Related Services

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
    (    LL.M, anticipated completion date - 2012)
  • United States Army Airborne Infantry School
    (    Graduate, Ft. Benning, GA)
  • The Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army
    (    Graduate, Charlottesville, VA)
  • University of South Dakota School of Law
    (    J.D., Editor, South Dakotan Lawyer)
  • University of South Dakota
    (    Master of Public Administration)
  • University of South Dakota
    (    B.S., Philosophy and Speech Communication)

Memberships

  • International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator
  • ValueSolve ADR - panel member
  • American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section; Litigation Section and Forum on Franchising)
  • The Minnesota State Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, chair; Practice Management & Marketing Section; Civil Litigation Section)
  • Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court (Barrister)
  • Hennepin County Bar Association (Chair of the Legal Fee Arbitration Committee; HCBA Mentor Program participant since 2006; Leaders Impacting the Non-Profit Community [LINC] Graduate)
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA) Mediation and Arbitration Panels - neutral
  • The State Bar of South Dakota (ADR Committee)
  • The State Bar of Wisconsin (“Lawyer-to-Lawyer” volunteer)
  • University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentor Program
  • International Ombudsman Association (IOA), Member

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Armed Forces, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Districts of Minnesota, South Dakota and Western Oklahoma
  • U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals

Patrick R. Burns

Partner

T (612) 752-1091, (605) 978-5213
F (612) 371-3207, (605) 978-5225
Minneapolis, Sioux Falls
4200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
100 S. Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104

Patrick focuses his practice on ADR and civil litigation. He represents individuals, businesses and non-profits with issues ranging from employment and consumer matters to franchise, commercial and contract matters. In addition to being a practicing mediator and arbitrator, he has extensive experience representing parties in mediation and arbitration, and formerly served as vice president of the American Arbitration Association in Minneapolis.

Patrick is one of only three mediators in Minnesota to be certified by the International Mediation Institute (IMI). Minnesota Lawyer named him one of 20 “Up and Coming Attorneys” in the state in 2007; and in 2010 he was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in ADR and litigation. Patrick is currently the chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's 400+ member ADR Section.

Representative Experience

Arbitration and Mediation:  Retained and serves as a neutral for a wide range of disputes. Representative examples in the past five years include claims of breach of contracts for sales of goods and services; disputes arising from sales of businesses; disputes concerning real estate sales, leases, financing and related issues; construction disputes; partnership disputes; commercial and consumer lending disputes; civil rights violation disputes; employer-employee termination-related litigation; consumer/debtor–financing agency disputes concerning payments, defaults, security.

Trial Lawyer:  Has tried bench and jury trials and arbitrations. Representative litigation includes corporate and partnership governance disputes; disputes concerning fraud; disputes concerning enforcement of state and federal franchise laws; litigation concerning various types of commercial contracts; unfair competition litigation; intellectual property; disputes concerning sales of businesses; negligence claims; franchise and dealership litigation; disputes concerning real estate disclosure sales and leases; employment disputes; insurance coverage disputes.

Presentations and Publications
  • "Has Arbitration Become More Like Litigation in Minnesota? A Discussion of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act," Public Sector Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Minnesota CLE, February 2012
  • "Mediation and Arbitration In Practice – Best Practices and Basics for New Lawyers," Minnesota State Bar Association New Lawyers Section, February 2012
  • "Beyond Rule 114: Broadening the Scope of Mediation," Hennepin County Bar Association, November 2011
  • Faculty, Certified Civil Arbitration Training, Minnesota CLE, November 2011
  • Course Chair and Faculty, “14th Annual ADR Institute,” Minnesota CLE, October 2011
  • "The Supreme Court's Unprecedented Interest In Arbitration," Minnesota CLE, September 2011
  • "Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in ADR,” The Minnesota ADR Handbook Seminar, April 2011
  • "Monday Mornings with the Mediators" Webcast Series ("Mediation Basics for Advocates and Neutrals," "Beyond Rule 114 – Efficient, Effective, and Affordable Mediation," and "Do You Really Want to Settle? Effective Mediation Advocacy"), Minnesota CLE, April, May and June 2011
  • Franchise Law Webcast Series (“The Accidental Franchise,” “Disclosure and Registration,” “Minnesota Franchise Relationship Law”), Minnesota CLE, April, May and June, 2010
  • Additional Presentations and Publications

Military Service

  • Captain, United States Army - Honorable Discharge

Teaching Positions

  • University of South Dakota School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Arbitration, 2007 - Present
  • Regular presenter and faculty for Minnesota CLE, the Hennepin County Bar Association, and the Minnesota State Bar Association on ADR and other legal topics, 2005 - Present
  • Trained arbitrators and mediators nationally for the American Arbitration Association’s continuing education program for neutrals, 2005-2008
  • Staff instructor for AAA Commercial Arbitration Training, 2005-2008
  • University of South Dakota, Adjunct Professor, Speech Communication, 2000

Honors and Awards
  • Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2010
  • Minnesota Lawyer “Up and Coming Attorney,” 2007
  • Peer-review rated AV ® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Dillon Graduate Achievement Award, University of South Dakota

Pro Bono Involvement

Community Involvement
  • City of Lakes Rotary Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Victory Memorial Drive Task Force (by appointment), Minneapolis, Minnesota  
  • Minneapolis Public Schools – volunteer
  • Bob Burns Dakota Bowl Committee, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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