Leland J. Frankman - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1966
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1963
    B.A.
    Honors: Dean's List

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Past Positions

• Minnesota Attorney General, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1966 - 1970
• Louis J. Moriarty Law Office, Associate Attorney, 1970 - 1977

References

• Maurice Wagener, Morries Imports

• Jacob Trimble, U.S. Bank

• Lowell Zitzloff, LNR Properties 

• Robert Williams, Bobby and Steve's Auto World

• Opus Northwest, LLC  (General Counsel)

Classes and Seminars

• Chairman, Seminar on Eminent Domain, MILE, 1979 - 1996
  
• Chairman, Eminent Domain Seminar , Hamline University
  
• Chairman-Legal Update on Eminent Domain , National Business Institute, 2006 - Present
  
• Chairman- Minnesota Takes Aim at Eminent Domain, Minnesota CLE, 2007 - Present
  
• Chairman, Seminar on Eminent Domain, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2012 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Past Chairman of Eminent Domain Section, Hennepin County Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
• Chairman attorneys' committee/District Judges revising Jury Instruction Guide (JIGS), 2000

Representative Clients

• Opus Northwest, LLC  

• Waseca Lakeside Golf Course, Waseca, Minnesota

• Many homeowners, farms, churches, businesses, etc.

• Morrie's Automotive, Inc.  (Morrie Wagener)

• Lowell Zitzloff, LNR Properties

• Robert Williams, Bobby and Steve's Auto World

Representative Cases

• Gibson v. Commissioner of Highways
  • Citation: 178 N.W.2d 727 (1970)
  • Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Year: 1970
  • Serial Number: 1970125554
• City of Prior Lake v. Ballard
  • Citation: 375 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. App. 1985)
  • Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 1985152691
• HRA of Fridley v. Suh
  • Citation: 553 N.W. 2d 115 (Minn. App. 1996)
  • Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
  • Year: 1996
• MCDA v. Opus Northwest, LLC
  • Citation: 582 N.W. 2d 596 (Minn. App. 1998)
  • Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
  • Year: 1998
• County of Dakota v. Cameron
  • Citation: 839 N.W.2d 700 (Minn. 2013)
  • Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Year: 2013

Published Works

Articles

• Eminent Domain - Proposals for Major Change, Hennepin County Lawyer, December, 1976
  
• Eminent Domain in Minnesota, Minnesota Real Estate Law Journal, July/Aug., 1982
  
• Eminent Domain: The Legislature and Supreme Court Make Some Changes, Minnesota Real Estate Law Journal, Jan/Feb., 1985
  
• Eminent Domain, The Woodbridge Case: Is It The End or the Beginning, Minnesota Real Estate Law Journal, May/June, 1993
  
• Attorney's Fees and other reimbursable costs, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Reimbursement of Clients Fees, 2007
  
• Temp.const.easments,const. related interference, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Valuation Issues, 2005
• Eminent Domain & the Minnesota Legislature Hennepin Lawyer, Nov./Dec., 2004

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1966
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1969
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1969

Other Affiliations

• Hennepin County Eminent Domain Committee, 1996 - Present (President)
• Minnesota State Bar Association & Hennepin County Bar Association, 1966 - Present (Member)
• Minnesota Eminent Domain Institute, 2008 - Present (President and/or Board Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Mu
• Phi Delta Theta
• Delta Theta Phi