Robert B. Bauer - Apple Valley, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1992
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards: Evidence; Sales and Secured Transactions

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1987
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder | Firm President

Classes and Seminars

• Seminar: Title Law in Minnesota, 2008
  
• Seminar: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding Easements, 2008
  
• Seminar: Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes, 2007
  
• Seminar: Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes, 2006
  
• Seminar: Managing Ethical Issues in Your Day-to-Day Practice in Minnesota, 2005
  
• Seminar: Ethical Considerations in Eminent Domain Cases, 2005
  
• Seminar: Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Title Issues in Minnesota: Building a Solid Foundation for Success, 2004
  
• Seminar: Specialty Ethics in Minnesota: Professionalism, Substance Abuse and Elimination of Bias, 2004
  
• Seminar: Getting Successful Results in Minnesota Eminent Domain Actions, 2003
  
• Seminar: Major Land Use Laws in Minnesota, 2003
  
• Seminar: Damages in Minnesota Civil Trial Practice, 2002
  
• Guest Speaker: Minnesota Parks and Recreation Association (Topic: Employee Liability/Data Practices), 1998
  
• Guest Speaker: Minnesota Water Workers Convention (Topic: Public Employee Liability), 1997

Representative Cases

• George O. Ensminger et al. v. Timberland Mortgage Services, Inc. et al. (affirming summary judgment of dismissal in favor of client, a residential mortgage lender)
  • Citation: A09-1213
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2010
• Eagan Econ. Dev. Auth. v. U-Haul Co.
  • Citation: 765 N.W.2d 403
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2009
• Equity Trust Co. v. Cole
  • Citation: 766 N.W.2d 334
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2009
• Costa v. Carambola Partners, LLC
  • Citation: 590 F. Supp. 2d 1141
  • Court: D. Minn. 2008
  • Year: 2008
• D&D Mechanized Trucking, Inc. v. Rihm Motor Co. (involving contract claims)
  • Citation: 2007 AP001697FT (unpublished opinion)
  • Court: Wis. App. Ct.
  • Year: 2008
• Schmitz v. City of Farmington (involving tort claims and inverse condemnation)
  • Citation: 2007 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 753
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2007
• Jones v. Rees-Max, LLC (involving equity stripping)
  • Citation: 514 F. Supp.2d 1139
  • Court: D. Minn.
  • Year: 2007
• Instant Testing Company, et al. v. Community Security Bank, et al. (involving relocation benefits)
  • Citation: 715 N.W.2d 124
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2006
• Bradley Bengston and Brenda Bengston v. Nick J. Dzandzara, et al (addressing equity stripping/fraud)
  • Citation: LEXIS 226 (Minn. App. Unpub. 2006)
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2006
• Concept Properties, LLP v. City of Minnetrista (involving land use)
  • Citation: 694 N.W.2d 804
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2005
• Pomrenke v. Department of Commerce (involving mortgage origination licensing)
  • Citation: 677 N.W.2d 85
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2004
• Watson's Props. LLC v. Menard, Inc. (involving Rule 12 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure)
  • Citation: 2002 Minn. App. LEXIS 756
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2002
• Whitehouse v. Dachtera (addressing sales representative/arbitration requirement)
  • Citation: 609 N.W.2d 248
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 2000
• Majestic Inc. v. Berry (involving the enforcement of a confession of judgment)
  • Citation: 593 N.W.2d 251
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 1999
• Kassan Realty Co. v. Metzen Realty, Inc. (involving contract interpretation and rescission)
  • Citation: 1999 WL 1102299
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 1999
• City of Eagan v. Olson (involving condemnation)
  • Citation: 1998 WL 690860
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 1998
• Zehrer v. Helland (involving real estate/fraud)
  • Citation: 1998 WL 346651
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 1998
• City of Eagan v. Finch (involving condemnation)
  • Citation: 1998 WL 252322
  • Court: Minn. App.
  • Year: 1998

Published Works

Articles

• Author, Minnesota Litigation Checklists §§ 1-1 et seq., (Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.) (Available in print and through Lexis.com), 2007
  

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1992
• Wisconsin, 1993
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Real Property Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2002
• Qualified Neutral Under Minn. Gen. R. Prac. 114, ADR Program, 2009

Other Affiliations

• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Section)
• Dakota County Bar Association (Member)
• First Judicial District Bar Association (Member)
• Wisconsin State Bar Association (Member)
• Appraisal Institute (Member)
• Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (Member)
• First Judicial District Ethics Committee, 2004 - 2007 (Investigator)
• Eagan Chamber of Commerce
• Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Northern Dakota County Chamber of Commerce