Brian J. Kluk

Brian has been with McCollum Crowley since 2015 as a civil litigator. He became a shareholder in 2019. He was selected by SuperLawyers as a Rising Star in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He has successfully represented clients in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit to trial, and appeals all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Brian specializes in motion and appellate work, and focuses his practice on employment law, insurance coverage, subrogation, and mechanic’s liens.

Beyond the courtroom, Brian has a passion for teaching. Formerly a coach for moot court competitors, Brian now gives CLE presentations on insurance subrogation and opinion testimony. He is the author, along with McCollum Crowley’s Dan Singel, of Chapter 15 of the Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook on Rule 68 Offers. He is also the author of Chapter 9 of the 2021 edition of the Minnesota Courtroom Evidence Deskbook on Opinion and Expert Testimony. Brian contributes to amicus curiae briefs to Minnesota’s appellate courts on behalf of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

You may purchase Brian’s on-demand CLE presentation on opinion testimony here and the Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook here. The 2021 edition of the Minnesota Courtroom Evidence Deskbook is avaliable here.

You can listen to audio of Brian’s arguments at the Minnesota Court of Appeals for an appellant here and for a respondent here.

You can read Brian’s latest amicus brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court here.

Notable cases:

• Davis v. Dollar Tree Inc., No. 18-CV-1118, 2019 WL 174911 (D. Minn. Jan. 11, 2019)
• Palmer, Trustee of Palmer v. Walker Jamar Co., 945 N.W.2d 844 (Minn. 2020) (amicus curiae brief in support of respondent)
• State v. Lopez, 908 N.W.2d 334 (Minn. 2018)
• Grand Central Lofts Phase I Condominiums v. Grand Central Lofts Master Association, et al., No. A19-1251, 2020 WL 2118423 (Minn. Ct. App. May 4, 2020)
• Christopher Christopherson v. Alpha Service Industries, No. A19-0064, 2019 WL 6461303 (Minn. Ct. App. Dec. 2, 2019)
• Loth v. Hoscheit, No. A18-0190, 2018 WL 3826484 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2018)
• Abel v. Abbott Northwestern Hospital, et. al., 947 N.W. 2d 58 (Minn. 2020)
• Justice v. Marvel, LLC, No. A20-1318 (Minn. 2022) (amicus curiae brief in support of respondent)
• Hill-Murray School v. Heidi Burns, 82-CV-20-2539 (Wash. Cty. Dist. Ct. 2021).

When he’s not practicing law, Brian enjoys hiking, playing volleyball, learning new recipes, playing board games, and reading a good book.