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Paul F. Shoemaker was born in Winner, South Dakota in 1957. He received his baccalaureate decree from the University of North Dakota College of Business Administration, Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1984, graduating magna cum laude. He received his Juris Doctorate degree, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1986. He was nominated by his law school professors for selection as a national member of The Order of Barristers in 1986 and received an American Jurisprudence Book Award in Conflicts of Law. He served as a Staff Editor of the North Dakota Law Review during 1985 and 1986, as President of the Bruce Van Sickle chapter of Delta Theta Phi in 1984-85, and as Student Director of Central Legal Research, University of North Dakota School of Law in 1985-86.. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Minnesota and the Federal District Court of Minnesota in 1986. He was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Claims in 1994, and the United States Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States in 1999. In addition, he is admitted to practice before the Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Shakopee, Minnesota.  Mr. Shoemaker was selected by his peers as a Super Lawyer in 1999 and 2000.. Mr. Shoemaker's present practice includes representation of individuals, partnerships and corporations in a variety of state and federal civil litigation matters, including contested divorce and post-decree matters, probate proceedings, and commercial, personal injury and business litigation claims. In addition, he provides estate planning services, including preparation of complex wills and trusts and devotes substantial time counseling partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations related to the formation, operation, and management of the entity, intellectual property issues, and sale or purchase of business assets and stock.. He has served as past Co-Chair of the Hennepin County Bar Association's Community Relations Committee and is a past author/contributor and issue editor of The Hennepin Lawyer.

I am an attorney with significant litigation experience, focusing my practice on commercial, franchise, and real estate litigation. I am able to assist clients throughout the litigation process, from commencing or defending a claim to trial or appeal. I also hold a certificate in alternative dispute resolution.  My dispute resolution practices assist my clients in achieving their goals in a cost-effective manner.

I am a business trial attorney practicing in the area of business litigation, including financial fraud, securities law, business divorce, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, employment disputes, non-competition agreements, executive compensation, director and officer liability, construction, and vendor disputes. I’m also known for my work representing the disabled, elderly and vulnerable adults in a variety of matters, including fraud and abuse.  I regularly appear in the federal and state courts of Minnesota, as well as before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) where I represent customers, and I represent registered representative in employment and regulatory matters.  The Minnesota Law & Politics magazine recognized me over the last five years as one of the Top 40 business litigators in Minnesota.  I am also certified as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.  During law school, I served as the managing editor of the Hamline Law Review and was a special editor for the “Non-Posnerian Law and Economics Symposium”, Vol. XII, No. 2 (1989).  I served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Mary Jeanne Coyne of the Minnesota Supreme Court.  I am also an honors graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College where, as a trackster, I now give meaning to the saying “the older we get, the faster we were”.. I am also active in the disability community.  I serve on the Board of Directors and executive committee for the PACER Center, a national non-profit supporting families with children with disabilities.  I serve on legislative taskforces adressing policy issues in special education and autism.. I often serve as a mediator and arbitrator, typically in matters involving FINRA issues, shareholder business disputes, or unique issues involving the vulnerable and disabled.