Introduction
Pete is a senior associate in Fredrikson & Byron’s Litigation and Real Estate Groups. Focusing his practice primarily on real estate litigation, Pete’s effectiveness as a litigator comes from his experience on both the litigation and transactional sides of real estate. His wide-range of experiences comes from representing clients involved in real estate disputes, including disputes involving complex mortgage foreclosures, construction disputes, title defects, mechanic’s lien issues, title registrations, workouts, receiverships, landlord-tenant issues, boundary issues, and real estate purchase and sale transactions.
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 2007
- Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., 2002
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2007
Practice Areas
Representative Experience
- Pete successfully represented homeowners in a court trial against an association that attempted to use vague and arbitrary architectural control guidelines to prevent construction of the homeowners’ dream house. The trial court Judge concluded that the homeowners were entitled to build their home and awarded the homeowners a substantial portion of their attorneys’ fees.
- Pete represented a lender in a foreclosure action against fifty-two defendants involving twenty-one parcels of real property with substantial and complex title defects. Pete successfully prosecuted the foreclosure to completion and cleaned-up the title such that the real property involved is now developable real estate.
- Pete played an integral role on a team of attorneys who obtained a jury verdict for a client whose signature had been forged on several mortgage loan documents.
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “Delay, Suspension & Acceleration,” Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2010 and May 2011
- “Recent Court Decisions Regarding Minnesota Mechanic’s Lien Law,” co-authored with Joseph Springer, FredNEWS: Construction, December 2009
Community Involvement
- Board Chair, 360 Communities, f/k/a Community Action Council
- Board member, Engelsma Family Foundation