Community
Susan Holden is a partner and shareholder in the law firm of Sieben Carey PA where she has spent her career representing clients in a variety of complex personal injury and wrongful death claims. She focuses her practice in cases involving trucking and automobile accidents, product defects, construction accidents, and medical malpractice. Susan’s practice also includes serving as an ADR neutral as an arbitrator, mediator, or special master. Susan has earned a reputation as a hard-working and talented trial lawyer. Since 1995 she has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association, a distinction achieved by less than one percent of women lawyers in Minnesota. Martindale- Hubbell, the most respected legal directory in the legal community, gave Susan an AV Preeminent 5.0 Rating, its highest rating for professional skills and integrity. Susan is recognized by her peers as one of the state’s premier trial attorneys. She is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2018). She is a member of the International Society of Barristers. She has also received peer recognition many times as a Leading Minnesota Attorney, Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyer, Top 100 Super Lawyer and Top 50 Woman Super Lawyer, and is recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America. Susan’s career has included extensive involvement in law related organizations and bar associations, including leadership as president of the Minnesota State Bar Association (2005-2006) and president of the Hennepin County Bar Association (1999-2000). She has served on the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates and Board of Governors, as well as the boards of a variety of other professional associations and community organizations including non- profits in the Twin Cities and in northern Minnesota where she grew up. Susan is admitted to practice in the Minnesota State and Federal Courts, the Federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. She is a frequent author and lecturer on such topics as trial and ADR practice, and ethical leadership in the profession.
Education
J.D., Cum Laude, 1988, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1984, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
