Practice Areas
Services
Bassford Remele is in the business of meeting legal challenges, matching the firepower of the largest litigation groups in our region. Our attorneys draw on decades of experience to navigate complex legal challenges with precision, strategy, and a commitment to excellence. We provide litigation and transaction services in the following areas.
Business & Commercial
Providing comprehensive counsel to businesses of all sizes – from emerging ventures to established corporations – throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, and across the United States.
Our attorneys represent both plaintiffs and defendants across industries, providing skilled advocacy in trials, appeals, and negotiated resolutions.
Includes: Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Class Actions, Mass Torts, Appeals.
We deliver strategic partnership and tailored legal counsel across the business lifecycle, from formation and growth to M&A, governance, and succession planning.
Includes: Business Succession Planning; Commercial & Business Litigation; Data Privacy / Cybersecurity, & Artificial Intelligence; Emerging Companies & Venture Capital; Employment Advice & Counseling; Executive Compensation; Financing & Real Estate Transactions; Franchise Transactions; General Corporate; General Counsel Services; Growth & Investor Strategy; Intellectual Property; Mergers & Acquisitions; Nonprofit.
We provide comprehensive counsel for banks, lenders, and creditors on transactions, disputes, compliance, and risk management across state and federal courts.
Includes: Bankruptcy, Creditor Remedies & Loan; Financial Institution Law; Consumer Finance; Corporate Trust Litigation; Corporate Trust Representation; Local Counsel Services; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property; Torts & Products Liability; Trust & Estate Litigation.
We serve as trusted local counsel with deep regional knowledge, navigating Minnesota court systems and procedures for national and international clients.
We represent insurers in complex coverage disputes, providing expert analysis, opinions, litigation counsel, and monitoring services across diverse insurance matters.
Includes: Coverage Litigation; Coverage Opinions; First-Party Coverage; Third-Party Coverage; Bad Faith Claims; Coverage Monitoring; Cyber Coverage.
We protect brands and innovations with strategic trademark registration, licensing, enforcement, and litigation to secure and leverage intellectual property assets.
Includes: Copyright; Technology & Intellectual Property; Trademark & Brand Protection; USPTO Proceedings; Intellectual Property Litigation.
We defend manufacturers, distributors, and insurers in product liability and tort claims with rapid response, expert coordination, and proven trial advocacy.
Includes: Fire, Explosion & Catastrophic Loss; Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death; Commercial & Motor Vehicle; Property Damage; Industrial Equipment; Agricultural Equipment; HVAC Equipment; Food Safety.
We guide families and corporate trustees through complex trust and estate disputes with experienced advocacy in contested matters at every level of complexity.
Construction & Real Estate
We represent general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, owners, and design professionals in a wide range of disputes involving both commercial and residential projects
Resolving construction and real estate disputes with practical strategy and strong advocacy—from contract and defect claims to multimillion-dollar litigation—across courts, arbitrations, and mediations.
Drafting, negotiating, and administering construction and real estate contracts to align risk, budget, and schedule—supporting delivery methods, procurement, and lifecycle project counsel.
Securing entitlements and guiding projects through approvals, compliance, and challenges—rezonings, variances, PUDs, and public-private development—from planning commissions to court.
Protecting property rights through title review and cure, boundary and survey dispute resolution, and creation, enforcement, or termination of easements.
Preserving payment rights and managing risk with mechanics’ liens, bond claims, and surety disputes on public and private projects.
Maximizing coverage and mitigating project risk—policy analysis, contract insurance provisions, claims advocacy, and dispute resolution for construction and real estate losses.
Navigating permitting, code, and enforcement actions; defending against agency penalties; and litigating regulatory takings and governmental challenges.
Executing acquisitions, dispositions, loans, leasing, development agreements, and closings with business-minded counsel across complex deals.
Investigating and litigating fraud, fiduciary breaches, and governance conflicts; implementing compliance and ADR strategies to protect assets and reputation.
Protecting owners’ rights in condemnations—challenging takings, securing just compensation, and pursuing inverse condemnation and damages.
Negotiating and enforcing commercial and residential leases; resolving breach, eviction, compliance, and portfolio management issues.
Guiding licensing applications and compliance; defending board investigations, enforcement actions, and appeals; and providing preventive counseling.
Prosecuting and defending procurement challenges before agencies, GAO, and courts; resolving solicitation, award, and responsiveness disputes.
Labor & Employment
We offer strategic guidance, proactive risk management, and robust representation in all aspects of employment and labor matters, helping our clients through all varieties of workplace issues.
Strategic legal counsel for employers on compliance, workplace policies, investigations, and risk management.
Defending employers in high-stakes workplace disputes, from discrimination to class actions, with trial-tested advocacy and strategic counsel that protect business interests.
Representing fiduciaries, plan sponsors, and executives in complex ERISA and ESOP disputes with efficient, experienced advocacy that minimizes exposure and resolves claims.
Advising boards and executives on compensation, incentive plans, and governance with practical solutions that attract talent and maintain regulatory compliance.
Supporting employers in union relations, collective bargaining, and NLRB matters with pragmatic guidance that preserves operations and fosters positive workplaces.
Protecting business assets and employee rights in non-compete, non-solicit, and trade-secret disputes through focused, early-stage litigation strategy and enforcement.
Drafting and advising on post-employment restrictions to ensure compliance, protect confidential information, and reduce the risk of future litigation.
Conducting impartial, legally-sound investigations into workplace misconduct and policy breaches that withstand scrutiny and strengthen organizational integrity.
Professional Liability
Bassford Remele’s Professional Liability attorneys draw on nearly fifty years of experience representing a broad range of licensed professionals in liability, malpractice, licensing, and ethics matters.
Defending accountants and firms in malpractice, liability, and regulatory claims while protecting professional reputations and licenses.
Representing providers of all sizes in malpractice, licensing, and regulatory matters, including hospitals, clinics, and solo practices.
Representing nursing homes, assisted living, and senior housing providers in regulatory, injury, abuse, and negligence claims.
Protecting attorneys and firms in malpractice disputes, fiduciary claims, and partnership conflicts with decades of courtroom experience.
Advising lawyers and judges on ethics, compliance, conflicts, and professional conduct issues, ensuring practices align with regulatory standards.
Defending brokers and agents in liability disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and professional conduct investigations.
Providing tailored representation for directors, officers, engineers, contractors, and other professionals in liability and regulatory matters.
Bassford Remele is one of only a handful of Minnesota firms with significant experience handling sexual misconduct claims.
Family, Trust & Estate
Our attorneys combine deep courtroom experience with a balanced, pragmatic approach to help individuals, families, and fiduciaries resolve disputes, plan for the future, and protect what matters most.
We assist clients through divorce, custody, support, and all family law matters with compassion and strategic focus, protecting your interests in life’s most personal transitions.
We provide comprehensive estate planning services tailored to protect your assets, ensure your wishes are respected, and provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
We guide families and fiduciaries through managing and distributing assets after a loved one’s passing, ensuring efficient administration while minimizing tax liabilities and disputes.
For over 40 years, we’ve handled trust and estate disputes from straightforward matters to complex, high-stakes litigation, protecting clients’ interests with experienced advocacy.
Torts & Products
We help clients manage risk, resolve disputes, and aggressively defend their interests through trial and appeal.
Our team has decades of courtroom experience resolving complex business disputes at state and federal levels—protecting investments and ensuring fair play in the market.
With 125+ years of combined appellate experience, we handle appeals in state and federal courts, delivering fresh analysis, strong writing, and practical strategy in high-stakes disputes.
Our attorneys manage every step of class actions—investigation, certification, trial, and settlement—representing plaintiffs and defendants in high-value, multi-party disputes nationwide.
We represent businesses and consumers in high-stakes disputes involving deceptive practices, data breaches, and privacy violations, anticipating strategies and achieving favorable outcomes.
We represent clients in large-scale torts and MDLs, including product, pharmaceutical, and environmental disputes, bringing organization and courtroom experience to complex litigation.
Representing manufacturers, suppliers, and insurers in agricultural equipment defect, warranty, and injury-related claims.
Representing clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims while managing financial exposure and reputational risk.
Defending transportation companies, commercial drivers, and insurers in motor vehicle accident litigation, from single incidents to complex multi-party cases.
Defending high-value claims arising from fires, explosions, and large-scale accidents through rapid investigation and practical, technically grounded strategies.
Defending food processors, distributors, retailers, and insurers in litigation involving contamination, recalls, labeling, and manufacturing allegations.
Defending claims involving HVAC system failures, including fire, water damage, construction defects, and code compliance issues.
Litigating claims involving industrial equipment failures, accidents, and system malfunctions tied to design, manufacturing, or maintenance issues.
Handling property damage disputes involving structural failure, fire, weather, water intrusion, and vandalism.
