- Corporate LawChris concentrates in practice in the areas of business and corporate law, civil litigation, real estate, employment, and intellectual property matters.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsChris advises clients on corporate entity choice, formation, corporate expansion, capitalization, regulatory compliance, management, mergers & acquisitions and dissolution. Chris also drafts, negotiates and advises clients on contracts, including multi-million dollar contracts and real estate conveyances. Chris also serves as 1
- Business FormationIt is important to start your business on a solid foundation – you may have already written a business plan, secured financing, and dreamed of future success. Let us draft the documents for your incorporation or organization. These will control your company’s operation, tax status, your role in the company, and your personal liability. We draft documents that comply with Minnesota law and make it easy for you to operate the company while following the law. We also keep corporate records, draft board resolutions, and help the company move forward if there is a change in personnel. Let us help you make your business plans a reality.
- Business DisputesSt chair litigation counsel, litigating numerous business matters, including minority shareholder/employee disputes, contract disputes, real estate matters, employee matters, collection matters, and similar cases.
- Business Transactions
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Workers CompensationBuck has served on numerous EMS, Healthcare and Public Safety Committees and Associations since 1985. Currently he is a Board member of the MN Rural Health Association, The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Flex Committee, The Steve Rummler Hope Foundation, The Restart Foundation and he was appointed by the Commissioner of DOLI, Ken Peterson, to serve on the Workers Compensation Medical Review Board. Buck also served as a City Council member and Mayor for the City of Annandale where he grew up and attended high school.
- Employment Contract
- Severance AgreementWe provide experienced assistance in all matters commercial, from business entity selection, buy/sells of businesses, contract work, employee severance agreements, leases, and security agreements, commercial debt collection, reclaiming goods from insolvent businesses, and foreclosures.
- Real Estate LitigationKirsten has expansive experience in the areas of real estate transactions and real estate law, including buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, plaintiffs and defendants, commercial and residential deals in sales and leases. She has worked on development plans with clients drafting city codes, environmental compliance ordinances and commercial financing. In addition, she has advised cities on implementation of sewer and water systems including land acquisitions, easements, and worked with bond counsel and cities to comply with federal and state laws pertaining to public works projects.
- Real Estate TransactionsDrafted multi-million dollar commercial real estate purchase agreements, energy supply agreements, commercial lease agreements, license agreements, shareholder agreements, and other related instruments.
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Estate PlanningWe are well seasoned in protecting or promoting your business or personal interests. Our legal team primarily practices in the areas of business, real estate, estate planning, marijuana (cannabis, cbd, hemp, medical cannabis), petroleum, and civil litigation, government regulation and compliance.
- WillsWe also provide will and trust administration services for personal representatives and trustees and can help heirs or distributees understand the process of the administration.
- TrustsWe can assist you in your duties as personal representative or as heir or distributee in understanding the process of Probate. The possible tax issues that may arise during estate or trust administration can demand significant tax and legal expertise from the estate planning advisor. We can help guide you through the paperwork, process, and pitfalls, whether the Probate will need to be supervised, unsupervised, formal, or informal.
- Power of AttorneyWe understand that every client’s most important estate planning goal is to secure a future which provides for the client and their family and loved ones. Most estate plans start with a will instrument, a trust instrument if appropriate, a health care directive and a financial power of attorney. In order to meet our client’s needs, our services range from the most basic estate planning to more sophisticated asset protection, including planning for small business owners and family businesses. You’ve worked hard for what you have – let us help you protect it.
- ProbateMinnesota probate law applies to people who lived in Minnesota when they died and to residents of other states who owned real estate in Minnesota. Whether a matter is “probated” depends on a number of factors, including the type of property and the nature of the ownership of that property. For example, unless real estate (a home, a cabin, a farm, etc.) was transferred into a trust or was owned as “joint tenancy” property with a right of survivorship, it usually is subject to the probate process. If you are considering a Will, you should consult with an attorney about the ownership of any real estate and whether there are advantages to certain types of ownership.
- ForeclosureLead counsel defending multi-million dollar judicial foreclosure action. Obtained favorable settlement for client and prevented foreclosure.
- Tax LawWe advise our clients in all aspects of the industries, including but not limited to, licensing and registration, corporate governance, structuring, operations, finance, investors, capital raising, and navigating legislative and regulatory compliance such as manufacturing, labeling, and dispensing. Additionally, we assist our clients in litigation, employment and labor, contract negotiations, due diligence, real estate, tax issues, intellectual property, day to day matters, and general business counsel.
- Debt CollectionWe provide experienced assistance in all matters commercial, from contract work, leases, and security agreements to debt collection, reclaiming goods from insolvent businesses, and foreclosures.