Daniel A. Beckman
Never one for off-the-shelf legal fixes, Dan Beckman has a knack for fitting the solution to each client’s unique situation. His skill in finding appropriate, cost-effective and timely resolutions to a wide range of legal problems makes him an adept and versatile attorney.
Dan represents a variety of individuals, businesses, banks, insurers, commercial property owners and managers. His work for these clients includes litigation, real estate, licensing and leasing, shareholder issues, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-circumvention agreements and estate and succession planning and collections.
Areas of Expertise
Agriculture Law & Agribusiness
- Purchase & Leasing
- Planning, Zoning & Land Use
- Environmental Regulation
- Water Rights & Wetland Mitigation
- Ag Financing & Debt Restructuring
- Agribusiness Formation & Transactions
- Agriculture Contracts
- Employment Matters
- Estate & Success Planning
- Ag Litigation
Business & Corporate Law
- Business Entity Law and Formation, including LLC’s, Partnerships and Corporations
- Partner & Shareholder Agreements
- Contracts
- Purchase of Sale of Business
- Commercial Real Estate
- Creditors' Rights
- Business & Succession Planning
- Investment Management
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Finance & Banking
- Loan Transactions
- Loan Workouts
- Collection Actions
- Portfolio Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Employment & HR Consulting
- Business Planning & Administration
- Bank Litigation
- Reorganization & Bankruptcy
- Commercial Lending
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
Insurance
- General Liability
- Property Insurance
- Directors' & Officers' Liability
- Insurance Agents' Errors & Omissions
- Employment
- Auto Insurance
- Homeowners
- Life Insurance
- Title Insurance
Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trade Secrets & Non Competes
- Licensing
- Trademarks
Labor & Employment
- Labor Relations
- ERISA & Employee Benefits
- Employment Agreements, Policies & Handbooks
- Workplace Health & Safety
Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Ownership Disputes & Dissolutions
- Business Torts Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Banking Litigation
- Property Disputes & Land Use
- Regulatory Compliance & Defense
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Civil Appellate Law
- Product Liability
- Intellectual Property Litigation
Real Estate, Environmental Law & Land Use
- Eminent Domain
- Compliance & Permitting
- Transactions & Due Diligence
- Environmental Litigation
- Utilities
- Housing & Community Development
- Financing
Trusts & Estates
- Wills, Trusts, Codicils & Powers of Attorney
- Health Care Directives & Living Wills
- Business Succession Planning
- Farm Estate & Succession Planning
- Estate & Gift Tax
- Probate
- Conservatorships
- Guardianships
- Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Home & Elder Law
- Estate & Probate Litigation
- Charitable Gift Planning
Experience
Acquiring Land and Buildings
Represented commercial property and restaurant owners in acquiring land and buildings for restaurants in Uptown, South Minneapolis, Northeast Minneapolis and Robbinsdale.
Priority of Claims to Cattle
Successfully represented clients in a dispute over priority of claims to cattle in the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Collection Cases Involving Counterclaims
Represented banks in collection cases involving counterclaims claiming oral modifications of credit agreements, defamation, interference with contractual relationships, interference with business contractual relationships, lender liability, principal liability, negligence, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, deceptive trade practices and accounting. Negotiated numerous workouts and forbearance agreements in connection with loans involving real estate, manufacturing, service, distribution, retail and franchise interests.
Litigated Probate Claims
Litigated probate claims involving trusts, removal of personal representatives, undue influence and breach of fiduciary duties.