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Thomas C. Atmore

Tom is Board Certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Civil Trial Specialist, is a LexisNexis Martindale Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated lawyer and is a shareholder at LOSGS. Tom is trial lawyer who handles complex litigation and appellate practice, including Multi-Employer Trust Fund ERISA collection cases, plaintiff’s injury and malpractice, and business litigation.

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Matthew R. Burton

Mr. Burton, a shareholder with Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd., focuses his practice on bankruptcy matters and acts as “general counsel” for a number of clients. He has represented debtors and creditors in matters arising under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Joseph J. Deuhs, Jr.

Currently counsel on transactional, work-out and other banking matters for Anchor Bank, N.A.; Associated Bank, National Association; Bremer Bank, National Association; U.S. Bank, National Association; Western Bank, Commerce Bank; Tradition Capitol Bank; Venture Bank; and ??? Bank & Trust Company

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Stacey L. Drentlaw

Ms. Drentlaw focuses her practice on protecting the subrogation interests of Health and Welfare Funds, complex commercial litigation, product liability and railroad litigation, and regulatory compliance counseling.

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Edward W. Gale

Mr. Gale focuses his practice on complex personal injury, tort and business litigation. He has successfully handled suits in various state and federal courts in venues throughout the United States. He is a board certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and a board certified civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

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Thomas R. Haugrud

Thomas R. Haugrud is a shareholder at LOSGS. Mr. Haugrud provides representation in a broad range of legal matters to individual and organizational clients, in such matters as real property, wills and trusts, estate planning and administration, guardianships and conservatorships, corporate, debtor-creditor, civil litigation, and employee benefits.

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Andrea M. Hauser

Andrea M. Hauser concentrates her practice in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and appellate practice. She represents Chapter 7 trustees in litigation involving fraudulent conveyance actions, preferential transfers, real estate matters, contract disputes, and non-dischargeability actions. She also represents secured and unsecured creditors with claims against bankruptcy estates and in other commercial litigation.

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Michael T. Joliat

Michael T. Joliat focuses his practice on institutional health and retirement plans, providing advice regarding compliance with ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, the Internal Revenue Code, and other federal law – always with an eye toward minimizing cost, complexity, and disruption.

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James M. Jorissen

Mr. Jorissen, a shareholder with Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd., focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation and bankruptcy. He has represented financial institutions, corporations, labor unions, indenture trustees, institutional debt and equity holders and corporate directors and officers in a variety of business, commercial, corporate and contractual disputes in more than 25 state, federal and bankruptcy courts throughout the United States.

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Brian F. Leonard

Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Commercial Debt Restructuring, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Lender Liability, and Loan Transactions.

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Patrick J. Lindmark

Mr. Lindmark concentrates his practice on providing legal representation to numerous large and small commercial and residential construction contractors, real estate developers, and finance companies. His legal services include negotiating commercial leases on behalf of tenants and landlords and acting as counsel in both litigation and transactions relating to all aspects of construction and real estate law.

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Pamela H. Nissen

For 19 years, Pam has worked extensively with jointly-trusteed benefit plans in a broad spectrum of matters and issues. She has served as plan counsel to pension, health and welfare, vacation, training, and industry promotion plans. Pam focuses on providing high quality, practical legal representation in a timely and cost-effective manner.

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Michael R. O'Brien

Estate Planning, Estate Taxation, Probate, Qualified Neutral (Arbitrator, Mediator and All Other ADR Proceedings in Commercial, Business, Tax, Probate and Trust Matters).

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Scott S. Payzant

Scott began his career in 1991 doing primarily business litigation with a focus on employment related litigation. Although he has always represented, and continues to represent, clients in litigation matters, business counseling has become the focus of his practice.

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Ernest F. Peake

Mr. Peake concentrates his practice on providing legal representation to numerous large and small commercial and residential construction contractors, real estate developers, finance companies and receivers. His legal services include acting as counsel in both litigation and transactions relating to construction, real estate and finance law.

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Erika M. Peterson

Erika M. Peterson is an associate attorney at Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd. Erika focuses her practice in wills and trusts, estate planning and administration, guardianships and conservatorships. Prior to beginning her law career, Erika worked in public relations and marketing, representing large manufacturing and technology industry clients.

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Peter M. Rosene

Peter M. Rosene is a shareholder at LOSGS. Mr. Rosene has served as primary attorney for the firm’s multiemployer fringe benefit fund practice, and specializes in all aspects of ERISA plan compliance. He has 34 years of multiemployer benefit experience.

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Peter J. Sajevic, III

Peter was recognized by his peers as a “2006 Minnesota Rising Star” in Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Real Estate, Banking, Business Law, Secured Lending, and Federal, State and Local Taxes.

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Grover C. Sayre, III

Banking, Real Estate, Business Formation and Transactions, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Tax Exempt Bonds, Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Environmental Law, Lender Liability, Loan Workouts, Secured Lending, and Tax Exempt Organizations.

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Jordan W. Sayre

Real Estate, Banking, Business Law, Business Formation and Transactions, Corporate Law, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Tax Exempt Organizations, Secured Lending, Non-Profit Law, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Land Use & Development, and Civil Litigation.

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Paul M. Shapiro

Paul M. Shapiro is an associate attorney at LOSGS and works primarily in the employee-benefits practice group. His practice involves counseling multiemployer plans and their trustees on compliance with a variety of federal laws, including ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, and the Internal Revenue Code.

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Eldon J. Spencer

Banking, Financial Institutions, and Real Estate Lending and Brokerage Law, Loan and Credit Agreements, Commercial, Class Action and Constitutional Litigation, Creditor Remedies, General Business and Corporate, including Buy-Sell Agreements, Leases, Employment Contracts, Purchases and Sales of Businesses, Business and Financial Transactions.

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Jenny Zhang

Jenny Zhang is an associate at Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd. Her practice focuses on advising multi-employer pension and health plans on compliance with various federal employee benefits, healthcare, and tax laws and regulations.

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