Jake Hendricks acts as outside general counsel to clients in all areas of real estate, business, construction and banking and finance matters, as well as related litigation. Prior to law school, Jake worked as a developer and property manager for a regional real estate firm. Jake utilizes his legal training and passion for real estate and business to assist clients in successfully undertaking transactions, negotiating and resolving disputes, and litigating cases.

Jake frequently advises clients on complex commercial and real estate transactions, including lease agreements, purchase agreements, financing arrangements, distressed property acquisitions, loan agreements and mortgages, forbearance agreements, secured transactions, entity formation, construction contracts, shareholder and partnership agreements and other business agreements.

Jake is also experienced in handling real estate and construction litigation matters. Jake has been involved in the successful resolution of boundary and easement disputes, construction defect claims, adverse possession claims, commercial lease disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, unlawful detainers and evictions, breach of contract disputes, mortgage foreclosure actions, mechanic's lien actions, homeowner's association collections, lien enforcement, title insurance disputes and other significant pieces of real estate related litigation. In addition, Jake litigates commercial disputes in both state and federal court, such as shareholder/partner litigation, enforcement and defense of non-compete/non-solicitation agreements, employee/partner theft or impropriety, breach of contract, commercial collections and business torts.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate and Banking
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Real Estate Development Law
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Landlord-Tenant Law
  • Property Acquisitions/Sales
  • Mortgages and Loans
  • Loan Modifications
  • Lien Enforcement
  • Banking and Finance
  • Construction Law
  Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Commercial Collections
  • Debtor-Creditor Law
  • Mortgage Foreclosures and Creditor Rights
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
• Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Business Formation
  • Business Loans and Secured Transactions

Education

• J.D., University of St. Thomas School of Law – Minneapolis, MN, cum laude, 2008
• B.A., Concordia College – Moorhead, MN, Business and Economics, cum laude, 2004

Bar Admission

• Minnesota, 2008
• North Dakota, 2010
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2009

Professional Activities and Memberships

• 2012 Rising Star^® by Super Lawyers
• CCIM - Membership Committee
• Leadership Twin Cities; Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce - Alumnus
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Energy Policy Committee  
• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Member
• Hennepin Country Bar Association - Real Property Section

Speaking Engagements

• "Dealing with Difficult Tenants" - 2011 CCIM Roundtable
• "Commercial Leasing, Evictions and Collections" - 2010 Hennepin County Bar Association 2010
• "Getting Paid in Troubled Times – Confronting a Client-in-Default" — 2010 Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce
• "Landlord/Tenant, Unlawful Detainer and Collections" — 2009 Real Estate Institute 
• "How to Respond to a Construction Defect Complaint" — 2008 Felhaber Real Estate Seminar

Legal Publications

• “AIA A401 – The ‘New’ 2007 Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement”
• "BIM – The Legal Implications of Building Information Modeling"
• “Change Orders and Extra Work Requirements: Tools for Change”
• “ConsensusDOCS 750 – The ‘New Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement”
• “Easing the Pain: Property Tax Appeals”
• “Getting Paid in Troubled Times – Confronting a Client-in-Default”
• “How to Respond to a Construction Defect Complaint – Under Minn. Stat. §327A and Minnesota’s Notice of Repair Statute”
• “I Want Out of the Deal – Minnesota’s Statutory Cancellation”
• "Six Steps for Landlords to Maximize Eviction and Collection Efforts"
• "The Tenant Isn't Paying – Unlawful Detainer and Collection in Troubled Times"
• “Two Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: A Comparison of AIA A401 and ConsensusDOCS 750”
• “Two Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: A Comparison of New AIA and ConsensusDOCS Standard Forms”

Community Activities

• Legal Aid
• Mentor, University of St. Thomas School of Law

 

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