Benjamin O’Laughlin is a litigator who focuses his practice on efficiently resolving real property, construction, and business disputes. He has experience representing homeowners, contractors, businesses, insurance companies and financial institutions in complex civil litigation in state and federal court.
- Represented owner/developer in construction defects action involving apartment building renovation project resulting in a $1-million settlement.
- Defended a reverse mortgage loan mortgagee’s interest in a title dispute.
- Assisted a business client in a complicated action against a business partner resulting in $600,000 settlement.
- Prepared winning summary judgment argument which secured coverage for fire loss based on lender’s loss payable endorsement to an insurance policy.
- Pursued successful third-party claims against depository banks for breach of presentment warranties arising from fraudulent checks.
- University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
- University of Minnesota Duluth, Labovitz School of Business & Economics (B.B.A.)
- Major: Organizational Management
- Minor: Environmentalism and Sustainability
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon, Susan N. Burke, Hennepin County District Court
