7. Essling_Planning Commission* First Name
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SCIA 7 LA,
14727 209th St North
Scandia, MN 55073
(651) 433-2274 ;
Application for Appointment
To Commission or Committee
Last Name
Andrew Essling
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Phone
esslinglawoffice@gmail.com 6512532086
* Address
* How long have you been a resident in Scandia?
13815 240th St N 7 years
* Name of Commission or Committee you are applying for:
EDA or Planning Commission-
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Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust.
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Minnesota Volunteer Lawyers Network
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ANDREW M. ESSLING 13815 240th Street North Scandia MN 55073
651-253-2086 ■ esslinglawofficeagmail.com
BAR ADMISSION
Minnesota
EDUCATION
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN 2011
Juris Doctor
University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 2006
Bachelor ofArls, Economics
EXPERIENCE
RECEIVED
NOV 16 2020
CITY OF SCANDIA
Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust, St. Paul, MN 2018 to Present
Workers' Compensation Manager
■ Manage a team of eight adjusters and nurse case managers
■ Reduced outstanding reserves and open claims by 24% in first year as manager
• Develop cooperative relationships with associations and government entities
■ Coordinate and recommend settlement authority to the Board of Directors
or Evaluate and implement new PBM for the program
r Ensure uniform handling of claims in a paperless environment
■ Increased recovery of subrogation and restitution by 20%
■ Audit files at regular intervals to adherence to performance standards, accuracy, and consistency
■ Serve as a technical resource to conduct and facilitate research
Nick and Drew's Discount Foods, Lindstrom, MN 2017 to Present
Member and Avner
■ Created a company from the ground up that grosses in excess of $2 million per year
■ Responsible for overseeing operations
■ Creates and implements growth strategies
■ Communicates with government entities
Manages financial and physical resources
■ Community and public relations
■ Manages a team of twenty employees
■ Enforces adherence to legal and ethical guidelines
■ Analyzes problematic situations and provides solutions
■ Maintains a knowledge of the market
Sedgwick CMS/3M Disability, Woodbury, MN 2015 to 2018
Litigation Consultant -Workers' Compensation
■ Identify issues in complex litigated files to formulate defense strategy with local counsel
■ Evaluate liability exposure and likely settlement values
Negotiate and settle claimant and intervenor claims
■ Manage attorneys in five jurisdictions to promote efficient resolutions
■ Coordinate discovery with outside counsel
■ Acted as workers' compensation legal resource for 3M disability team
Essling Law Office, LLC, Scandia, MN 2013-2015
Attorney
■ General practice
■ Workers' compensation advocate
• Drafted legal memoranda
Motion practice
• Entity formation and operating agreements
■ Probate
Auto-Owners Insurance, White Bear Lake, MN 2011-2014
Worker's Compensation Adjuster
* Researched Chapter 176 and related case law
Participated in mediations and settlement conferences
Drafted settlement offers and motions
■ Managed over 220 litigated files
Volunteer Lawyers Network and Legal Corps, Minneapolis, MN 2008-2009
Legal Clerk
■ Advised low-income clients of their rights regarding bankruptcy, landlord-tenant law, dissolution
■ Screened potential clients for free bankruptcy clinic at Minneapolis Federal Courthouse
Federated Insurance, Owatonna, MN & Tampa, FL 2006-2008
Multiline Claims Adjuster
■ Investigated and determined the compensability of claims
R Settled worker's compensation, property, casualty, and liability claims
y Researched laws and contracts applicable to our insured's situations
Professional Designations
■ Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) 2016
■ Associate in Claims (AIC) 2013
■ Associate in General Insurance (AINS) 2013