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Ryan Olson represents clients in business, employment, and labor matters in Minnesota and North Dakota. His business consulting and litigation practice ranges from assisting clients with commercial collection matters to assessing, negotiating, and litigating business tort claims. Mr. Olson also has extensive experience representing secondary market mortgage lenders in repurchase litigation as well as defending mortgage lenders and servicers against federal and state statutory claims, such as Truth-In-Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act (MOSLA) claims.
Mr. Olson advises employers on personnel and policy issues, non-competition agreements, and represents them in federal and state court, arbitration, and in administrative hearings on numerous employment and labor issues. Mr. Olson also assists federal and state contractors/subcontractors with their federal and state affirmative-action obligations. His assistance to contractors/subcontractors ranges from development and implementation of affirmative-action plans to assisting contractors/subcontractors with compliance audits.
Practice Areas
- Business Consulting
- Entity Formation
- Asset-Purchase Agreements
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)- Sales Contracts/Disputes
- Debt Collection
- Contractor Licensing Requirements
- Business Litigation
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Disputes
- Shareholder/Member Disputes
- Insurance Disputes/Coverage
- Business Tort Claims
- Trade Secret Claims
- Unfair Competition Claims
- Fraud/Misrepresentation Claims
- Tortious Interference Claims
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
- Mortgage Lender/Servicer Related Claims (Defense Only)
- Secondary Market Mortgage Repurchase Litigation
- Federal and state statutory lending and servicing related claims
- Invalid Foreclosure Claims
- Consumer Protection Claims (Defense Only)
- Deceptive Trade Practice Claims
- Fair Credit Reporting Act Claims
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Claims
- Commercial Collection Litigation (Pre and Post Judgment)
- Surety/Payment Bond Claims
- Contractor Licensing Disputes
- Labor and Employment Law Consulting
- Personnel, Policy, Compliance and Non-Compete Issues
- Federal and state Contractor/Subcontractor Affirmative Action Obligations, and Compliance Audits
- Employment Law Defense Litigation
- Discrimination, Reprisal, Whistleblower, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, and Non-Compete Claims
- Department of Labor/Minnesota Department of Human Rights Act Audits/Charges
- Employment/Labor Arbitrations
Education
- J.D., Indiana University – Indianapolis, magna cum laude, (top 6% of class), 2004
- B.S., Business Administration, North Dakota State University, with honors, 1999
Bar Admission
- Minnesota State Bar, 2004
- United States District Court – District of Minnesota, 2004
- North Dakota Bar, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit, 2009
Professional Certifications, Awards and Designations
- Nominated by peers as a Rising Star®, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2008 - Present
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- Volunteer Lawyers Network, Volunteer
Speaking Engagements
- “Trends In Litigation: Hot Buttons and Future Trends” – Complying with Federal Mortgage Lending Laws Seminar, Lorman Seminar, Bloomington, Minnesota (2011)
- "Keeping Your Secrets: Cases, laws and agreements used to serve the confidentiality of your company's valuable intellectual property" – Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A. Seminar, Fargo, ND (2007)
- "Managing the Whistleblower Employee" – Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A. Labor & Employment Seminar (2005)
- "FLSA Coverage Issues, Record Keeping Requirements and More" – Payroll Management in Minnesota Seminar (2005)
- “Trade Secrets & Confidential Information” – Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A. Health Law Seminar (2004)
Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.
220 South Sixth Street • Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4504
www.felhaber.com