Courtland C. Merrill

Roberta B. Walburn has focused her legal career on complex, high-stakes litigation. Most notably, she played a pivotal role in the Minnesota tobacco litigation, representing the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in their groundbreaking lawsuit against the tobacco industry. After four years of litigation—including unearthing more than 30 million pages of internal documents, litigation of crime-fraud issues, more than a dozen unsuccessful interlocutory appeals...

In 1988 Thomas R. Wilhelmy founded the Property Tax Department at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was the Chair until recent years. Thomas then commenced a new role at Ryan Law Firm, PLLC, first as Partner and now as Of Counsel, and continues to serve as the Property Tax Leader, Minnesota. "My professional goals have always focused on being of the highest level of beneficial service to the client community and the professionals in the niche area in which my time an...

Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Elizabeth Drotning practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Elizabeth Drotning Hartwell is held by other lawyers.

Philip L. Bruner is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Arbitration and Mediation. Philip L. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Philip L. Bruner since 2003. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Philip L. Bruner is held by other lawyers.

A shareholder at Monroe Moxness Berg, Rick represents and advises businesses, business owners and financial institutions. In addition to acting as general corporate counsel, Rick regularly assists clients in the negotiation and completion of business transactions including: Acquisitions Divestitures Equity investments Financing transactions General corporate Business controversies Entity formation Joint ventures For clients in need of business, tax and finance counsel, Rick has more than 20 y...

Jan Conlin has a long record of leading high-stakes intellectual property and business-critical litigation. Known for her trial and examination skills, Jan uses her well-honed expertise in the areas of trial strategy and risk assessment to find unique business resolutions for litigation-based conflicts of all sizes. During the course of her career, Jan has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts, awards, and settlements on behalf of her clients. For the past six years, Jan was na...

Danielle W. Fitzsimmons is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Danielle W. practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Danielle W. Fitzsimmons since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Danielle W. Fitzsimmons is held by other...

Alana Bassin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Alana practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota Best Lawyers has recognized Alana Bassin since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ala...

Lauren Nuffort is a civil litigator practicing in the areas of insurance law, insurance coverage disputes, personal injuries and wrongful death, transportation law, professional liability, and construction law. She represents insurance companies and their insureds in subrogation claims against third parties for property losses. She has obtained significant recoveries for her clients in losses involving fires, water intrusion, and structural failures. She is also retained to investigate and pu...

Michael Klemm is a partner in the real estate group of Hellmuth & Johnson. He is an MSBA Certified Real Property Law Specialist and has repeatedly been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. Michael has represented and advised a wide range of clients, including cities, developers, builders, lenders, businesses, individuals, and associations. He has extensive experience in complex real estate transactions, including acquisition, disposi...