Barbara A. Forshier Print

barbaraBarbara is a general practitioner handling litigation and transactional law matters in the areas of health law, personal injury, medical malpractice, professional licensure, workers' compensation law, and estate planning.

Special interest areas for Barbara include matters that involve health and healthcare law. Her special interest stems from education, training and experience as a Registered Nurse and Certified Public Health Nurse. Her experience in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Perianesthesia (Pre-operative and PACU) settings makes her a passionate advocate for patients who have been adversely affected in them. Barbara fully understands the operational issues that exist in these settings. She effectively applies the law to issues that arise from these settings, whether that means defending or prosecuting the interests of her client.

LEGAL EDUCATION
Hamline University School of Law
Hamline University Dispute Resolution Institute

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Augsburg College, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lakewood Community College, Associate Degree in Nursing

LICENSES
Admitted attorney and counselor of law:
   • Minnesota Supreme Court
Rule 114 qualified neutral:
   • Civil facilitative/hybrid mediation
Registered nurse—Minnesota
Certified Public Health Nurse

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Minnesota State Bar Association
American Association of Nurse Attorneys
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Minnesota Women Lawyers
American Nurses Association
Minnesota Nurses Association
American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses