About Us

ABOUT TREPANIER MACGILLIS BATTINA P.A. LAW FIRM:

Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. is a law firm located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota in the historic Flour Exchange Building.  The Firm's offices are adjacent to the United States federal courthouse and two blocks away from the Hennepin County courthouse.

The firm's co-founder and President, Craig W. Trepanier, has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer, a designation granted to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys.  The independent lawyer ranking service AVVO.com ranks him as "Superb."

Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. also serves as local litigation counsel for non-Minnesota attorneys in Minnesota shareholder dispute litigation and welcomes inquiries from law firms looking to associate with Minnesota counsel.

If you are having a dispute with your Minnesota business partner over sharing profits, unfairly prejudicial conduct, oppression, "squeeze-out", "freeze-out", "minority shareholder rights," or the winding down of your business, please contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation.

Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. represents corporations, business owners, and individuals in all aspects of corporate and business law affecting shareholders in closely held corporations and LLCs, including:

  • Minnesota buy-sell agreements
  • Minnesota partnership agreements
  • Minnesota shareholder agreements
  • Minnesota minority shareholder rights lawsuits
  • Minnesota shareholder "squeeze-out" and "freeze-out" disputes
  • Minnesota shareholder oppression in closely held corporations
  • Minnesota shareholder buy-outs under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act, Minn. Stat. 302A.751
  • Minnesota member buy-outs under the Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act, Minn. Stat. 322B.833
  • Minnesota shareholder deadlock and impasse disputes involving Minnesota corporations and LLCs
  • Minnesota dissenter's rights under the Minnesota Business Corporations Act, Minn. Stat. 302A.471
  • Minnesota dissenter's rights under the Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act, Minn. Stat. 322B.386
  • Minnesota breach of fiduciary duty, usurpation of corporate opportunity, and shareholder self-dealing
  • Minnesota shareholder fraud and misrepresentation
  • Minnesota wrongful termination of minority shareholder's employment
  • Minnesota breach of contract and commercial litigation
  • Minnesota employment law and litigation

The Minnesota shareholder rights attorneys of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. have experience litigating claims for breach of shareholder agreements, breach of fiduciary duty, violation of minority shareholder rights under Minn. Stat. 302A.751, violation of minority LLC member rights under Minn. Stat. 322B.833, forced buy-out claims, and related disputes between shareholders of "closely held" businesses in the State of Minnesota.

Please contact the firm to schedule an Initial Minnesota Shareholder Rights Consultation.

Craig W. Trepanier, Esq.
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.
8000 Flour Exchange Building
310 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55415
Phone:  612-455-0502
Fax:  612-455-0501
craig@trepanierlaw.com
www.trepanierlaw.com 

 

 

Minnesota shareholder rights attorney Craig W. Trepanier of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota represents individuals, corporations, minority shareholders, and majority shareholders in closely held corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and other legal entities throughout the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota area regarding Minnesota shareholder disputes, Minnesota shareholder oppression, Minnesota minority shareholder rights, Minnesota shareholder squeeze-out, Minnesota shareholder freeze-out, Minnesota shareholder termination, Minnesota corporate deadlock, Minnesota corporate impasse, Minnesota corporate dissolution, Minnesota shareholder buy-out motions, forced buyouts, and buyouts for fair value or fair market value, Minnesota business disputes, Minnesota business partnership disputes, Minn. Stat. 302A.751, Minn. Stat. 322B.833, breach of fiduciary duty, unfairly prejudicial conduct, shareholder fraud, fraudulent inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation, quantum meruit, unjust enrichment, equitable accounting, constructive trust, unpaid profit distributions, corporate self-dealing, usurpation of corporation opportunity, Minnesota shareholder lawsuits, Minnesota shareholder litigation, Minnesota shareholder's derivative suits, and Minnesota special litigation committees, including representation of clients in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Duluth, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Lakeville, Mankato, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Moorhead, Plymouth, Richfield, Rochester, St. Cloud, Stillwater, Twin Cities, Woodbury and other cities within the State of Minnesota (MN) (Minn.).