The Coleman Law Firm, LLC

When you’re involved in a dispute, you don’t want to spend a lot of valuable time bringing an attorney up to speed. We grasp the issues quickly. We develop informed and cost-effective strategies. And, while we take pride in our ability to navigate toward early resolution, we’re prepared to take your case all the way to trial, mediation or arbitration.

Practice areas

Litigation: 37%
Large, complex construction litigation cases include: Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Michigan Great Lakes Aquarium, Minnesota A North Dakota ethanol plant Florida and California marina cases
Construction and development: 35%
Construction law, professional liability defense, concrete construction and general business law, including insurance and coverage. author of Legal Issues in Concrete Construction and Fellow of the American Concrete Inst. (FACI)
Business: 8%
Environmental and natural resources: 6%

Real estate: 5%

Personal injury: 3%

Bodily injury: defending no-fault claims, underinsured/uninsured motorist claims and premises liability claims. Declaratory Judgment actions on behalf of insurance carriers and first-party cases brought against insurance companies by their insured.

28 years

Contracts and agreements: 3%

Advises clients (design professions in architecture and engineering; property owners; construction companies) on contracts, contract negotiations, claims avoidance and early resolution of potential claims.

Insurance: 1%

11 years

Immigration: 1%

Focused on workplace compliance, defense of government enforcement actions, and foreign worker petitions. A two-time speaker on Immigration Compliance in the Workplace at the State of Minnesota Society of HR

25 years

Land use and zoning: 1%

25 years

The Coleman Law Firm, LLC

The Coleman Law Firm, LLC, Minneapolis

Jeffrey W Coleman

Lars Craig Erickson

Ryan J. Hatton

Michael P Katz

Jade Ericson Holman

Donald G Clapp

James R Toren

John Thomas Trout