About Us

Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. is a law firm located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota in the historic Flour Exchange Building.  The firm’s offices are adjacent to the United States federal courthouse and two blocks away from the Hennepin County courthouse.

Mr. Trepanier, the firm’s co-founder and President, has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer, a designation granted to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys.  The independent lawyer ranking service AVVO.com ranks him as “Superb.”

Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. represents corporations, joint ventures, investors, business owners, entrepreneurs, and individuals in all aspects of corporate and business law, including entity formation, contracts, commercial litigation, and employment law.

While the business litigation attorneys of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. prefer to keep their clients out of court, they have the experience necessary to effectively handle business lawsuits starting with pre-litigation strategy, through trial, and appeals.
In the area of Minnesota business litigation, the firm’s commercial litigation attorneys have experience prosecuting and defending a variety of legal claims including:

  • breach of contract litigation
  • breach of warranty litigation
  • fraud and misrepresentation litigation
  • breach of fiduciary duty litigation
  • corporate governance litigation
  • self-dealing and usurpation of corporate opportunity litigation
  • violation of minority shareholder rights litigation
  • shareholder “squeeze-out”, “freeze-out”, and oppression litigation
  • shareholder buy-out motions under Minn. Stat. 302A.751 and 322B.833
  • bankruptcy adversary proceedings
  • indemnification of corporate directors and officers litigation
  • insurance coverage litigation
  • unfair competition litigation
  • non-competition dispute litigation 
  • misappropriation of trade secrets litigation
  • tortious interference with contractual relations litigation
  • wrongful termination of sales representatives litigation
  • deceptive trade practices litigation
  • corporate defamation litigation
  • intellectual property litigation
  • trademark and copyright infringement litigation
  • collections, bank garnishment, and wage garnishment
  • replevin and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) litigation
  • wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination litigation
  • unpaid wages and commissions litigation
  • business torts
  • real estate litigation

The Minnesota business litigation attorney you choose does matter.  Business litigation, broadly defined, is the practice of law surrounding the legal problems that arise from business and commercial relationships.  Business litigation is often complex, drawn out, and adversarial.  In some cases, the very survival of a company may depend upon the outcome of the lawsuit – a “bet the company” case.

In addition to appearing in court, a skilled business litigation attorney often must effectively investigate, evaluate, analyze, and attempt to resolve the particular business lawsuit long before it goes to trial.  The business litigation attorney must also have experience handling arbitrations, mediations, and alternative dispute resolution.

Whether your case is large or small, you deserve the attention of an attorney who understands the complexities of commercial relationships, through the lens of applicable law, and who can explain these legal concepts to a jury.

The Minnesota business litigation attorneys of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. stand ready to assist you in your Minnesota commercial litigation dispute.

Craig W. Trepanier, Esq.
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.
8000 Flour Exchange Building
310 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55415
Phone:  612-455-0502
Fax:  612-455-0501
craig@trepanierlaw.com
www.trepanierlaw.com

 

The Minnesota business litigation law firm of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota represents corporations and businesses in Minnesota commercial litigation, Minnesota business litigation, Minnesota commercial lawsuits, and Minnesota business lawsuits.  The firm’s Minnesota business litigation attorneys and Minnesota business litigation lawyers represent clients in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota area, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Duluth, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Mankato, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Moorhead, Plymouth, Richfield, Rochester, St. Cloud, Stillwater, Twin Cities, Woodbury and other cities within the State of Minnesota (MN) (Minn.).