My civil litigation and appellate experience spans 39 years in Minnesota State and Federal Courts.  My law practice provides representation to individuals, partnerships, corporations, business owners, commercial and residential landlords and tenants, real estate investors, real estate management companies and those in need of legal representation in civil litigation matters. 

My areas of practice include:

• general civil disputes, litigation and appeals;
• landlord - tenant disputes, negotiations, litigation and appeals;
• real estate litigation and appeals;
• city-county-state-federal government regulations, licensing, claims, defenses and related litigation and appeals;
• creditor-debtor disputes and remedies, litigation and appeals;
• business entity formation;
• business and contract disputes and mediated and arbitrated resolutions;
• purchase and sale of business assets;
• state and federal civil rights claims, defenses and litigation;
• federal fair housing regulation, claims and defenses, HUD administrative housing complaints and related federal litigation;
• federal firearm and dealer licensing issues and litigation; and
• personal injury claims.

I am admitted to practice before all Minnesota State District and Appellate Courts, the Minnesota Federal District Court, the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis, Missouri, and the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.