Representative Cases
Mount Sinai Hospital vs.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Minnesota
No. C2-99-59, 1999 WL 672818 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999)
Intervention and garnishment proceedings.
Picht vs. Hawks
77 F. Supp. 1041; 236 F.3d 446 (8th Cir. 2001)
Prejudgment garnishment and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Irwin Union vs. Speedy Car Wash
Irwin Union v. Speedy Car Wash, 672 N.W.2d 375 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
Prejudgment garnishment and the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.
Advance Duplication Services vs. Payne
No. A05-1132 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006)
Minnesota's long-arm jurisdiction and internet commerce.
Aamodt vs. Renander
No. A07-0268 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008)
Individual guaranty enforcement under the “original promise” doctrine.
Summit Recovery, LLC vs. Bobbie-Jo Diebold, et al.
No. 10-3760 (8th Cir. Ct. App. 2011)
Credit portfolio sales and jurisdictional matters.
Southcross, LLC vs. Meridus, Company LCC
No. A13-1113 (Minn. Ct. App. 2014)
Guaranty enforcement following the release of the original debtor.
Lariat Companies, Inc. vs. Barbara A. Wigley
No. A17-0210 (Minn. Ct. App. 2017)
Fraudulent transfer liability arising from inter-spousal transfers.
Lariat Companies, Inc. vs. Barbara A. Wigley
No. 18-3489 (8th Cir. 2018)
Landlord claim calculations under 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(6).
North Mill Equipment Finance, LLC vs. Gruz Boga, LLC
et al., No. A19-0975 (Minn. Ct. App. 2019)
Post-judgment claim and delivery enforcement proceedings.
Lariat Companies, Inc. vs. Barbara A. Wigley
No. A18-6027 (8th Cir. BAP 2020)
Actual fraud and nondischargeability litigation under the Husky decision.
Representative Clients and Matters
U.S. Clients
• Successfully domesticated and enforced Colorado judgment against Minnesota insurance company, collecting entire judgment balance over $200,000 with single bank garnishment.
• Successfully enforced retainer agreement and established lien and resulting judgment for over $40,000 for a Twin Cities based law firm.
• Successfully enforced $473,181.13 judgment entered in connection with commercial leasing claims.
• Served as local counsel for a New York firm pursing trade secret case against Minnesota defendants and resulting in a non-dischargeable judgment in excess of $1,000,000.
• Served as local counsel for New York firm representing secured creditors in connection with alleged Ponzi scheme case and claims exceeding $10,000,000.
• Co-chaired federal jury trial resulting in money judgment exceeding $500,000 for former sales representative owed unpaid commissions.
• Lead counsel for multi-day state court trial resulting in money judgment exceeding $100,000 for commercial property owner and successfully enforcing personal guaranty after release of corporate principal.
International Clients
• Successfully represented South African vineyard in post-judgment collection efforts related to $160,000 judgment.
• Successfully represented Taiwanese computer manufacturer in collection efforts related to $250,000 commercial transaction.
• Successfully represented Swedish candy company in collection efforts for goods sold to Minnesota distributor.
• Successfully represented Peruvian computer reseller in collection efforts related to Minnesota transaction.
• Successfully represented Dutch intellectual property law firm in various collection matters.
Expert Witness
• Messerli & Kraemer
• Rausch Sturm
• Meadowood v. Mahoney
• Anastasi Jellum: Testifying expert for defense