Attorney Profiles

Charles Horowitz joined Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen in 1999, coming from a Wall Street firm specializing in insurance coverage, defense and subrogation. Mr. Horowitz is an experienced litigator in state and federal court, whose wide-ranging practice includes plaintiffs’ and defendants’ side employment law in the public and private sectors, insurance law, veterans’ rights, shareholder disputes, civil rights, commercial litigation and class actions. In the field of employment law, his efforts representing a Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy led to an important clarification and expansion of police officers’ and firefighters’ rights to enhanced “line of duty” disability benefits under the Public Employees Retirement Association statute. Mr. Horowitz also has successfully represented veterans of the armed services in pursuing claims under the Minnesota Veterans Preference Act, including a City of St. Paul firefighter and light rail technician employed by the Metropolitan Counsel. In the area of civil rights litigation, Mr. Horowitz’ efforts on behalf of a victim of excessive force resulted in a $275,000 settlement with a sheriff’s deputy and the county that employed him. Mr. Horowitz is equally proficient at complex litigation, having assisted in the certification of nationwide and statewide classes in the following class actions: Menzel v. Beneficial Corp., (consumer lending), Johnson v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Fair Labor Standards Act), and Shapira v. City of Minneapolis (“Photocop” litigation). In between his legal work in New York and joining the Firm, Mr. Horowitz clerked for Hennepin County District Court Judge Cara Lee Neville. An opinion he drafted for Judge Neville ultimately was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court, Raygor v. Regents of University of Minnesota, 534 U.S. 533 (2002). Mr. Horowitz received his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and his B.A. from Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences.

Outside of work, Mr. Horowitz and his wife Robin, a law librarian, are active in local cultural institutions, including the Minnesota Orchestra. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, the state’s premier pre-conservatory youth orchestra.