Raoul Shah

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Experience

Raoul Shah has spent his career seeking justice for those injured by the actions of others. As an attorney practicing in Robins Kaplan’s Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Group, Raoul brings significant trial and litigation experience and his tireless and measured work ethic to his clients. His collaborative and creative mindset, coupled with his extensive courtroom and legal writing experience, help clients achieve real, just, and meaningful results.

Before joining Robins Kaplan, Raoul was an Assistant Hennepin County Attorney. In that role, he first worked as an attorney within the child protection system, working collaboratively with many parties to advance the wellbeing of children in the child protection system. Raoul then served as a felony prosecutor with a focus in prosecutions of crimes against children, where he supported and advocated for crime victims’ rights and sought to hold those who committed crimes accountable for wrongdoing.

Through these roles, Raoul has worked on several complex legal issues at all stages of the court process, including pretrial litigation and the review of complex and high-profile cases involving police officer uses of force. Raoul has tried over a dozen cases to verdict, including a wide variety of criminal cases ranging from DWIs to physical and sexual assaults to murders, and civil cases related to child welfare and parental rights. Raoul has also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge John R. Rodenberg on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

During law school, Raoul was an associate and editor for the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice and a member and President of the Delta Theta Phi Professional Law Fraternity. Raoul’s professional experiences before law school, where he worked as a Community Service Officer for the Minneapolis Police Department and as an investigative intern with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Minnesota Department of Corrections, also afford him a unique perspective in analyzing and presenting cases.

In his spare time, Raoul enjoys running, walking, and hiking with his two dogs and wife, and playing trumpet in a local brass band.

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$900K Settlement
Darcy and Daniel Vorwerk v. Christopher Edward Oswald and C&E Delivery Corporation: Achieved a $900,000 settlement on behalf of client after she sustained a traumatic brain injury caused by a rear-end car crash. As a result of the traumatic brain injury, the client now suffers from hypersomnia. A majority of the settlement dollars will help ensure the client has the ability to pay for her expensive medication to treat hypersomnia.

$500K Settlement
Obtained a $500,000 settlement from the federal government on behalf of our clients after their family member died by suicide while admitted to and under the care of the VA.

$250,000 Settlement
Reached a $250,000 settlement for client who was assaulted by bar bouncer.

Northstar Lawyer
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2025 edition)
  • Named "New Volunteer Attorney of the Year," Tubman (2023)
  • Named an “Up & Coming Attorney,“ Minnesota Lawyer (2023)
  • Named a “North Star Lawyer” by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2023)
  • CALI Award in Juvenile Justice (2017)
  • CALI Award in Evidence (2016)
  • CALI Award in Trial Advocacy (2016)
  • CALI Award in Torts (2015)
  • CALI Award in Legal Research and Writing (2015)
  • CALI Award in Civil Procedure (2015)
  • CALI Award in Criminal Law (2015)
  • CALI Award in Constitutional Law (2015)
  • Horatio Alger Association – Minnesota Field Representative (2013 – present)
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentor Program – Mentor (2018 – present)
  • Street Law Instructor (2015)
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota
  • North Dakota
  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Education
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, summa cum laude (2017); Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, Editor (2016-2017); Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, Associate (2015-2016)
  • University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, B.A. in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance and Psychology, High Distinction (2013)
Professional Associations
  • Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN), Board of Directors
  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • Minnesota Association for Justice
  • Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Executive Board, Vice President of Communications
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association; Appellate Section, Civil Litigation Section
  • Minnesota Association of Justice, Amicus Committee Member
  • Law360 Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Editorial Advisory Board (2024)
  • Careers in Litigation
    Panelist, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 18, 2024)

  • Building Your Legal Brand in a Digital World
    2024 NAPABA Convention, Seattle, Washington (November 7, 2024)

  • Enhance Your Super Powers by Clerking
    Equal Justice Committee of the Court of Appeals, St. Paul, Minnesota (June 15, 2023)
  • Enhance Your Superpowers by Clerking at the Minnesota Court of Appeals
    Panelist, Minnesota Court of Appeals,  St. Paul, Minnesota (June 9, 2022)

  • How to be a Successful Attorney in Government Practice
    Panelist, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 19, 2021)

  • Elimination of Bias: INSIDE OUTSIDER-BIPOC Prosecutors Discuss Racism, Justice and Identity
    Minnesota County Attorneys Association, 43rd Annual MCAA Meeting (December 3,2020)
November 18, 2024
Careers in Litigation
Raoul Shah
Minneapolis, MS
November 7, 2024
Building Your Legal Brand in a Digital World
Raoul Shah - NAPABA Convention
Seattle, WA
October 30, 2024
2024 Trial Advocacy Seminar
2024 Trial Advocacy Seminar, ‘Rule of Law’
Minneapolis, MN
June 15, 2023
Enhance Your Super Powers by Clerking
Raoul Shah - Equal Justice Committee of the Court of Appeals
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