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I have been a practicing attorney for over 30 years.  Sanford, Pierson, Thone & Strean P.L.C. was originally founded in 1995.    Our firm currently has 7 attorneys and 11 total employees.  We are located in Wayzata, Minnesota, but are licensed practice in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.. Our clients range from small to mid sized companies in all industries, entrepreneurial start up companies and individuals.   We provide business, corporate, litigation, contract, employment, real esate, succession planning and estate planning services to our business and individual clients.  To our business clients we like to refer to ourselves as inside council from the outside at reasonable prices. To our creditor remedies and banking clients we provide litigation, secured transactions, bankruptcy, foreclosure, work out and transactional loan documentation services. Our understanding of both sides of a transaction (origination and workout) give us unique skills with which to serve our credit clients.. We strive to identify opportunities, solve problems and build relationships.. Specialties: Business, corporate, succession planning, estate planning, real estate, transactions, litigation and creditor remedies

In addition to his role as general counsel for several closely-held businesses, Peter advises clients on issues relating to estate planning, business succession planning and other tax related areas. He has represented companies and selling shareholders in taxable and tax-free transactions and ESOP transactions.. Peter served as as an associate at Henretta, Cross, Ness & Dolan, and then as General Counsel for Midwest Casualty Insurance Company until July 1998, when he formed the law firm Peter C. Brehm and Associates in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In 2004, He was named a Rising Star in Small and Closely Held Businesses by Law and Politics magazine.  Peter is a member of the Minnesota State and United States District Court Bars and the Arizona State Bar.. Peter Brehm earned his Juris Doctor cum laude and his Master of Laws and Taxation from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor.. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at North Dakota State University and is a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor Society.  While at  NDSU, Peter was a member of the NDSU cross country and track & filed teams, and earned All-America and all North Central Conference  honors at 1,500 meters.

Steve represents and advises clients that have business, real estate disputes and estate planning needs.. Transactions involving the purchase or sale of businesses, stock and/or real estate are a routine part of Steve's practice.  He has saved his clients millions recognizing potential tax issues, finding additional value in their business transactions or simply helping them avoid unnecessary liabilities.. A 1996 honors graduate from William Mitchell College of Law, Steve is a member in good standing with the Minnesota State Bar Association. Steve is licensed to practice in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota with experience in courtrooms all over the country.. He has proudly served the Rotary Organization, the St. Paul/Nagasaki Sister City Organization, the Como Park Lantern Lighting Festival and as President and Board Member for the Bloomington Sister City Organization (Izumi Japan).. Steve was raised in Minnesota and now lives in Minneapolis. He has one child. He spent two years living in Tokyo, Japan, where he learned to speak conversational Japanese. He loves to cook, is an avid competitive pool player and fisherman, among other things.