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My legal practice benefits from the skills and perspective I acquired as a business banker with US Bank, where I worked with a variety of emerging companies and small- to mid-sized business clients. I understand the passion entrepreneurs bring to the table, the challenges they face to grow their business, and the constant balance of risk and reward.

Matt is a shareholder with Thomsen Nybeck, an 18-attorney, full-service law firm located in Bloomington, Minnesota.  He is the head of the firm's community association representation group and co-chair of the firm's construction litigation group.  Matt has represented his clients through workouts, negotiations and the resolution of disputes, as well as the various phases of litigation, including motions, mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals. He has tried numerous cases to successful conclusions, before both judges and juries and in both the federal and state courts of Minnesota, including bankruptcy proceedings, and he has successfully arbitrated matters before arbitrators from both the American Arbitration Association and Construction Arbitration Services. Matt's appellate experience includes arguing before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as experience before the Minnesota Court of Appeals.. Matt has been recognized by Minnesota Law and Politics, which has included him on its list of Rising Stars on multiple occasions, a distinction afforded to only 2.5% of Minnesota attorneys in any given year. Matt's credentials also include authoring articles for Minnesota Community Living and CIC Midwest News, presenting at seminars on topics that affect community associations and their managers and contributing to TN Legal Update, the Firm's blog, at . Matt also has been quoted extensively in articles published on Yahoo! Finance; ; and .

Matt enjoys counseling Minnesotans on the importance of proper estate planning. A significant portion of Matt’s practice focuses on helping families after the passing of a loved one (Estate Administration/Probate), which often involves the commencement of a probate proceeding and/or a trust administration. Matt strives to provide the firm’s clients with compassionate and efficient representation. Matt seeks to become a trusted advisor for each of his clients. Matt believes in using a team approach to estate planning, often working directly with a client’s financial advisors, accountants and personal advisors to create a plan to achieve his client’s goals.. Matt earned his bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University, School of Management in Binghamton, New York and earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in New York, New York, where he also served as associate editor of the Fordham International Law Journal.. Matt resides in the suburbs of the western metro with his wife and three children. When he is not assisting clients, Matt can be found shuffling his children from activity to activity, watching his children’ soccer, basketball, lacrosse and baseball games, and enjoying time with family and friends. Matt is also a huge baseball fan who loves catching major league games in stadiums in throughout the U.S.

Julie Wilcox has been practicing estate planning and family law for nearly a decade. She deals in death and divorce because these areas deeply affect families and allow Julie to have meaningful conversations, and develop real relationships, with each of her clients.

Joel assists individuals and families throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding communities with estate planning, cabin planning, trust administration and probate, planning for loved ones with special needs, family business succession planning, and planning for children.. Joel enjoys teaching Minnesotans about the importance of having a good estate plan in place. Joel frequently presents free public educational seminars to explain the benefits of estate planning and to help clients decide what type of estate plan (i.e., Will, Living Trust, Cabin Trust, Powers of Attorney, Healthcare Directives) makes sense for their personal situations.. Joel is passionate about helping families prevent conflict through prudent estate planning. He is a frequent speaker on family conflict resolution and has committed himself exclusively to estate planning as a practice.. Joel is a graduate of Hamline University School of Law, a former board member of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Elder Law Council, and a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association.. Joel grew up in Excelsior and currently resides in the West Metro with his wife and two beautiful children. They spend their leisure time on Lake Minnetonka and in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

I hope you review my case successes, credentials and accomplishments detailed on this website. I counsel my clients on every option available by conducting a thorough investigation of their individual situation and the law.. Lawyers are not allowed to guarantee success, but I can guarantee that I give clients every possible advantage in their legal situations. I ensure that each client is charged only for legal work that is performed by utilizing refundable fees.. I have been honored in my law practice by receiving awards for my litigation efforts, being re-elected as prosecutor before choosing to leave government office to start my own practice to help individuals, and receiving appointments to leadership positions with legal and political organizations.. My greatest successes have come through satisfied clients and referrals from fellow attorneys. After reading the information on my web site please contact me for assistance on your legal matters.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Minneapolis and surrounding areas.