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Shaun Redford is an attorney and shareholder at Olson, Redford & Wahlberg P.A. with a primary focus on real estate and business litigation. His clients include national and local banks, title insurance companies, professional sports athletes, small businesses, and private landowners. Shaun is a frequent speaker on real estate law topics including boundary line disputes, access issues, and easements.  He was named a Rising Star by Minnesota Super Lawyers, a designation given to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in Minnesota.. A California native, Shaun has fallen for the Twin Cities and lives in Eden Prairie with his wife and four young children.

I am a real estate attorney at Hellmuth & Johnson. I help people when they need a real estate specialist to guide them through the complex issues that are involved when they purchase, sell, lease, finance or improve real estate.  My clients include real estate developers, residential and commercial builders, business owners, community banks and associations.. Real estate owners and developers benefit from my experience on the other side of the table in land use regulation matters. Prior to joining Hellmuth & Johnson, I represented several Minnesota cities and worked closely with city planners and engineers regarding zoning, subdivision and development. I also served as chairman of several municipal boards and commissions, including a planning commission, board of adjustment and appeals, and environmental advisory committee.. I have represented clients in hundreds of real estate transactions, including residential and commercial purchases and sales, leases, easements and financing. I achieved board certification as a Real Property Law Specialist from the Minnesota State Bar Association in 2006, and I was recognized on the Minnesota Rising Stars list by Magazine and Twin Cities Business every year from 2008 through 2013.My work in the area of common interest communities includes advising developers regarding creation of condominiums, mixed-use developments and master-planned communities; drafting and amending governing documents; and general representation of homeowners associations. I am a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of Community Associations Institute, and I serve on legislative committees that influence community association law at the state capitol.

Blake’s clients don’t conduct business in a vacuum, nor does he take that approach to practicing law. “My job is to see the bigger picture – because there’s always a bigger picture,” he says. “My construction clients don’t need me to duplicate their expertise; they count on my guidance where their business intersects with banking, lending, real estate, collections, and a myriad of other issues they face.". “Seeing the larger landscape enables me to analyze my clients’ needs faster and more fully, and to address them more effectively and cost-efficiently.”. Blake works with a diversity of businesses, primarily in the construction, real estate, banking and finance sectors, where he focuses on:. Clients also retain Blake in a general counsel capacity, relying on his guidance in formulating creative strategies to maximize opportunity and minimize risk. As such, his services encompass a wide range of transactional matters including:. For his entire career, Blake has counseled and assisted creditors in recovering accounts receivable, having represented both businesses and collection agencies. He assists clients in every phase of creditor remedies, from reviewing and improving contracts and credit applications to obtaining and collecting judgments against debtors.. Outside of his successful law practice, Blake also serves in other areas of the community and has been honored numerous times over the years.

As a partner at Hellmuth & Johnson and a member of both the real estate and community association practice groups, Joel Hilgendorf helps a wide variety of clients make their mark. They include commercial and residential property owners, developers, banks, condominium and townhome associations, and businesses and individuals.. While he focuses his practice primarily in real estate law – commercial and residential; both as a litigator and transactional attorney – Joel also provides counsel and representation in community association law, foreclosure law and creditor’s remedies, and commercial and residential real estate transactions. Along with the skills he has honed in these areas, he marshals broad experience in:. One of Joel's particular areas of concentration is representing condominium and townhome associations. He is active in the Minnesota Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, for which he has served on the Board of Directors. Joel has extensive experience representing community associations in all of their legal needs, including: