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Robert B. Bauer | Shareholder

Mr. Bauer is a shareholder with the firm, and he represents clients in general municipal, land use and real estate matters including zoning and comprehensive guide plan amendment applications, litigation of condemnation actions and special assessment appeals; general civil litigation; wills, trusts and business succession planning.

Professional Memberships

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
    • Real Property Law Section
  • Dakota County Bar Association
  • First Judicial District Bar Association
  • Wisconsin State Bar Association
  • Appraisal Institute

Professional Recognition

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board
  • Investigator, First Judicial District Ethics Committee (2004 - 2007)

Court Admissions

  • State of Minnesota
  • State of Wisconsin
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota
  • United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin

Publications/Presentations

  • 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 (1998) (Topic: Employee Liability/Data Practices)
  • Guest Speaker: Minnesota Water Workers Convention (1997) (Topic: Public Employee Liability)
  • Author, Minnesota Litigation Checklists §§ 1-1 et seq. (Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.) (2007). (Available in print and through Lexis.com)

Representative Cases

  • D&D Mechanized Trucking, Inc. v. Rihm Motor Co., 2007 AP001697FT (Wis. App. Ct. Mar. 27, 2008) (unpublished opinion) (involving contract claims).
  • Schmitz v. City of Farmington, 2007 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 753 (Minn. App. Unpub. 2007) (involving tort claims and inverse condemnation).
  • Jones v. Rees-Max, LLC, 514 F. Supp.2d 1139 (D. Minn. 2007) (involving equity stripping).
  • Instant Testing Company, et al. v. Community Security Bank, et al., 715 N.W.2d 124 (Minn. App. 2006) (involving relocation benefits).
  • Bradley Bengston and Brenda Bengston v. Nick J. Dzandzara, et al., LEXIS 226 (Minn. App. Unpub. 2006) (addressing equity stripping/fraud).
  • Concept Properties, LLP v. City of Minnetrista, 694 N.W.2d 804 (Minn. App. 2005) (involving land use).
  • Pomrenke v. Department of Commerce, 677 N.W.2d 85 (Minn. App. 2004) (involving mortgage origination licensing).
  • Watson's Props. LLC v. Menard, Inc., 2002 Minn. App. LEXIS 756 (Minn. App. 2002) (involving Rule 12 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure).
  • Whitehouse v. Dachtera, 609 N.W.2d 248 (Minn. App. 2000) (addressing sales representative/arbitration requirement).
  • Majestic Inc. v. Berry, 593 N.W.2d 251 (Minn. App. 1999) (involving the enforcement of a confession of judgment).
  • Kassan Realty Co. v. Metzen Realty, Inc., 1999 WL 1102299 (Minn. App.) (involving contract interpretation and rescission).
  • City of Eagan v. Olson, 1998 WL 690860 (Minn. App.) (involving condemnation).
  • Zehrer v. Helland, 1998 WL 346651 (Minn. App.) (involving real estate/fraud).
  • City of Eagan v. Finch, 1998 WL 252322 (Minn. App.) (involving condemnation).

Education

  • Hamline University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • American Jurisprudence Awards: Evidence; Sales and Secured Transactions
  • University of Minnesota, B.A.

Community Involvement

  • Northern Dakota County Chamber of Commerce
  • Eagan Chamber of Commerce
  • Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce