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Joseph P. Beckman - Minneapolis, MN

8050 West 78th Street Minneapolis, MN 55439

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Updated: 12/04/2019

Minneapolis Business & Corporate Law Lawyer

Overview

A commercial lawyer for over twenty years, Joseph P. Beckman is chair of the firm's Business and Corporate Practice Group. In this capacity he provides counsel to clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to high growth companies...

About Joseph P. Beckman

Practice Areas

  • Business & Corporate Law
  • Employment Law
  • Information Technology & E-Commerce
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1988
  • Montana, 1996
  • Minnesota, 2001

Specialties and Certifications

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 1996

Other Affiliations

  • American Corporate Counsel Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Ramsey County Bar ASsociation
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • ABA Section of Litigation Leadership, 1996 - Present (Member)
  • ABA, Section’s Trial Practice Committee, 2014 - 2016 (Co-Chair)
  • ABA, Content Management Committee, 2012 - 2014 (Co-Chair)

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1988
    J.D.
    Law Review: American Criminal Law Review, Business Editor, 1986 - 1988
  • Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: With Honors
    Major: Psychology

Pro Bono Activities

  • Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem, Ramsey County, MN , 2001 - Present

Classes and Seminars

  • Indemnity Clauses, MN CLE, 2005 - Present
  • Indemnity Clauses, American Bar Association Business Law

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph P. Beckman

Honors

  • AV® Peer Review Rated, 1996 - Present

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Office Information

Address

8050 West 78th Street Minneapolis, MN 55439

Fax

  • (952) 941-2337

Office Hours

Mon – Fri: 8am to 5pm

Publication

Articles

  • Chapter Author, Data Security Protections, Law and Business of Computer Science, Second Edition, Katheryn Andresen, West, 2007
  • The Use of Computerized Animations in the Courtroom: Chapter 3 (Pre-Trial Matters), ABA Judicial Administration Division (Bench/Bar Relations Section) Handbook, with David Adams, Summer, 1996
  • The Employment At Will Doctrine, Employee Termination Practice Handbook, with Kathryn G. Montgomery, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, August, 1994
  • An Introduction to the Use of Computer-Based Litigation Support Systems, Business and Commercial Litigation Handbook, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993, Updated 1996
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2006
  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, National Session, Boulder, Co, July, 1998
  • "Latest Survey Shows Corporations Increasingly Unhappy with Outside Lawyers," co-author with Douglas Motz, Litigation News, Vol. 32, No. 5, 2007
  • "Supreme Court Permits Patent Licenses to Challenge Underlying Patent Without Breaching License", Litigation News, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2007
  • "Congress Amends Trademark Dilution Act", Litigation News, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2007
  • "Study Shows Federal Judges Acquit More Frequently Than Juries", Litigation News, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2007
  • "December Rule Changes to Impact E-Discovery", Litigation News, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2006
  • "Small Firms Getting Great Work", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2006
  • "Supreme Court Approves Modified Rule on Unpublished Opinions", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2006
  • "Coalition Obtains Reform on Privilege Waiver Requests", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2006
  • "Departures on the Rise", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2006
  • "Wisconsin Malpractice Damages Cap Overturned", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2006
  • "Use of Future Conflict Waivers Expanded", Litigation News, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2005
  • "Model Instructions for Patent Litigation", Litigation News, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2005
  • "Starting Your Law Career 101", Litigation News, Vol. 30, No. 5, 2005
  • "Change in Deposition Testimony Leads to Preclusion", Litigation News, Vol. 30, No. 4, 2005
  • "Changes to ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct Proposed", Litigation News, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2004
  • "Section of Litigation Publishes Guide to Oral Advocacy" (Book Review), Litigation News, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2005
  • "Court Outlines Criteria for Authenticating Computer Evidence", Litigation News, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2004
  • "Federal Criminal Records Now Accessible Online", Litigation News, Vol. 29, No. 6, 2004
  • "Outside Counsel Fees Remain Top Concern of In-House Counsel", Litigation News, Vol. 28, No. 6, 2003
  • "Federal Courts Expand Electronic, Remote Access to Case File Data", Litigation News, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2003
  • "In-House Counsel Give Surprising Answers in Ethics Survey", Litigation News, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2003
  • "A Lawyer's Guide to Effective Use of Courtroom Technology" (Book Review), Litigation News, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2003
  • "Federal Courts' CM/ECF Project Moving Right Along", Litigation News, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2002
  • "Who Pays to Search E-Mail Archives?", Litigation News, Vol. 27, No. 5, 2002
  • "Lawyer's Liability to Third-Party Non-Clients", Litigation News, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2002
  • "Federal Civil Case Files to Be Available Online", Litigation News, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2002
  • "Section Updates Best-Selling Book on Privilege Law" (Book Review), Litigation News, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2001
  • "Split Decision", Litigation News, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2001
  • "Revisions Bring Uniform Act into the 21st Century", Litigation News, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2001
  • "A Primer for Working with the Media", Litigation News, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2000
  • "The Malpractice Ghost Buster", Litigation News, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2000
  • "Electronic Surveillance in the Workplace", Litigation News, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1999
  • "'Student to Student' Sexual Harassment: Schools May Be Liable", Litigation News, Vol. 24, No. 5, 1999
  • "Courts Cooling to Compulsory Arbitration of Civil Rights Claims", Litigation News, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1999
  • "Supreme Court Puts Employers on Defensive in Sex Harassment Cases", Litigation News, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1998
  • Editor-in-Chief for Litigation News, 2011-2012

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