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Benjamin H. Formell
Attorney
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Benjamin H. Formell
Attorney
Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employment, Trust and Estate Litigation
Construction Industry, Credit and Collection Industry, Insurance Industry
Overview
Benjamin Formell is a litigation attorney, focusing his practice on commercial litigation, trust and estate litigation, construction, employment, and insurance coverage.
Benjamin has worked on a number of business disputes in both state and federal court, where he has obtained favorable results for his clients. He has experience conducting research, drafting legal documents, managing discovery, and drafting and arguing dispositive motions.
Benjamin graduated from the Duke University School of Law in 2020, where he gained practical experience through his participation in Duke’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic and the Duke DC Externship Program, spent as a law clerk for the United States Senate Judicial Committee. Immediately following law school, he served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III of the North Carolina Business Court.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D.
- Duke University, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- Minnesota
Judicial Clerkships
- North Carolina Business Court, Chief Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III, Judicial Law Clerk, 2021
- Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, the Honorable William Koch, Summer Law Clerk, 2019
- Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, the Honorable Francis Magill, Summer Law Clerk, 2018
NEWS & EVENTS
The Work Week with Bassford Remele | New Testing Under DATWA | 7/22/24
The Work Week with Bassford Remele July 22, 2024 Welcome to another edition of The Work Week with...
The Work Week with Bassford Remele | Expanded Definition of Disability | 6/10/24
The Work Week with Bassford Remele June 10, 2024 Welcome to another edition of The Work Week with...
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC
Bar Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Civil Litigation Section
- Construction Law Section
- Labor & Employment Law Section
- Probate, Trusts and Estates Section
- Hennepin County Bar Association
Publications
The Work Week with Bassford Remele
- New Testing Options Under DATWA, author, July 22, 2024
- Expanded Definition of "Disability" in Minnesota's Human Rights Act, author, June 10, 2024
Seminars
- How to Manage Conflicts and Confidentiality Issues in Probate and Trust Matters, co-presenter with A. Desteian, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 9, 2024