Attorney Matthew Brenengen earned his undergraduate degree with honors from the James Madison School of Public Policy at Michigan State University, receiving a dual major in political science and economics.  He graduated in 1996 with honors from St. Paul’s William Mitchell College of Law.  Matthew Brenengen has been selected by Twin Cities attorneys as a Mpls/St Paul and Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine RisingStar for having distinguished himself in the area of personal injury law.  Matthew is an active member of the Minnesota Association for Justice, serving for many years on the Minnesota No-Fault and Technology committees.  He has chaired several continuing legal education seminars and has been asked to speak at dozens of seminars on topics regarding no-fault law and legal technology.  He is a certified arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau, handling many Minnesota Lemon Law cases and member disputes in the area of home construction and remodeling.  In 2006, he was selected as the Minnesota Better Business Bureau's Arbitrator of the Year.

Matthew Brenengen has a particular interest in the Minnesota No-Fault Act.  In addition to his work with the Minnesota Association for Justice, he has served as a Minnesota No-Fault Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) since 2001.  He has been selected to arbitrate more than 125 cases.  He has also successfully tried to verdict many no-fault-only cases. 

Matthew Brenengen started working with the law firm of Finn Shapiro, LLC (formerly Allan Shapiro & Associates) while he was still in law school in 1993.  He worked with Allan Shapiro for 13 years before starting his own firm in 2006.  By focusing almost exclusively on helping injured victims in the area of personal injury law he has developed an intimate understanding of Minnesota No-Fault and insurance law.  With a skilled application of the law, and a combination of cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned hard work, the firm aggressively pursues every claim to ensure maximum compensation for victims’ injuries.  At the same time, the firm also takes the time to listen to all of our clients and give answers in plain English -- not legal babble.

Matthew is married to Amy Kramer Brenengen, who works for the Minnesota Legislature in the Office on the Economic Status of Women.  He is proud of her work of making issues important to women heard in the Minnesota Legislature.  He is also the proud father of two beautiful children, Alice and Andrew.  Outside of work, he is an avid runner - participating in 2010 in his eighth marathon, he is restoring a 1917 home to it original condition, enjoys riding his 1976 Honda CB400F motorcycle, and camping in the BWCA.  He is also a passionate mountain and road biker, often riding to work.  Weekends he can often be found pursuing one of his other great interests as a professional photographer.

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