Mark G. Olive

Mark Olive is an experienced and accomplished workers' compensation attorney. Martindale-Hubbell, the most respected directory in the legal community, gave Mark an AV Preeminent 5.0 Rating for both professional skills and ethics - the highest designation available in both categories.

In addition, Mark has been selected for Super Lawyers® honors consistently since 2000. Super Lawyers honorees are chosen from an annual survey, and the distinction is bestowed on less than 5% of Minnesota's practicing attorneys. Mark was also selected in Minnesota Law & Politics Top 40 Workers' Compensation Attorneys and was nominated for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® from 2008 to 2021 for Workers' Compensation Law.

Mark has been protecting the rights of injured workers, both in the courtroom and at the legislature, for over 40 years. As a former co-chair of the Minnesota Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Committee from 1993 to 2000 and a current active member, he has lobbied against regular attempts by the business community to reduce workers' compensation benefits for Minnesota's injured workers.

Mark is also a friend of organized labor and frequently speaks to unions and other employee groups about a range of issues affecting the health and safety of working men and women. He has developed an in-depth understanding of the Union Construction Workers' Compensation Program, which administers many work comp cases for injured workers in the construction trades.