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Ms. Bloomquist’s law practice
involves the areas of corporate, business litigation, employment and equine
law and recently expanded to the areas of family law and wills and estates.  She represents numerous small
businesses in Chaska, in the multiple manufacturing and service areas.  Ms. Bloomquist is recognized as a leader in animal
law and equine law. She is a frequent speaker at the National Equine Law Conference
in Kentucky, the equine law conference in California, and is regularly
published on this subject.  Her
presentation at the 2009 Conference discussed the use of expert testimony in
equine litigation, which was also the topic of the chapter she authored in the
recently released American Bar Association book “Litigating Animal Law Disputes: A Complete Guide for Lawyers.”  In 2005,
she was the first speaker on equine law at the American Bar Association in
Chicago, IL.  Ms Bloomquist was the chair
of the Animal Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar, for two consecutive years
2005-2007, and chaired the first ever Animal Law Conference sponsored by the
Minnesota State Bar Association in April 2006. 
She represents equine clients throughout the world.. She received her B.A. degree in
1986 from the University of Minnesota and her J.D. degree from the University Of Oregon School Of Law in 1989. She was a
member of the National Moot Court Team, earning recognition as the top regional
female oral advocate.. Ms. Bloomquist has a combination
of litigation and corporate counsel experience, which provides her with a
unique and expansive view of matters. 
She has litigated matters involving equine, employment, corporate, commercial,
contract, tax, and police excessive force, prosecution, and officer/director
liability.  Her litigation experience
involves jury trials, court trials, appeals, arbitrations and ADR proceedings.
She has managed litigation as an in-house corporate attorney.   Ms Bloomquist has handled diverse corporate
and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and
a variety of commercial contracts.  She
has handled numerous governmental and regulatory investigations, international
advertising, employment and contractual matters.  She established innovative in-house counsel
guidelines, litigation budgets and value billing fees, policies and procedures.
Reported cases include: Gross v. Victoria Station Farms, 578 N.W.2d 757
(1998).  She recently litigated precedent-setting
equine cases in Texas Federal Court and California Federal Court on product
liability matters, and the Minnesota Supreme Court on a workers’ compensation
case.

Jacob Reitan joined Reitan Law Office in 2014.  Jacob completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University in 2004, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in political science and communication studies.   After Northwestern, Jacob received a Presidential Scholarship to attend Harvard Divinity School where he received a Masters in Theological Studies.  Jacob went to law school at the University of Minnesota where he graduated magna cum laude.  While in law school, Jacob clerked for the Carver County Attorney and the Hennepin County Attorney. Prior to starting his legal career, Jacob worked as an advocate for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.  As a part of this work, Jacob founded the Equality Ride and the Right to Serve Campaign.  In 2006, Jacob was invited by the White House to be with President Obama when he signed the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law.   In 2012, Governor Dayton named Jacob to the Governor’s Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying.   For his advocacy Jacob has been awarded the Brian Coyle Leadership Award from the Human Rights Campaign, and he has been named one of the people of the year by Advocate Magazine and Lavender Magazine.  At Reitan Law Office, Jacob joins his brother and his father fighting for the rights of the injured and disabled.

Benjamin L. Reitan began practicing law in 2002. Ben began his legal career in San Diego, California. While in law school Ben clerked at a successful San Diego personal injury law firm. After law school Ben practiced civil litigation at a San Diego law firm that specialized in business litigation. While at the firm Ben worked on many complex cases including gasoline pricing disputes against major oil companies and multi-national business disputes.. In 2005 Ben made the difficult decision to leave San Diego and return to his home state of Minnesota where he partnered with his father, Philip Reitan, at Reitan Law Office, PLLC.. At Reitan Law Office, PLLC Ben limits his practice to helping individuals who are injured and disabled. Ben handles Personal Injury cases, Worker’s Compensation cases, Social Security Disability appeals, and Private Short and Long Term Disability Appeals. All cases are handled on a contingent fee basis.. Ben would be happy to meet with you to discuss any claim, dispute, or issue you have involving the above areas of practice. There is no cost or obligation to meet with Ben and discuss your claim.. Away from the office Ben enjoys spending time with his wife, Emily, and young children, Brayden and Gabrielle.