Vincent J. Moccio

Biography

Vincent J. Moccio is Of Counsel at Bennerotte & Associates, P.A., in Eagan, Minnesota, focusing on product liability, serious personal injury, wrongful death, class actions, and civil rights cases. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Attorney Mocio moved with his wife in 1987 to practice law at a large Minneapolis law firm, and has lived in South Minneapolis ever since. He has spent decades representing individuals and families harmed by dangerous products and misconduct by corporations or government entities. Vince earned both his B.A. and his J.D., cum laude, from Indiana University and is admitted in multiple state and federal courts. Widely respected in the plaintiffs’ bar, he has been recognized with repeated “Super Lawyer” honors and public justice awards, and he devotes significant time to writing, speaking, and pro bono work for organizations that promote access to justice.

Practice Areas

• Product Failure
• Personal Injury
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Failures
• Civil Rights

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • J.D. – 1987
  • Honors: cum laude

• Indiana University
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Classes & Seminars

• Faculty Presenter, Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics in Minnesota, National Business Institute (NBI, Inc.), Minneapolis, MN, 2004
• Faculty Presenter, Section 1983 Strip Search Class Actions, The National Crime Victim Bar Association 2004 National Conference, Washington D.C., 2004
• Faculty Presenter, Minnesota’s Three General Consumer Fraud Statutes (and Minnesota Tobacco Case), MILE Seminar on Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Bloomington, MN, 1998

Pro-Bono Activities

• Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., ATLA, Volunteer Attorney
• The Advocates for Human Rights, Volunteer Attorney
• Roscoe Pound Institute

Published Works

• Restraint Chairs Cause Unnecessary Pain, Injury and Even Death, June 9, 2006
• Unconstitutional Police Department Strip Search Practices May Be Widespread, November 1, 2005
• Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics in Minnesota, National Business Institute (NBI, Inc.), Minneapolis, MN, 2004
• Fourth Amendment Rights of Pre-trial, Pre-and Post-Arraignment Detainees, The National Crime Victim Bar Association 2004 National Conference, Washington D.C., 2004
• Proposed Rules for Low Cost Litigation
• Consumer Safety Alert: Child-Play Fires Caused by Non-Child-Resistant Utility Lighters, February, 2002
• The Future of Products Liability in America, 27 William Mitchell Law Review 850, 2000

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association)
• American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• Minnesota Justice Foundation
• Committee on Judicial Independence, ATLA, 2002 to 2005
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Board of Directors
• Pearl Improvement and Recreation Council, Board of Directors
• The National Crime Victim Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• North Dakota
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Honors

• Recipient of the “Larry Trattler Public Justice Enhancement Award,” Public Justice
• Recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Minnesota Law & Politics in 2003 and 2005 through 2019
• Received the 1998 Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association’s “Member of the Year” award as part of the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Tobacco Litigation Team.
• Received certificates of appreciation from Trial Lawyers Care, Inc.

Representative Cases

• Charbonneau v. Boeringer Ingelheim Pharm., Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.
• Zwayer v. Boeringer Ingelheim Phar., Inc. and Pfizer, Inc.
• Blihovde v. St. Croix County (219 F.R.D. 607 D.C Wis. 2003)
• Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
• Deluna v. Mower County, 2019 WL 3937747, —F.3rd — (8th Cir. 2019)
• Brault v. Acceptance Indem. Ins. Co., 538 N.W.2d 144 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995)
• Jarvis & Sons v. Intern. Marine. 768 N.W.2d 365 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
• Harris v. Wickum, 2018 WL 3716370 (Minn. Ct. App. 2018)
• Calcago v. Emery, 2012 WL 1813389 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012)
• Zwaschka v. Carney, 2011 WL 2519135 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011)
• Black v. Rimmer, 700 N.W.2d 521 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005)
• DiRico v. Restart, Inc., 2004 WL 772094 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004)
• Denman v. Gans, 607 N.W.2d 788 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000)
• Rivard v. City of St. Paul, 1995 WL 238921 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995)
• Pieper v. Tri-State Machinery Co., 1993 WL 183960 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993)
• Hoglund v. Herrmann, 1993 WL 120663 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993)