Pat is an experienced litigator and advisor to energy companies operating in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. He is the Chair of Fredrikson & Byron’s Condemnation & Eminent Domain Group, and is also a member of the Transmission, Energy and Litigation Groups. In his condemnation practice, Pat represents condemning authorities and private owners in acquisition negotiations, eminent domain actions, land rights disputes, and land use matters. He has particular expertise representing public utilities, electric cooperatives, and pipeline companies in acquiring the necessary permits and land rights for sites and corridors for electric transmission lines and pipelines in urban and rural areas. In this practice, he has represented condemning authorities in the successful and timely acquisition of hundreds of miles worth of land rights, handling scores of valuation disputes to conclusion, including through jury trials.
