Attorney Profile
In the midst of chaos, which is usually when you are in need of legal help, there is also opportunity – opportunity that we help our clients capitalize on. We look forward to working as a team with you to obtain the outcome you demand in your legal matter by fiercely advocating on your behalf.
Brandon M. Schwartz
Trial Attorney
As a trial attorney at Schwartz Law Firm in Oakdale, Minnesota, Brandon M. Schwartz focuses his practice primarily on business law and business litigation involving such matters as shareholder disputes, derivative actions, intellectual property litigation, non-competes and liquidated damage litigation, contract creation and litigation, company formation, family law for business owners, and personal injury for clients throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arizona and Massachusetts.
Brandon M. Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz is a Board Certified Civil Specialists by the Minnesota State Bar Association, a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate and Family Trial Law Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has received recognition from peers and clients alike for his thorough, zealous, and ethical representation. Whether it be resolution at jury trial, court trial, arbitration, mediation, or pre-suit negotiation, Mr. Schwartz has the experience and legal knowledge to effectively advocate for his clients.
Mr. Schwartz earned an undergraduate degree cum laude in finance and economics from Michigan Technological University in 2006 while on a full hockey scholarship and earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude and in the top ten students in his class, from the William Mitchell College of Law in 2011. Admitted to practice in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arizona and Massachusetts.
Prior to entering law school in 2008, Mr. Schwartz played professional hockey in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League while employed as a clerk for the Schwartz Law Firm, a job that he kept until his graduation.
PRACTICE AREAS
- – Business Litigation
- – Intellectual Property Litigation
- – Shareholder Disputes
- – Derivative Actions
- – Non Competes and Liquidated Damage Litigation
- – Construction Litigation
- – Contract Creation and Litigation
- – Company Formation
- – Family Law
VIDEOS
Business Litigation
Shareholder Disputes
Derivative Actions
Non Competes and Liquidated Damage Litigation
Construction Litigation
Contract Creation and Litigation
Company Formation
Business Divorce
William Mitchell College of Law
JD, Cum Laude, Top 10 Students in Graduating Class
2008 – 2011
Activities and Societies:
Research Assistant to Professor Daniel Kleinberger (providing research and analysis for Professor Kleinberger’s treatises “Are LLC Membership Interests “Securities”?” and “Fiduciary Duty”), National Moot Court Selection/Participant, Burton Award Nominee, Cali Awards Recipient for Pretrial Litigation and Work of the Lawyer, Dean’s List, Rule 114 Qualified Neutral, Qualified Family Law Neutral
Michigan Technological University
Bachelor, Finance and Economics, Cum Laude
2002 – 2006
Activities and Societies:
Full four-year athletic scholarship, Coaching Certificate, Division I hockey captain, Three-time WCHA All-Academic Team
Representative Corporate Clients
We are thankful to have been entrusted with the representation of the following valued corporate clients.
Iowa
- – Cedar Valley Community Healthcare, LLC
- – Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, P.C.
- – CURA Practice Management, LLC
- – Ideon Healthcare Solutions, LLC
- – Impact Marketing, LLC
- – North Iowa Community Healthcare, LLC
- – P & H, LLC
- – Quad City Community Healthcare, LLC
- – Rain King Holding Inc.
- – SR Investments, LLC
Minnesota
- – Aaron Carlson Corporation
- – Aaron Carlson Woodwork
- – Advanced Innovative Management Corp.
- – BlueAllele Corporation
- – Bring It Studios, LLC
- – CBS Construction Services, Inc.
- – EMSwiss, LLC
- – Ericksmoen Cottages Ltd.
- – Geometrix Co.
- – Goodmanson Construction, Inc.
- – Landscapes Unlimited Outdoors, Inc.
- – Leggtime Fitness, LLC
- – Little Sprouts Childcare and Preschool, Inc.
- – Mike’s Pub, LLC
- – Northwest Aggregate LLC
- – Provident Home Health Care
- – Quality Business Forms, Inc.
- – Rogue Beauty Bar, LLC
- – Sentry Brite, LLC
- – Smart Parts Automotive
- – Superior Feeds, Inc.
- – TMJ Fitness, LLC
- – Woodland Sales & Marketing, LLC
Wisconsin
- – Best Western-Rice Lake
- – Dairy State Bank
- – KAJ Foods, LLC
- – Madison Avenue Wine & Spirits, LLC
- – Medical Staffing Solutions, Inc.
- – Metcast Service Tech Resources, Inc.
- – Real Estate Solutions
- – Rice Lake Harley-Davidson, Inc.
- – Thomas Landing-Geac, LLC
Other States/Countries
- – Bedrock Financial Services, LLC, AZ
- – Canad Corporation of Manitoba Ltd., Canada
- – Cassels Brock and Blackwell, LLP, Canada
- – Civility Experts Worldwide, Canada
- – Custom Machines, MI
- – J.D. Dredging & Excavating, Inc, MT
- – Jordan River Moving & Storage, Inc., WA
- – Krill Systems, WA
- – Paul Mitchell Academy, CA
- – Trelevate, LLC, AZ
AWARDS & HONORS
With great humility, I am thankful to our clients, peers and adversaries for the professional recognition our representation has received.
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- – Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, MSBA
- – Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, Civil Practice Advocate and Family Trial Law Advocate, NBTA
- – Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
- – Rising Star, Super Lawyers
- – Best Lawyers
- – AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- -Focus on Bet the Company Litigation
- – Minnesota Monthly, Top Lawyers, Business Litigation
- – Member, Warren E. Burger Inn of Court
- – Bet-The-Company Litigators, America’s Top 100
- – High Stakes Litigators, America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- – Leading Civil Trial Attorney of the Year, AI
- – Health Care Lawyer of the Year – USA, Finance Monthly
- – Lifetime Achievement, America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- – Lifetime Member, Best Attorneys of America
- – Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- – Business Tort Top 10 Trial Lawyers, TNTL
- – 10 Best Attorneys, AIFLA
- – Minnesota Under 40 Top 10, NAFLA
- – Lawyers of Distinction
- – Attorney of the Month, Attorney At Law Magazine
- – Next Generation, Attorney At Law Magazine
- – Law Firm of the Month, Attorney At Law Magazine
- – Lawyer Monthly Feature on Healthcare Law
- – AVVO Rating, 10.0, Top Litigation Attorney
- – AVVO Clients’ Choice, Litigation
- – MSBA North Star Lawyer
- – Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- – Member, Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
- – Top 50 Lawyers in America
- – American Institute of Trial Lawyers – Civil Litigation
- – Corporate America Today – Leading Civil Trial Attorney of the Year
- – National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Professional Activity
It is with sincere appreciation that I seek to give back to this noble profession through the professional associations that I serve. By serving our profession, we are able to better the representation we provide to our clients.
Bar Admissions
- – Minnesota
- – Iowa
- – Wisconsin
- – Arizona
- – Massachusetts
- – U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota
- – U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Wisconsin
- – U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
- – U.S. District Courts for Colorado
- – Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- – Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- – United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations
- – Minnesota Bar Association
- – Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, Attorney Member
- – Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the General Rules of Practice for the District Court, Attorney Member
- – Minnesota State Board of Legal Certification, Attorney Member
- – Minnesota State Bar Association, Director and Officer, Foundation Board
- – Iowa Bar Association
- – Wisconsin Bar Association
- – Arizona Bar Association
- – Ramsey County Bar Association
- – Washington County Bar Association
- – American Bar Association
| Conference Name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NBI, Inc. | Family Business Succession Planning | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Shareholder Disputes: What to Do When the Love is Gone and Ways to Keep the Love Strong | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | The Most Important Provisions in Your LLC Operating Agreement | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | LLCs v. Corporations: How to Choose the Right One and What Are Some of the Key Differences | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Successful Litigation Considerations for Shareholder Disputes | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Entity Selection – How to Choose the Right One: S-Corporations in Detail and Key Provisions in Your Shareholder Agreement | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Entity Selection – How to Choose The Right One | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Small Business Divorce & Shareholder Disputes | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | LLC Operating Agreements – Reinforcing the Corporate Veil | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | The Discovery Process in Commercial Litigation | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Shareholder Fiduciary Duties for both minority and majority shareholders | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | The Business Judgment Rule – how it applies to directors | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Shareholder Disputes: What are the Causes and can it be Solved Without Litigation | 2023 |
| LawPractice CLE | Piercing the Corporate Veil | 2022 |
| LawPractice CLE | LLC Operating Agreements | 2022 |
| mylawCLE: LLC Operating Agreements | Statutory and common law fiduciary duties versus duties set forth in the operating agreement | 2022 |
| PowerHouse CLE | How To Try a Civil Jury Trial | 2022 |
| mylawCLE: LLC Operating Agreements | Reinforcing the Corporate Veil | 2022 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements | Reinforcing the Corporate Veil | 2022 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements | How to Draft LLC Operating Agreements | 2022 |
| NBI, Inc.: When the Love is Gone | Small Business Divorce & Shareholder Disputes | 2021 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Reviewing Recent Case Law, Trends and Developments in LLCs | 2021 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | How to Form and Operate an LLC: Getting the Mechanics Down | 2021 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Drafting the Operating Agreement: Getting the Basics Down | 2021 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Ethical Considerations | 2021 |
| mylawCLE: Corporate Veil Piercing | Best Practices to Limit | 2020 |
| Rossdale CLE: Piercing the Corporate Veil | Best Practices for Limiting Veil Piercing | 2020 |
| Clear Law Institute, LLC: Piercing the Veil: What it is & How It’s Done | Piercing the Veil | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Reinforcing the Corporate Veil | When and Why Courts Will Allow Veil Piercing | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Reinforcing the Corporate Veil | Everyday Business Operations: Best Practices for Preventing Veil Piercing | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Transfer Restriction Issues, et al | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Current Developments in LLC Litigation | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Ethics | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | How to Form and Operate an LLC: Getting the Mechanics Down | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Drafting the Operating Agreement: Getting the Basics Down | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Ethical Considerations | 2020 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Transfer Restriction Issues, et al | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Current Developments in LLC Litigation | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Ethics | 2019 |
| Rossdale CLE | Business Litigation Successful Litigation Considerations for Corporate Formations | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | How to Form and Operate an LLC: Getting the Mechanics Down | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Drafting the Operating Agreement: Getting the Basics Down | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs: Everything You Need to Know | Ethical Considerations | 2019 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Transfer Restriction Issues, et al | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Current Developments in LLC Litigation | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Ethics | 2018 |
| Clear Law Institute, LLC: LLC Formation | LLC Formation | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Formation | LLC Formation | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLCs Everything You Need to Know | Ethical Considerations | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: Piercing the LLC Veil | Start to Finish Recent Trends in LLC Veil Piercing | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: Piercing the LLC Veil | Start to Finish Best Practices for Limiting Potential LLC Veil Piercing | 2018 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements | Start to Finish Current Developments in LLC Litigation | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements | Start to Finish Ethics | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Collecting from | Collecting from LLCs Limiting Personal Liability – Forming an LLC | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Collecting from | LLCs Best Practices for Limiting Potential LLC Veil Piercing | 2017 |
| Rossdale CLE: | Business Litigation Successful Litigation Considerations for Corporate Formations | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Entity Selection | How to Choose the Right One: S-Corporations in Detail | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Entity Selection | How to Choose the Right One: The Process of Incorporation vs. LLC Formation | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: S-Corps from A to Z | Avoiding Trouble with Concise Articles of Organization and Corporate Bylaws | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: S-Corps from A to Z | Creating Practical Operating Procedures | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: S-Corps from A to Z | Ethical Issues | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Current Developments in LLC Litigation | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC Operating Agreements: Start to Finish | Ethics | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Top LLC Mistakes to Avoid in Everyday Business Practice | Misunderstanding Personal Liability: Piercing the LLC Veil | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Top LLC Mistakes to Avoid in Everyday Business Practice | Common LLC Member Disputes and How to Prevent Them | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Top LLC Mistakes to Avoid in Everyday Business Practice | Real Life Scenarios of LLC Disasters | 2017 |
| NBI, Inc.: Shareholder Disputes | When the Love is Gone | 2016 |
| NBI, Inc.: The Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (RULLCA) | RULLCA Ethical Considerations | 2016 |
| NBI, Inc.: Family Business Law | Handling Legal Challenges Common to Family Businesses: Real-Life Scenarios and Remedies | 2016 |
| NBI, Inc.: S-Corps & C-Corps | Shareholder Disputes: What to Do When the Love is Gone | 2016 |
| NBI, Inc.: S-Corps & C-Corps | Maintaining the Corporation’s Liability Shield | 2016 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC or Inc? Entity Selection for a Small-to-Medium Sized Business | Select Issues in Business Entity Operation and Conversion | 2015 |
| NBI, Inc.: LLC or Inc? Entity Selection for a Small-to-Medium Sized Business | The Process of Incorporation vs. LLC Formation | 2015 |