Christy Thorson

Christy was promoted to partner with Bradshaw & Bryant in June 2024. She has been with the firm since 2016 and has been practicing personal injury since 2011. In addition to handling personal injury cases, Christy serves as an arbitrator for automobile no-fault cases through the American Arbitration Association (AAA). She serves on the AAA No-Fault Standing Committee and has helped train new arbitrators. She is a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice and the Stearns/Benton Bar Association. She participates in Women Trial Lawyers and has presented on no-fault law at the annual conference.

Christy also volunteers for Central Minnesota Legal Services and is a volunteer judge for mock trial competitions. She handles the contract with both Stearns and Benton counties to represent people being committed for mental illness and/or chemical dependency or people in guardianship situations. Christy grew up in Spicer, Minnesota, the oldest of three. She graduated from New London-Spicer High School and then Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Christy received her law degree from Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline) in 2008 and received her license from the State of Minnesota that same year. Christy lives in Maple Grove with her husband and four fur babies and has a bonus daughter and granddaughter.