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Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz

United States 2025

General Information

Year founded: 1999
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Overview

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Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz Law Firm focuses on cases that require complex civil litigation with emphasis on personal injury law. Our Mankato, Minnesota office houses a team of eight lawyers and twelve support staff who are committed to working for clients who have suffered from a personal injury, wrongful death or medical malpractice. Our attorneys have handled nearly every type of personal injury case – from car and truck accidents and slip and falls to medical malpractice and traumatic brain injury. Personal injury jars your life. At Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz, we help clients recover from unexpected, traumatic life events. Individuals and families rely on us to help them manage day-to-day challenges that result from a personal injury. We achieve justice for our clients so they are free to leave trauma behind and live fully again.

Our personal injury lawyers at Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz Law Firm serve personal injury clients and those affected by wrongful death throughout Minnesota. This includes Mankato, Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Marshall, St. James, Austin, Fairmont, Minneapolis, New Ulm, North Mankato, Owatonna, Rochester, St. Peter, Waseca, Redwood Falls, and all other cities in Minnesota. We also have lawyers licensed to serve clients in South Dakota, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, and Illinois.

People and the healthy continuation of their lives are the reason for our work. Our personal injury lawyers work to ensure clients receive expertise, compassion, respect and clear direction. Issues are resolved, life is resumed.

We are particularly proud that lawyers who do not specialize in litigation or personal injury law ask us to represent their clients. We honor these partnerships and respectfully serve referred clients.

Together our attorneys bring 156 years of legal experience to client cases. This depth of experience, specialized personal injury knowledge, and a collaborative approach produce consistently successful client outcomes. Jerry Maschka and Renee Rubish were both recently included in this years edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury law. Jerry Maschka, Renee Rubish, Nick Frentz, Jed Chronic & Nicholas Maxwell are “Super Lawyers” and Eric Iverson is a "Rising Star". Renee Rubish, Jerry Maschka and Nick Frentz are MSBA Board Certified Civil Trial Law Specialists and belong to the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Rankings

Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz is metro ranked in 1 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Minneapolis
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Regional Rankings

Minneapolis
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz has 2 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Maschka, Riedy, Ries & Frentz eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Demographics

Partners
Male: 4
Female: 1
White / Caucasian: 5
Associates
Male: 3
White / Caucasian: 3
Attorney Management / Department Heads
Female: 1
Paralegals
Female: 6
Hispanic / Latinx: 1
White / Caucasian: 5
Non-Legal Employees
Male: 2
Female: 2
White / Caucasian: 4

Main Location

Mankato, MN
Building 1010
151 Saint Andrews Court
Mankato, MN 56001
United States
507-625-6600 Call our Mankato, MN location at 507-625-6600 Get Directions Get directions to our Mankato, MN location

Management and Personnel

Managing Partner
Renee Rubish

Contacts

Managing Partner - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Renee Rubish 5076256600
Partner - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
George (Jed) E. Chronic 5076256600
Partner - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Nicholas J. Maxwell 5076256600
Partner - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Nick Frentz 5076256600
Partner - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Gerald L. Maschka 507-625-6600
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