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Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation/Advice
Financial Services, Health Care
Mr. Olson is a commercial and employment litigator with a record of successfully trying, arbitrating, and mediating a variety of disputes. He represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to non-profit organizations to individuals.
Mr. Olson has a track-record of securing favorable resolutions toward the early stages of litigation. He has won several jury trials when settlement was not feasible. And he has achieved both affirmances and reversals from state and federal appellate courts when district court results have been challenged on appeal. Mr. Olson also regularly counsels and trains employers and other lawyers on a variety of employment matters, including discrimination and harassment laws, leave and accommodation issues, and non-competes and restrictive covenants. He currently teaches employment law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Mr. Olson has been named to the Minnesota Rising Stars list and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his proficient work across the full spectrum litigation. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of Bassford Remele's Employment Group and Associate Development Committee, and he is also a member of Bassford's Board of Directors. Mr. Olson also volunteers as a board member of Walker|West, a non-profit music academy in St. Paul.
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Trials and Arbitrations
Obtained jury verdict for individuals in a fraudulent-transfer case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained jury verdict for Fortune 500 company in a breach-of-contract case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained defense verdict for a Fortune 150 company in an ADA retaliation case. (Employment)
Obtained defense verdict for a Fortune 150 company in an ADA discrimination case. (Employment)
Obtained defense verdict for a health-care system at trial in a defamation case. (Employment)
Obtained jury verdict for Fortune 50 company in a property-damage case. (General Liability)
Obtained defense verdict for an international energy company at arbitration. (Commercial Litigation)
Defended a health-care system at trial, obtaining a defense jury verdict in a defamation case. (Employment)
Represented Fortune 500 Company at trial, obtaining a plaintiff jury verdict in property damage case. (General Liability)
Obtained defense verdict in million-dollar breach-of-contract arbitration. (Commercial Litigation)
Summary Judgment and Similar Successes
Obtained summary judgment for employer in a disability-discrimination case. (Employment)
Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 150 company in an ADA discrimination case. (Employment)
Obtained summary judgment for health-care system in a public-accommodations case. (Employment)
Obtained order for dismissal for health-care provider in civil-rights and tort litigation. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained reversal of summary judgment denial for police officer in civil-rights case. (Municipal Liability)
Obtained summary judgment and affirmance of summary judgment order for health-care provider in a whistleblower case. (Employment)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment on behalf of medical-records collector in Minnesota Health Records Act case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment motion in medical-malpractice case. (Professional Liability)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment orders and sanctions in consolidated appeals from fraudulent-transfer and quiet-title cases. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained order for dismissal for health-care provider in civil-rights and tort litigation related to report of medical child abuse. (General Liability)
Obtained summary judgment for employer in a disability-discrimination case. (Employment)
Obtained summary judgment for health-care system in a public-accommodations case. (Employment)
Obtained summary judgment in premises-liability case. (General Liability)
Obtained order for partial dismissal for health-care provider in civil-rights and tort litigation. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained reversal of summary judgment denial for police officer in civil-rights case. (Municipal Liability)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment order for health-care provider in a whistleblower case. (Employment)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment on behalf of medical-records collector in Minnesota Health Records Act case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained affirmance of summary judgment motion in medical-malpractice case. (Medical Malpractice)
Other Representative Matters
Obtained favorable settlement for a bank in an unfair-competition. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained favorable settlement for a health-care system in breach-of-contract case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained favorable settlement for an individual in a whistleblower case. (Employment)
Obtained favorable settlement for an individual in a race-discrimination case. (Employment)
Obtained favorable settlement for an individual in an unpaid-commissions case. (Employment)
Obtained favorable defense settlement in complex commercial case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained favorable defense settlement in a legal-malpractice case. (Professional Liability)
Obtained favorable defense settlement in shareholder-dispute case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained favorable settlement for a bank in an unfair-competition case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained settlement in fraudulent-transfer case. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained settlement for health-care system in breach-of-contract and civil-theft claim against insurance company. (Commercial Litigation)
Obtained settlement in unpaid-commissions case. (Employment)
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