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Practice Areas:
• Civil Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Employment Litigation
• Governmental Liability
• Land Use Litigation

Member:
• Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
• Minnesota School Board
• Association Council of School Attorneys
• Federal Bar Association

Education:
• University of Minnesota (B.A., 1983)
• Hamline University (J.D., cum laude, 1986)

Author:
• “Disability Discrimination,” Minnesota Defense, Winter, 2002.

 


James R. Andreen

Jim Andreen is the managing shareholder with Erstad & Riemer, P.A. His focus is civil litigation and appellate practice, concentrating in the areas of employment and civil rights litigation, defense of governmental and corporate liability, land use and construction litigation. He was admitted to the bar in 1986 and regularly appears before the Minnesota State Trial Courts, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota, and the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mr. Andreen is a shareholder with Erstad & Riemer, P.A. He is a cum laude graduate of Hamline University School of Law. He has spoken before the Minnesota Bar Association Public Law Section, the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, the National Risk Managers Association Conference, the Minnesota Counties Human Resource Management Association/Minnesota Association of County Administrators Conference, and other groups on a number of topics.

Mr. Andreen represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and the Minnesota Department of Civil Rights. He is currently serving as President of the firm.

In college, Jim played rugby for the University of Minnesota Rugby Football Union Club and refereed hockey, which provided good experience for his later life as a trial lawyer. Jim enjoys playing hockey, golfing and skiing.

Contact: jandreen@erstad.com
Phone: 952-837-3249

Complete biography of Jim Andreen