Best Lawyers Near You in Minnetonka, Minnesota
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John Crawford counsels clients in cases involving insurance coverage, personal injuries, wrongful death, mental impairment/mental anguish, punitive damages and property damage. A significant portion of his practice is representing motor carriers, commercial truck drivers, and the motoring public. John is certified as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and is a board-certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Currently he and colleague,...
Terry Moore earned his reputation as a “bulldog lawyer” by being aggressive, tenacious, and practical. He has successfully taken on major league adversaries including big oil, big pharma, and big government, in both litigation and transactions. Over the past 30 years, he has won more than $150 million for his clients. He’s especially good at handling business partner disputes. He’s the author of two books, Big Force Negotiation, and The Bulldog Guide to Business Partne...
Phaedra brings her creative and strategic acumen to individuals and a broad range of entities, including condominium, townhouse, cooperative, and other community associations. She provides legal advice and representation on a wide variety of issues affecting associations. Phaedra also represents property owners and others in the real estate sector on issues. Whether working with individuals or commercial entities in real estate, community association law, or collections, creditor’s righ...
Brian Melendez is a veteran litigator with more than two decades of experience in trial and appellate practice, and a former president of the Minnesota State Bar Association. His practice focuses on consumer-credit litigation and business torts. He has defended consumer-financial-services providers in more than 300 cases in over 40 states. Brian was named by Minnesota Lawyer magazine in 2002 as one of the Top Ten Attorneys of the Year; he won the award a second time in 2008, only the second p...
Joel Hilgendorf is a partner in the real estate practice group of Hellmuth & Johnson. He is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Real Property Law Specialist. Joel counsels banks, businesses, individuals, and community associations in all legal issues related to real estate, including sale, purchase, leasing, and financing of residential and commercial property.
Samuel T. Lockner enjoys a robust intellectual property and patent practice, which includes litigation, monetization, protection, trade secrets, and more. Lockner often serves as lead counsel representing companies in the biotechnology, biomedical device, bio-agricultural, and other related industrial sectors, both as plaintiffs and defendants. Many of Lockner’s cases are patent disputes under the Hatch-Waxman Act. His experience also includes Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) and...
Chris Mumm is a business lawyer and a deal maker. He has deep experience with challenging business issues and represents clients especially with respect to mergers and acquisitions, capital structuring, deal management, corporate financing transactions (including private placements) and employment law matters. Chris’s experience includes a wide range of transactional matters, from single-location acquisitions to large, multi-unit, multi-jurisdictional transactions. During his time with ...
Holly M. Robbins is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Holly M., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Holly M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jeffrey D. Klobucar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation. Jeffrey D., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
Bradley A. Pederson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law. Bradley A., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bradley A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Tony has spent a large part of his career handling large loss and catastrophe litigation including fires and explosions, product liability, property and casualty litigation. He has handled a range of complex insurance coverage disputes. Tony is often called upon to go to fire scenes and take control of fire investigation to protect his clients’ interests. He has substantial trial experience, having tried cases in state courts throughout the Midwest and in federal court. He also has subs...
Mark Whitmore is a trial lawyer who represents and counsels health systems and other businesses and professionals in litigation, risk management, licensing, governmental investigations, and compliance matters. A sought-after litigator, Mr. Whitmore represents a majority of the health systems in the Twin Cities, including their outstate locations. He takes pride in seeing each matter through conclusion and partners closely with his clients to achieve their goals anywhere from conference rooms ...
Kristin Stastny is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law and Utilities Law. Kristin, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Scott M. Flaherty is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law. Scott M., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.