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Wm. Christopher Penwell
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chrispenwell@sbgdf.com
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Businesses looking for a litigation partner in today’s evolving economic climate need to ensure that the partner they choose will act in an efficient and cost effective manner, without sacrificing the quality of the legal representation.
The ideal attorney should help define your litigation goals, and set realistic expectations about what can be accomplished through litigation. Throughout, your attorney should zealously advocate your position but with an eye on cost-effectiveness, and charting a straight line to your best outcome.
Retaining a skilled lawyer who acts professionally, who strongly advocates your position, and who acts as a true counselor is the ideal mix in these tough economic times…or, for that matter, any time.
Chris Penwell is such a lawyer.
Penwell has broad and deep experience litigating and arbitrating claims across a diverse set of disciplines. He has obtained seven and eight-figure judgments and settlements and successfully defended claims of that size in disputes involving regulatory takings, utility management services, wind farms, multi-family construction, minority shareholders and executive severance agreements in 16 states across the country.
He is firmly committed to charting and maintaining a straight line to your desired outcome and you will never wonder if he is in your corner.
EDUCATION
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, J.D., 1984
University of Michigan, B.A., 1980
PRACTICE AREAS
Intellectual Property
Employment Law
Land Use Law
Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation
Construction Law
Litigation
Qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of Practice
MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Co-vice chair for legislation, ADR section of Minnesota State Bar Association
ACHIEVEMENTS/PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION
Summary of all non-compete cases decided in Minnesota through 2008
Author, Protect Business With Covenants Not To Compete, June 2009 Upsizemag.com
Author, Litigating Covenants Not To Compete, April 2002 Bench & Bar
Lead attorney in regulatory takings case, WENSMANN REALTY, INC. v. CITY OF EAGAN, 734 N.W.2d 623 (Minn. 2007)
Author of article on regulatory taking, Minnesota Supreme Court's Findings Important To All Course Owners, Summer 2007 Midwest Golf Course Owners Association
Author, The Hidden Costs of Wind Turbine Ownership, June 2010 Wind Systems magazine
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