FRU TH, JAMISON & ELSASS,
PLLC
3902 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
delsass@fruthlaw.com
www.fruthlaw.comTHOMAS E. JAMISON PLLC 3902 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-344-9701 Fax: 612-344-9705 tjamison@fruthlaw.com www.fruthlaw.com
DOUGLAS L. ELSASS
FRU TH, JAMISON & ELSASS, MICHAEL D. MADIGAN P. A. Campbell Mithun Tower Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-604-2000 Fax: 612-604-2599 madigan@mdh-law.com www.mdh-law.com
MADIGAN, DAHL & HARLAN,
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
HEALTH CARE
Doug Elsass focuses his practice on business disputes involving
contract, shareholder, partnership, employment, health care,
and business competition claims. At Fruth, Jamison & Elsass,
PLLC, Doug works with a group of experienced lawyers
who combine their tenacious litigation skills with business
knowledge to set a legal strategy that fits their clients’ business
needs. Doug has spoken at many seminars and authored
articles on minority shareholder rights and law firm partnership
disputes, among other topics. Doug has been recognized as a
Top 40 Business Litigator. He has served as the President of the
Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and on the
Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court.
Tom Jamison represents parties in a wide range of business
disputes, including securities and shareholder litigation,
business valuations, and business breakups. His clients include
national and regional securities broker-dealers, institutional and
individual investors, business owners, and other corporate and
individual clients involved in commercial litigation. His practice
includes cases in Minnesota state and federal courts, NASD
securities arbitration, and the Chancery Court and Supreme
Court of Delaware. Tom is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and
has been recognized as one of Minnesota’s leading business
litigators by Chambers USA. Tom advises business clients on a
wide range of legal issues and has been a guest lecturer at the
University of St. Thomas School of Business. Tom is a magna
cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law.
FRANCHISE/DEALERSHIP
GENERAL LI TIGATION
Michael Madigan is the managing partner of Madigan, Dahl &
Harlan, P.A., a closely knit group of attorneys, paralegals,
and assistants dedicated to providing innovative solutions to
issues facing the firm’s clients. The firm is recognized for its
hardworking culture and the high degree of responsiveness
and consistent attention that it brings to each client matter.
Madigan’s practice consists of business law and commercial
litigation, including business, construction, employment,
franchise, liquor, and commercial litigation. He currently
serves on the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the
South Washington Watershed District, Board of Managers. He
served from 1999-2006 as a city council member of Woodbury,
Minnesota. He has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for
over 20 years and named in Super Lawyers for twelve years.
NED OSTENSO
MERRIGAN, BRANDT,
MEAGHER & GEER, P.L. L.P.
OSTENSO & CAMBRE, P. A.
25 Ninth Avenue North
PO Box 458
Hopkins, MN 55343
Tel: 952-933-2390
Fax: 952-933-3451
neo911@usinternet.com
www.merriganlaw.com
WILLIAM R. SKOLNICK SKOLNICK & SHIFF, P.A. 2100 Rand Tower 527 Marquette Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-677-7600 Fax: 612-677-7601 skolnicklaw@visi.comLEATHA G. WOLTER 33 South Sixth Street Suite 4400 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-337-9644 Fax: 612-338-8384 lwolter@meagher.com www.meagher.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CONSTRUC TION LI TIGATION
Ned Ostenso has successfully represented people in Wisconsin
and Minnesota in both civil and criminal litigation. His practice
is focused on helping businesses and individuals negotiate their
way through the legal system to resolve conflicts, negotiate
contracts or pursue successful litigation. Mr. Ostenso earned
an MBA from St. Thomas (1987) and a law degree from William
Mitchell College of Law (1994) where he is an adjunct instructor
for negotiation skills. Mr. Ostenso is managing partner of
Merrigan, Brandt, Ostenso & Cambre, P.A., a firm located in
Hopkins, Minnesota and dedicated to serving the community
with competence, zeal, and integrity.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
REAL ESTATE
For over 29 years, Bill Skolnick has aggressively litigated a wide
variety of civil cases, particularly in the business fraud arena.
Having been a CPA, Bill’s thoroughness and attention to detail
combined with his high energy and a tenacious passion for
client causes have resulted in many significant victories over
the years. As a litigator, Bill brings his experience and talents to
bear, from contract claims and shareholder disputes to complex
multiparty lawsuits. His law firm consists of a dedicated team
focused on representing clients, which include individuals,
small businesses, and large corporate entities in commercial
litigation. During the past few years the firm has produced over
$50 million in verdicts, settlements, and results for our clients.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Leatha G. Wolter heads the Anti-Fraud Counseling and
Litigation Group at Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. For more than
20 years, she has counseled insurers and other clients on claims
handling, investigation, and litigation strategies designed to
address internal and external fraud. Ms. Wolter prosecutes
civil RICO and fraud matters throughout Minnesota and
the Upper Midwest. She is frequently called on to resolve
questions involving arson, property losses, health care provider
fraud, staged auto accidents, and contract rescission due to
misrepresentation. Ms. Wolter is a member of the International
Association of Arson Investigators and the Minnesota
Anti-Vehicle Crime Association. She is a trial advocacy instructor
and often provides in-house training to clients, trade groups,
and other businesses, regarding all aspects of litigation.
STEVEN WOLTER
KELLEY, WOLTER & SCOT T,
MEYER & NJUS P.A.
P.A.
431 South Seventh Street
Suite 2530, Centre Village Offices
Minneapolis, MN 55105
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Tel: 612-371-9090
Fax: 612-371-0574
nmeyer@meyernjus.com
swolter@kelleywolter.com
www.kelleywolter.com
MICHAEL L. BRUTLAG BRU TLAG, HARTMANN & TRUCKE, P. A. 3555 Plymouth Boulevard Suite 117 Minneapolis, MN 55447 Tel: 763-222-2503 Fax: 763-222-2501 mbrutlag@brutlaw.com www.brutlaw.com
NEIL M. MEYER 1100 U.S. Bank Plaza 200 South Sixth Street Tel: 612-341-2181 Fax: 612-630-3213 www.meyernjus.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
Steve Wolter applies insight gained through his varied
experience as a former criminal prosecutor, a government
attorney responsible for nationwide failed bank litigation, and
a white collar criminal defense lawyer to successfully handle
a diverse mix of criminal and civil lawsuits. He is committed
to providing each client with top-quality, hands-on service,
delivered in a timely and professional manner. Steve offers every
client straightforward advice and creative settlement solutions
backed up by a demonstrated ability to try cases that do not
settle out of court. He has helped many individuals, small
businesses, and corporate clients favorably resolve claims that
threatened their business and financial futures. He has handled
a myriad of cases involving fraud claims in state and federal trial
courts, in bankruptcy court, and on appeal.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
GENERAL LI TIGATION
Mike Brutlag is the founder of Brutlag, Hartmann & Trucke, P.A.
He is well known for his extensive transactional and litigation
experience in business, finance, construction and real estate
law. His clients include individuals and startup, emerging, and
established businesses ranging from small local concerns to
multinational corporations. Mr. Brutlag has over 30 years of
experience in providing personalized assistance to clients faced
with a wide variety of business, contractual, commercial, and
other legal issues. He is admitted to practice in both Minnesota
and Wisconsin and has been certified as a real estate law
specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
REAL ESTATE
Neil Meyer is a founding member of Meyer & Njus P.A., a
multistate law firm providing national and local representation
to clients from the firm’s offices in Minnesota, Illinois, and
Michigan. His practice focuses on the areas of business
organization and operation, mergers and acquisitions,
estate planning, and real estate. His clients include a broad
range of for-profit business organizations and individuals.
Neil serves as the president of LegalCORPS, a non-profit
corporation providing pro bono services to microenterprises
and non-profit organizations. He received the Supreme Court’s
Professional Responsibility Volunteer of the Year Award and
has served as the Court’s appointee to the Lawyers Board of
Professional Responsibility.
