Practice Overview

Representative Experience

• Defended a client against breach of contract and piercing the corporate veil claims. After an eight-day jury trial, Larkin Hoffman obtained a highly favorable verdict for its client under which the opposing party recovered a mere fraction of the damages it sought.

• Represented a client in a construction defect case and successfully defended against contractor’s counterclaims in a three-day jury trial.

• Obtained $800,000 judgment for a client in a breach of contract case at summary judgment stage.

Appellate Advocacy:

• Obtained a reversal by the Minnesota Supreme Court in favor of a drug-treatment facility’s challenge to a DHS determination of maltreatment and associated fine.

• Co-authored appellate briefs for contract disputes in which the Miinn. Court of Appeals and Minn. Supreme Court held, in favor of a client, that a condition precedent in a contract may be excused to prevent disproportionate forfeiture.

• Co-authored appellate briefs for a minority in a condominium dispute between majority and minority unit owners.

Employment Experience:

• Assists multi-state employers with handbook reviews and benefits questions.

• Advises employers on employment-related concerns related to cannabis and hemp.

• Represents parties in unemployment benefits appeals.

Cannabis Law Experience:

• Advises companies on compliance with federal and state laws and Minnesota's Industrial Hemp Pilot Program.

 

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