Services
Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. has been serving the legal needs of clients throughout the Twin Cities since 1986. With centuries of combined experience, our team of attorneys is prepared to handle a broad range of complex legal matters. We provide exceptional legal service to clients south of the river and throughout the Twin Cities.
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Our litigation attorneys routinely handle appeals to higher courts. Our attorneys represent appellants and respondents. Many of our attorneys are former law clerks who began their careers working for appellate judges and providing the research used by those judges to make appellate decisions. Our attorneys have handled numerous appeals before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Our attorneys have also handled appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, to name a few.
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Our banking and finance attorneys are committed to providing the firm’s banking clients with high-quality legal services that respond to their varied needs. Our attorneys are experienced in a broad range of banking law and corporate finance matters, and they apply their understanding of banking law to assist clients in achieving timely and cost-effective solutions. Our attorneys regularly represent banks, finance companies and other financial institutions in a wide variety of lending and financing transactions. Our banking and finance attorneys also represent the firm’s corporate, real estate and other business clients in negotiating, structuring, and documenting financing transactions.
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At Dougherty Molenda, we understand the challenges creditors face when a debtor files for bankruptcy. Our experienced attorneys represent creditors throughout the bankruptcy process. We provide strategic guidance on claims enforcement, asset recovery, and maximizing recoveries from insolvent estates. Whether navigating complex Chapter 11 reorganizations or handling Chapter 7 liquidations, our goal is to deliver effective solutions that safeguard your financial interests.
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A number of our attorneys practice primarily in the area of business representations, and they are frequently involved in the formation, capitalization, operation, reorganization and dissolution of all types of business entities.
Areas of Focus
Buying or Selling a Business a Business
Board of Director Policies and Compliance
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The term Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) refers to processes for resolving disputes by means other than litigation. As a general rule, the judicial system is not the most efficient or cost-effective forum for resolving legal disputes. Litigation can be both time-consuming and expensive. As a result, companies and individuals have increasingly opted to pursue alternative methods to resolve legal disputes. Even if the parties elect to pursue litigation, they will probably engage in ADR, because Minnesota courts generally require the parties to participate in some form of ADR before they can proceed to trial. The most common forms of ADR are Mediation and Arbitration.
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Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer assists employers as they plan for and execute discharges, reductions in force, layoffs, mergers, acquisitions, and other significant employment restructuring. By advising clients as to appropriate legal strategies, we are able to assist companies by reducing the risks of litigation and discrimination claims arising out of these employment decisions.
Areas of Focus
Employee Discipline and Discharge
Executive Compensation Agreements
Separation/Severance Agreements
Unemployment Benefits and Appeals
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At Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A., our attorneys understand that many people put off planning their estates because they have misconceptions about the estate planning process. Although the estate planning process does involve important decisions that are sometimes difficult, the process itself can be rewarding if handled appropriately.
Areas of Focus
Probate Administration and Litigation
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Family law cases, including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, prenuptial agreements and adoption, can be extremely complex and emotionally charged. The decisions you make in your family law case can affect you for the rest of your life. An experienced family law attorney can make this difficult process much easier to bear, helping you make sound, informed decisions about these critical legal matters.
Areas of Focus
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
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At Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer, our attorneys work to protect clients’ work and ideas from disclosure and improper use by others. This can be accomplished in some contexts through the use of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.
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Our attorneys represent landlords and tenants in cases involving a variety of rights and remedies under Minnesota law.
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The litigation attorneys at DMSHB handle large and small disputes for individuals and for commercial clients of varying sizes. Our litigation attorneys have been successful in obtaining favorable results for clients at both the trial and appellate levels. Our litigation attorneys represent clients in contract disputes, disputes, and many other practice areas.
Areas of Focus
Business Torts and Unfair Competition
Intellectual Property Litigation
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Our Municipal Law attorneys provide counsel to cities in the areas of land use, planning and zoning, eminent domain, municipal liability, administrative law, civil rights, constitutional law, criminal prosecution, construction law, environmental issues, tax foreclosures and assessment appeals, labor and employment issues and general municipal law. Our attorneys focus on providing responsive, high-value representation to a variety of municipal clients, including cities, townships, villages, counties, and special districts.
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A personal injury can turn your life upside down, forcing you to struggle with medical bills, wage loss, pain and suffering, and other hardships. If your injury was caused by the negligence or carelessness of another, you have the right to pursue compensation for your losses.
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Our real estate attorneys regularly represent real estate developers and draft documents ranging in complexity from simple residential purchase agreements to complex commercial real estate transactions involving numerous parties and various methods of financing. In addition to these areas of transactional real estate practice, a number of our attorneys are also experienced in representing common interest communities.
Areas of Focus
Construction Defects in Real Estate
Environmental Law and Compliance
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Industries
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At Dougherty Molenda, we’re committed to being a progressive partner to today’s emerging brands and marketers. We work with clients to help ensure their interests are protected, while balancing the need to enable the creativity that makes companies great in this sector.
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Agriculture plays a major role in Minnesota’s economy. Minnesota is a major producer of corn, soybeans, hogs and eggs. Processing and adding value to raw agricultural products produced in Minnesota is a key part of creating jobs and creating wealth for thousands of Minnesota families.
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Our banking and finance attorneys are committed to providing the firm’s banking clients with high-quality legal services that respond to their varied needs. Our attorneys are experienced in a broad range of banking law and corporate finance matters, and they apply their understanding of banking law to assist clients in achieving timely and cost-effective solutions. Our attorneys regularly represent banks, finance companies and other financial institutions in a wide variety of lending and financing transactions. Our banking and finance attorneys also represent the firm’s corporate, real estate and other business clients in negotiating, structuring, and documenting financing transactions.
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Our food and beverage industry attorneys can provide representation in the food and beverage industry, including in the following areas:
Food and beverage production
Breweries
Non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing
Poultry products
Orchards
Wineries
Cold storage warehousing
Food packaging
Restaurants, including franchises
Retail
Transportation
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Our health care attorneys assist clients in achieving objectives in the health care arena by combining knowledge of health care law with many other practice areas, including in the areas of governance, operational, and transactional advice. We provide legal counsel to hospitals, physicians, nursing facilities and others related to the industry, in the areas of finance; federal, state and local regulatory matters; HIPAA compliance; employment, labor and disciplinary matters; tax-exempt and nonprofit; mergers and acquisitions; equipment and real estate purchase and/or leasing; and legislative issues.
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The attorneys at Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer, P.A. draw on their experience in the areas of real estate, corporate and municipal law, civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution to provide practical and effective solutions for the broad range of issues that arise when representing common interest communities (“CICs”) and homeowners’ association. The Firm’s attorneys have experience with commercial and residential CICs, planned developments (townhouses), condominiums, master-planned communities, residential/golf course developments, senior condominiums, and conversion of multi-unit buildings to condominiums or townhouses.
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Our attorneys provide legal services targeted toward a variety of Minnesota nonprofit corporations and foundations, fundraising consultants and professional fundraisers. We are driven by the shared vision of these charitable and social endeavors that work to make the world a better place. Please contact one of our non-profit attorneys to learn more.
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Dougherty Molenda advises small business clients regarding a variety of business finance methods, including private equity.
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With multiple Real Property Specialists certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association, the firm is well-equipped to advise clients engaged in real estate management matters.