KC Ahrens
KC Ahrens is an experienced business litigator and accomplished insurance law trial attorney. KC brings to Hellmuth & Johnson nearly 30 years of extensive trial experience in complex litigation, business disputes and insurance law. As a trusted professional advisor and trial advocate, KC possesses a rare combination of business judgment, strategic leadership and crisis management skills. As a persuasive and successful trial lawyer, KC captures the respect of clients and opposing counsel alike.
KC serves as chair of Hellmuth & Johnson’s insurance defense practice group. Through proven success in the courtroom, KC has long been recognized as one of the leading trial attorneys defending multi-national insurance companies and their insureds in a multitude of matters involving general liability, products liability, premises liability, insurance coverage and fraud, and automobile casualty.
Assistant
- Marilyn S. Sauer
- [email protected]
- Phone: (952) 746-2122
Experience
KC has been involved in multiple landmark appeals in both state and federal court on critical business, class action, and insurance law principles, including:
- Madrigal v. Kline Oldsmobile, Inc., 2005 WL 2179529 (8th 2005)
- Edlund v. Ridgedale Automotive, Inc., 101 Fed.Appx. 180, 2004 WL 1301508 (8th 2004)
- Van Danacker v. Main Motors Sales Co., 109 F.Supp.2d 1045, 2000 WL 1030418 (D. Minn. 2000)
- Kinzer v. CitiMortgage, Inc., 2015 WL 234262 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 20, 2015)
- Mitsch v. American Nat’l Prop. & Cas. Co., 736 N.W.2d 355, 2007 WL 2177884 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Wooddale Builders, Inc. Maryland Cas. Co., 722 N.W.2d 283, 2006 WL 2828672 (Minn. 2006)
- Liabo v. Wayzata Nissan, LLC, 707 N.W.2d 715, 2006 WL 91771 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 17, 2006)
- Reinke v. Harold Chevrolet-Geo, Inc., 2004 WL 1152700 (Minn. Ct. App. May 20, 2004)
- Scott v. Forest Lake Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, 668 N.W.2d 45, 2003 WL 22039893 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Jacobson v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Group, 645 N.W.2d 741, 2002 WL 1363998 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002)
- Scott v. Forest Lake Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, 637 N.W.2d 587, 2002 WL 4543 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 2, 2002)
- Lofquist v. Whitaker Buick-Jeep-Eagle, Inc., 2001 WL 1530907 (Minn. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2001)
- Scott v. Forest Lake Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge, 611 N.W.2d 346, 2000 WL 768539 (Minn. 2000)
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Affiliations
- Board of Directors and Secretary, Holes Fore Hope Foundation
- Board of Directors, WeCAB
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
- Director, Chanhassen Rotary (Past President and Former Foundation Chairperson)
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America® – Litigation – Insurance, 2021-2024
- Minnesota Monthly Top Lawyers in Minnesota – Insurance Law & Litigation – Insurance, 2023
Community
- Panel Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
- Presenter: Maximizing Your Practice During COVID-19 and Beyond – Minnesota CLE Webinar– February 2021
- Frequent speaker and CLE lecturer on Automobile Insurance Law, including, Minnesota No-Fault and UM/UIM benefits
Past Seminars
- Legal & Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2020
- 2019 Community Association Fall Seminar
- CLE: Millennials and Gen Xers Are in Your Jury – Are You Ready?
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2019
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2018
- Divorce Litigation from Start to Finish
- New Overtime Rules Seminar 2016
- Second Saturday Divorce Seminar
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2016
- Revocable Living Trusts from Start to Finish
- Entertainment Law
- Revocable Trusts from A to Z
- Business Decisions You Can Bank On
- Cyberliability Insurance Session
- Intellectual Property – Armor for Entrepreneurs
- Small Business Series: Wage and Hour Issues
- Mastering Fiduciary Accounting Income
- Small Business Series: Succession Planning
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Proactive vs. Reactive: Charitable Giving Seminar
- 2017 Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference
- Small Business Series: Intellectual Property
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2017
- Trusts From A to Z
- 2017 Probate & Trust Law Conference
- What Can You Do With Property Nobody Wants?
- How Not to Get Sued
- Estate Planning: The Ultimate Guide
- How To Get It Done: A Homeowners Guide
- Accommodation Requests Under the Fair Housing Act
- Small Business Series: Business Banking
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2017
- Commercial RE Seminar: Environmental Due Diligence
- ABA Property Insurance Law Spring CLE Conference
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2018
- Preventative Maintenance & Const. Defect Claims
- Single Member LLCs
- Revocable Living Trusts 101
- Trust Taxation: The Ultimate Guide
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2018
- Intellectual Property: Start to Finish
- 2017 Greater Mankato MHA Conference and Trade Show
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2017
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Small Business Series: Non-Competes & More
- Rochester Community Association Seminar 2017
- What’s Your End Game? Succession Planning
- Handling the Sale of a Business
- “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Flooring Seminar