University of St. Thomas

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2000
B.A., University of St. Thomas, 1997 

Dave Bateson is the Director of the Mentor Externship Program.  Bateson is responsible for facilitating and supervising one-to-one mentor relationships for every School of Law student with a legal professional.  In this role Bateson recruits practicing attorney's to serve as mentors and spends time in the classroom as a teacher in the Mentor Program.

Before joining the University of St. Thomas, Dave worked at Rider Bennett in the Litigation Department. While at Rider Bennett, Dave handled civil litigation files from inception to closing, including client intake, discovery, depositions, trial and appeal; where he successfully developed his own workers compensation practice and successfully marketed the firm to potential clients.  He previously worked as a law clerk at Gislason & Hunter LLP.

Professional Activities

2005- Minnesota State Bar Association Law & Life Law Students Sub-
present  Committee

2002-  Minnesota State Bar Association Publications Committee, member
present

2002 – Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association; Workers' Compensation
present  Committee, co-chair 2004-2005; 2005 Midwinter Seminar speaker

2000 – American Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association
present

Community Service Activities

2006 - St. Rose of Lima Pastoral Advisory Council; Secretary 2006-2007; Vice
2008  Chair 2007-2008

2007 – St. Rose of Lima Strategic Planning Group; Chair
2008 

2005 – Volunteer Football Coach  - St. Rose of Lima School
present

2005 – Teaching Parish Lay Mentor Committee for Seminarian
present

Representative Publications

Books
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Release Deskbook, co-editor with Richard C. Scattergood, 5th ed, 2006.

Articles
Combating Attorney Burnout, (with Tim Hart), Bench & Bar of Minnesota, December 2007.

Mentors Mind the Legal Gap, (with Lisa Montpetit Brabbit), Legal Times, September 4, 2006.

The Challenge of Religion in the Legal Workplace, Spring 2006 Mentor Externship Course Packet.

Wang’s Theory of Social Context and Self-fulfilling Prophecies, Spring 2006 Mentor Externship Course Packet.

Understanding the Economic Relationship Between the Lawyer & Employer, Fall 2006 Mentor Externship Course Packet.

Work Expectations and Achieving Balance, Fall 2006 Mentor Externship Course Packet.

The Making of a Legal Athlete (with Tim Hart), Fall 2006 Mentor Externship Course Packet.

The Return of the Problem Employee, Minnesota School Boards Association Journal, September-October, 2003.

Answers to Your Public Sector Conundrums: Avoiding the Legal Snares When Negotiating the Complex Maze of FMLA, ADA, PDA and Workers’ Comp Laws, Council on Education in Management Public Sector Employment Law Update 2004, 2004.

CLEs and Presentations

Mentoring and the Legal Profession, September 2007

Mentoring and the Legal Profession, September 2006

Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Release Deskbook Seminar, August 2006

Mentoring and the Legal Profession, September 2005

Council on Education in Management Minnesota Workers Comp Update (2 day comprehensive program), May 2005.

Dealing with Threats to Defense Counsel (with Mark Kleinschmidt and Kirk Thompson) at MDLA 40th Annual Mid-Winter Conference Super Seminar, February 2005.

Something’s Gotta Give: Understanding Gillette (Cumulative Trauma) Claims and How to Prevent Them, 2004 Rider Bennett Annual Labor and Employment and Workers’ Compensation Seminar.

Council on Education in Management Minnesota Workers Comp Update (2 day comprehensive program), October 2004.

An Update on Workers’ Compensation and ADA Issues, Back-To-School Legal Seminar, 2004.

Please Release Me (Back to Work): Rehabilitation for Injured Workers – A Legal and Practical Perspective, 2003 Rider Bennett Annual Labor and Employment and Workers’ Compensation Seminar.

Council on Education in Management Minnesota Workers Comp Update, November 2003.

How to Get Value Out of Rehabilitation: Managing the Rehabilitation Plan to Get the Employee Back to Work, 2002 Rider Bennett Annual Labor and Employment and Workers’ Compensation Seminar.

The Ins and Outs of Intervention Claims, ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation In Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, 2002.

Intervention Issues, Getting a Grip on a Slippery Slope: The Ins and Outs of Workers’ Compensation Claims, 2001. (Rider Bennett Seminar)

Case Law Update, Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota, 2001.