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Benjamin D. Gilchrist
Attorney
Benjamin D. Gilchrist
Attorney
Construction, Products Liability, Trust and Estate Litigation
Agribusiness Industry, Construction Industry
Overview
Mr. Gilchrist is a litigation attorney, focusing his practice in the areas of products liability, construction, and trust and estate litigation. He is experienced in taking and defending depositions, mediating cases, and drafting and arguing dispositive motions.
Mr. Gilchrist has worked on a number of large exposure products liability cases across the county where he works closely with technical experts to obtain favorable results on behalf of his clients. He has successfully defended contractors and suppliers against construction defect claims. Mr. Gilchrist has experience in trust and estate litigation handling unique issues enforcing a no-contest clause. His practice also includes defending a multi-billion dollar global retailer in general liability matters.
Mr. Gilchrist does pro-bono work through the Volunteer Lawyer Network assisting individuals with conciliation court matters.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
Education
- University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2021
- Dean's Award
- Dean's List
- University of Minnesota-Duluth, B.A., 2018
- Dean's List
- Departmental Honors
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
EXPERIENCE
Representative Cases
Successfully defended a large window contractor against a construction defect claim at summary judgment.
Obtained a favorable settlement by bringing an action to enforce a trust’s no-contest clause against a beneficiary.
Obtained a favorable settlement involving a large propane explosion involving multiple seriously injured defendants.
NEWS & EVENTS
Bassford Remele Hosts Construction Summit
2024 Annual Construction Law Summit Join us for Bassford Remele's 2024 Annual Construction Law...
Patrick Newman and Benjamin Gilchrist Publish Article on Emerging Trends in Consumer Protection Law
Consumer Law Defense Practice Group Co-Chair Patrick Newman and Attorney Benjamin Gilchrist...
Kyle Willems and Benjamin Gilchrist Publish Article for Construction Professionals
Bassford Remele Construction Group Co-Chair Kyle Willems and Attorney Benjamin Gilchrist recently...
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC
Bar Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Civil Litigation Section
- Probate, Trusts and Estates Section
- Hennepin County Bar Association
Professional Associations
- Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Publications
- Dabbling in Debt Collection: Is Your Law Firm Unwittingly Acting as a “Debt Collector” Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?, co-author with P. Newman, Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2023
- Keeping an Eye on the Clock: Important Legal Deadlines That Construction Professionals Should Be Tracking, co-author with K. Willems, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota, February 2023
Seminars
- Products Liability Issues Impacting Local Government, presenter, Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance & Bond Trust 2024 Fall Attorney Seminar, October 4, 2024