Litigation Redefined.

Professional Profile

Shawn is a partner at Larson · King and focuses his practice on class action, mass tort and complex business litigation. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named a “Super Lawyer” by his peers in Minnesota Law & Politics every year since 2004.

Shawn has tried cases to verdict in state, federal and administrative courts and has argued cases before numerous appellate courts. He has also been appointed to leadership positions in multi-district and class action litigation including:

     In re Zurn Pex Plumbing Products Litig., MDL 1958 (D. Minn.) (Lead Counsel)
     In re Baycol Products Litig., MDL 1431 (D. Minn.) (Liaison Counsel) 
     In re Kitec Plumbing Systems Products Litig., MDL 2098 (N.D. Tex.) 
        (Steering  Committee)

Having represented both sides in class action, mass tort, and other litigation, Shawn understands how to prepare cases for a successful outcome, including trial. Notable settlements for his clients include:

$43 million (products liability)
$40 million (products liability)
$12 million (consumer protection)
$4.5 million (breach of fiduciary duties)
$4.0 million (unpaid wages)
$2.9 million (contract and negligence)
$2.2 million (unpaid wages)
$1.8 million (professional malpractice)
$1.6 million (products liability)
$1.4 million (products liability)
$1.2 million (personal injury)
$1.1 million (personal injury)
$1.0 million (personal injury)
$1.0 million (personal injury)

Law School
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993

College
University of Minnesota, B.A., 1990

Member
Ramsey County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
North Dakota State Bar Association
Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court

Admitted
Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; Iowa; North Dakota

Honors & Awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in 2010; Recognized as "Super Lawyer" by other lawyers in Minnesota Law & Politics in 2004 to present; Recognized as "Rising Star" in legal profession by Minnesota Law & Politics in 1999 - 2003; Evans Scholarship recipient

Publications & Seminars
Faculty: “Chinese Drywall Litigation,” Harris Martin (2009); Faculty: “Preservation and Discovery of Metadata,” American Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section (2008); Shawn M. Raiter and Kelly A. Swanson, LexisNexis Expert Commentary, The Expanding Scope of the Cy Pres Doctrine and the Distribution of Unclaimed Settlement Funds (Lexis Nexis Feb. 2008), available here; Faculty: "New Federal Rules and E-Discovery," USLAW Conference, 2007; Faculty: "Protecting Your Reputation," Minnesota RIMS Seminar, 2006; Faculty: "Insurance Law Conference 2005," (Class Action Update) Clarion Legal 2005; Faculty: "Class Actions and Mass Torts with Arthur Miller,: Clarion Legal 2004; Chair: "Class Action and Mass Tort Litigation 2004," Clarion Legal

Practice Areas