Pat Skoglund is a partner with Jardine, Logan & O’Brien. Ms. Skoglund’s civil litigation practice includes personal injury, employment and health law defense. In 2005, Ms. Skoglund was named as one of Minnesota’s leading health law attorneys by Minnesota Physician.

Currently, Ms. Skoglund’s health law practice includes professional negligence/liability, medical and drug products, sexual abuse matters, licensing and discipline and long term care representation. Ms. Skoglund also devotes a significant portion of her practice to the various areas of employment law, including representation before administrative agencies, cities, state and federal entities, as well as general employment defense.

Prior to her legal career, Ms. Skoglund was a staff nurse for ten years, which allows her to provide her clients invaluable healthcare and medical malpractice knowledge and information during the representation. Ms. Skoglund is also an adjunct faculty member at Hamline University School of Law and frequently presents at Continuing Legal Education Seminars.

Attorney Profile

Education:

J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1983

Honors: Cum Laude

B.S., Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1979

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Honors: Nursing Honor Sorority Society

Major: Nursing

Associate of Science - Nursing, Michigan Tech. University, Houghton, Michigan, 1975

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota, 1983

Wisconsin, 1995

Iowa, 2001

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1983

U.S. District Court, District of Wisconsin, 1995

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Association of Nurse Attorneys (Minnesota Chapter)

Hamline University School of Law - Medical Malpractice, Adjunct Professor

Defense Research Institute (Medical Malpractice Section)

Minnesota Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2003

Minnesota State Bar Association

Minnesota Women Lawyers (Co-Chairperson, Professional Development Committee, 1989-1990)

Ramsey County Bar Association

Related Experience:

Staff Nurse, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, 1977-1983

Staff Nurse, Veterans Administration, Iron Mountain, MI, 1975-1977