“Litigation can be a highly stressful and frustrating process for all parties involved, whether they are individuals, small companies or large corporations. As a litigator, I take pride in being a forceful, practical and compassionate advocate for my clients. I listen carefully to their goals and concerns, and focus on achieving their goals as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.”
Blake Shepard
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Blake was the lead counsel in a $600 million charitable trust case involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and conflict of interest.
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Blake represented the manufacturer in litigation with former supplier alleging breach of manufacturing and supply agreement.
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Blake represented various innocent investors in clawback actions agains notorious Bankruptcy Trustee, Bernard Madoff.
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Blake represented his client in multiple wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits arising from anhydrous ammonia release.
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A gas regulator manufacturer sued Blake’s client to recover costs associated with product recall.
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Blake has devoted significant time and resources to the pro bono representation of clients seeking Social Security disability benefits. In 2007, Blake received the Hennepin County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award for Excellence in the Private Sector for his work on behalf of disabled clients.
MORE ABOUT BLAKE’S PRACTICE
PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Commercial litigation, product liability and personal injury litigation, and trust and estate litigation.
EDUCATION
Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Dartmouth College, B.A., cum laude, 1980
LICENSES / MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Justice Foundation, former member, Board of Directors
ADMISSIONS
Minnesota
District Court for the District of Minnesota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court
INTERESTS
Hockey, skiing, and spending time with family.
ARTICLES
ABOUT BLAKE
Blake Shepard focuses his practice on complex litigation matters, and has extensive experience in the areas of commercial litigation, product liability and personal injury litigation, and trust and estate litigation. Before joining Siegel Brill, Blake practiced for nearly 30 years as a partner in a large Minneapolis law firm, where he successfully represented Fortune 500 companies, privately held entities and individuals in a wide variety of product liability, trust, tort and commercial cases in state and federal courts throughout the country.
Blake has served as national, regional and Minnesota counsel in individual, coordinated and class action product liability cases. His product liability experience includes representation of manufacturers in mass tort, wrongful death, catastrophic injury and commercial warranty cases; FDA and CPSC recall proceedings and post-recall litigation; workplace injury and construction accident cases; toxic exposure cases; and fraud, consumer protection and false advertising claims. He has successfully tried cases in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest and has obtained dismissals for clients through summary judgment and motions to dismiss in jurisdictions throughout the country. Blake has successfully argued cases in state and federal appellate courts and participated in the successful defense of a client in a case argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Blake’s broad commercial litigation experience includes a wide range of engagements involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty and conflict of interest; breach of contract and warranty; bankruptcy clawback actions; fraud, racketeering and consumer protection claims; and government regulatory actions and investigations.