Our Civil Litigation Practice

We represent individuals, businesses, property owners, and organizations in a broad range of civil disputes across Minnesota state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and administrative
proceedings.

Civil Litigation Matters We Handle

• Real Estate and Property Disputes

  Boundary, easement, and access issues; title conflicts; trespass and nuisance claims; quiet title actions;
  and zoning and land use litigation.

• Contract Disputes

  Breach of contract, misrepresentation, and enforcement actions involving purchase agreements, leases,
  service contracts, and commercial transactions.

• Business and Commercial Litigation

  Member and shareholder disputes, business dissolutions, non-compete and trade secret claims, and breach of
  fiduciary duty cases.

• Construction Litigation

  Contractor and subcontractor disputes, mechanics’ liens, defect claims, and payment disputes involving
  commercial and residential projects.

• Probate and Trust Litigation

  Will contests, fiduciary misconduct, and disputes involving interpretation or administration of trusts and
  estates.

• Other Civil Matters

  Declaratory judgments, equitable claims, injunctions, and appeals.

Representative Experience

Our attorneys regularly appear before courts across Crow Wing, Cass, Aitkin, and surrounding counties,
as well as the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Examples of our litigation matters include:

• Successfully defending a property owner in a boundary and easement dispute involving long standing
  access rights to the Lake.
• Obtaining dismissal of a contractor claim alleging nonpayment, after demonstrating substantial
  performance and waiver of lien rights.
• Enforcing a settlement agreement in a complex real estate transaction dispute involving competing
  claims of ownership and title.
• Representing a family business in a shareholder buyout and dissolution case that resulted in a
  favorable negotiated resolution.