Mary S. Ranum

Shareholder

Email: mranum@fredlaw.com
Office: 612.492.7072
Assistant: Traci Kohn, 612.492.7612

Download vCard
Print Full Bio

PRIMARY SERVICES

Bank & Finance
Debt Finance
Real Estate

“My greatest joy in practicing law is building long-term relationships with clients and helping them achieve their objectives.”

Overview

Mary represents a wide range of clients on acquisitions and developments, financings and leasing. She is known for maintaining strong relationships with clients and bringing together the appropriate team to meet the needs of each client.

Mary is a certified Real Property Law Specialist and has been elected to the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. She has been a member of the Real Estate and Bank & Finance Practice Groups at Fredrikson & Byron since 1984 and served as chair of the firm’s Board of Directors for eight years. Mary works with a broad range of clients including lending institutions, major retailers, health care providers and real estate developers on acquisitions, financings and leasing. Mary represents nonprofit borrowers in connection with tax-exempt bond financing, including educational institutions and health care organizations.

Mary has significant experience with high volume real estate clients. For many years, she served as Minnesota counsel to a publicly-traded national homebuilder/developer. In that capacity, she directed a team of lawyers and paralegals in a full range of real estate law services. Mary regularly represents a national company in connection with the acquisition, development and leasing of large health clubs and collaborative office spaces. Mary also regularly represents a publicly-traded national restaurant company in connection with the leasing and development of its corporate-owned restaurants throughout the country.

Articles & Presentations

Fredrikson & Byron Announces Results of Board Elections

September 23, 2015

Fredrikson & Byron has held elections for the firm’s board of directors and the Fredrikson & Byron Foundation board of directors.

View Details

Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Named 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

July 7, 2015

Super Lawyers Magazine recognized 36 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 15 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

View Details

Attorney Mary Ranum Elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers

May 4, 2015

Fredrikson & Byron attorney Mary S. Ranum was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) on April 9, 2015. Ranum was selected by her peers for her outstanding legal ability, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law.

View Details

Fredrikson & Byron Announces Results of Board Elections

September 22, 2014

Fredrikson & Byron has re-elected David P. Bunde, John J. Erhart, John M. Koneck, Steven J. Quam, and Mary S. Ranum to the firm’s board of directors.

View Details

59 Fredrikson & Byron Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015

August 18, 2014

View Details

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Presenter, “Lease Legalese: Why Do You Care?,” Minnesota Real Estate Journal Healthcare & Medical Properties Summit, March 23, 2018
Presenter, “Commercial Landlord/Tenant Issues,” Real Property Law in Minnesota, January 2014
Presenter, “Negotiating Title Insurance in New Development Deals,” Real Estate Institute, November 2013
Presenter, “Hot Topics in Lending,” Bank & Finance Seminar: Key Developments that Every Banker Should Know, September 12, 2013
“When Is a Nonrecourse Loan Actually a Recourse Loan? The Answer May Surprise You,” co-authored with Johanna Franzen, FredNEWS: Bank & Finance, September 2012
Presenter, “Key Developments that Every Banker Should Know,” Fredrikson & Byron Bank & Finance Seminar, September 22, 2011
“Real Estate Legislative Update: 2011 Minnesota Legislative Session,” co-authored with Heidi M. Loch, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Real Estate, August 2011
Moderator, “Strategies for Buying and Selling Distressed Commercial Real Estate: What Opportunities Lie Ahead,” 2011 Commercial Real Estate Forum, March 8, 2011
“Real Estate Legislative Update: 2010 Minnesota Legislative Session,” co-authored with Hiep Pham and Mark Vyvyan, FredNEWS: Real Estate, August 2010
“Understanding Recent Changes to Minnesota’s Green Acres Program,” co-authored with Jeffrey Serum, FredNEWS: Real Estate, July 2010
“Real Estate Legislative Update – 2009 Minnesota Legislative Session,” co-authored with Maya Zahn, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Real Estate, September 2009
“Q & A: How to Prepare for and Respond to a Loan Default,” co-authored with Carrie Seele, FredNEWS: Bank & Finance, June 2009
“A Healthcare Facility Lease Check-up,” co-authored with Katie Cole, FredNEWS: Real Estate, April 2009
“Legal Strategies and Consideration for Healthcare Facilities,” Minnesota Healthcare & Medical Properties Conference, March 31, 2009
“Effectively Managing Real Estate Assets: Case Study,” Minnesota Medical Group Management Association 2009 Winter Conference, March 9-11, 2009
“Lending in Troubled Times,” Eide Bailly’s 28th Annual Bankers Seminar, October 30, 2008
“The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: A Real Estate Perspective,” co-authored with Daniel Piper, FredNEWS: Real Estate, October 27, 2008
“The 2008 Minnesota Legislative Session Brings Many Real Estate Law Changes,” co-authored with Brian McCool and Brian Clark, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Real Estate, August 2008
“Troubled Real Estate Loans: A Lender’s Perspective,” Fredrikson & Byron Real Estate Conference: Troubled Real Estate Loans in a Down Market, April 30, 2008
“Real Estate Legislative Update – 2007 Minnesota Legislative Session,” co-authored with Katie Ilten, Summer Associate, FredNEWS: Real Estate, July 2007
“2006 Real Estate Legislative Update,” co-authored with Keri McWilliams, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, August 2006
Speaker, Fredrikson & Byron’s Leadership Series for Women: Negotiations 101, May 2006
“Developments in Takings Law,” co-authored with Mark Vyvyan, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, August 2005
“2004 Real Estate Legislative Update,” co-authored with Katie Cole, Mark W. Vyvyan, and Elizabeth C. Zamzow, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, July 2004
“Security Interests in Contracts for Deed,” co-authored with Brian McCool, Fredrikson & Byron’s Real Estate Focus Newsletter, November 2004, Fredrikson & Byron’s Bank Focus Newsletter, June 2004

Honors & Education

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1983, magna cum laude
Concordia College, B.A., Mathematics and Business Administration, 1978, summa cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS

Minnesota, 1983
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1983

HONORS

Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who’s Who, 2018
American College of Mortgage Attorneys
Real Property Law Specialist, certified by the Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Super Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2008-present
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
Top Women in Finance, Finance and Commerce,2011
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s — 25 Industry Leaders List, 2011
Metropolitan Economic Development Association’s Volunteer of the Year, 1997
Member, Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 1981-83
Order of the Coif

MN State Bar Association Certified Specialist

Professional Activities

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Board of Regents at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, 2014-present
Board of Advisors, University of Minnesota Law School, 2013-present
Board Member, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, 2010-present
American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 2007-present
Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2015-present
Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace Attorney Listings, 1997-present
Board of Trustees, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Board of Pensions, 2003-2009
University of Minnesota Law School, Law Alumni Association Directors, 1998-2003
Board of Directors, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 1993-2004
Board of Directors, Minnesota Justice Foundation, 1993-1998
Minnesota State Bar Association, Real Property, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Sections
Hennepin County Bar Association, Real Property Section
Clerk, Honorable C. Donald Peterson, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1983-84