Grant M. Borgen
Super Lawyers®Free ConsultationCommercial Litigation Lawyers in Rochester, MN in Rochester, MN
Education
Legal Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2013
- J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
- Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Staff, 2012 - 2013
- Law Journal: William Mitchell Journal of Law & Practice, Editor in Chief, 2011 - 2013
Non Legal Education
- Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Business Administration
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Partner
Past Positions
- Honorable Debra A. Jacobson, Judicial Law Clerk, 2013 - 2014
Classes and Seminars
- Premises Liability Seminar, Chair, Minnesota Association for Justice, 2022
- Holding Those Who Fail to Protect Others Accountable, Minnesota Association for Justice, 2022
- Working in the Judicial System with Witnesses and Parties with Limited English Proficiency and Working with Interpreters, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2019
- Personal Injury Law for the Non-PI Lawyer, Olmsted County Law Library, 2018
- Foreseeability Before and After Montemayor, Minnesota Association for Justice, 2018
- A Crash Course on Conciliation Court, Olmsted County Law Library, 2017
Representative Cases
- Reichel v. Wendland Utz, LTD, 11 N.W.3d 602 (Minn. 2024)
- Berrier v. Minnesota State Patrol, 9 N.W.3d 368 (Minn. 2024)
- Sterry v. Minnesota Department of Corrections, 8 N.W.3d 224 (Minn. 2024) (as amicus)
- Stoltenberg v. Am. Nat. Prop. and Cas. Co., 2021 WL 562354 (Minn. 2021) (as amicus)
- Montemayor v. Sebright Products, Inc., 898 N.W.2d 623 (Minn. 2017) (as amicus)
- Kruckow v. Merchants Bank, 2017 WL 3084391 (D. Minn. 2017)
- Norman v. Crow Wing Co-Op Power & Light Co., 2016 WL 68772 (Minn. App. 2016)
- United Islamic Society v. Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq, Inc., 2016 WL 4497431 (Minn. App. 2013)
- Wiley v. Robert Half Int'l, Inc., 834 N.W.2d 567, (Minn. App. 2013)
- Acquittal in case charging First and Third Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and Burglary
- Acquittal in case charging assault with a dangerous weapon, stalking, and terroristic threats
- Acquittal in case charging Third and Fifth Degree Controlled Substance Sale
- Successfully defended sexual assault allegations in civil proceedings
- Dismissal of felony drug and DWI charges prior to trial due to prosecutor’s unlawful activity
- Dismissal of three counts of possession of child pornography prior to trial
- Dismissal of felony assault charge prior to trial
- Dismissal of felony terroristic threats charge prior to trial
- Dismissal of theft charges prior to trial
- Dismissal of DWI charges based on unlawful police conduct
- Overturned orders revoking driving privileges
- Assisted out-of-state residents with Minnesota DWI charges, including working with multiple states regarding license revocation issues
- Downward sentencing departures in felony DWI cases
- Expungements of criminal convictions
- Dismissal of controlled substance charges prior to trial
Pro Bono Activities
- Minnesota Justice Foundation
- Legal Assistance of Olmsted County
- Olmsted County Expungement Clinic
Published Works
Articles
- The Civil Right to a Jury Trial and What It Means for Minnesota Creditors in Light of United Prairie Bank-Mountain Lake v. Haugen Nutrition & Equip., LLC, 39 WM. Mitchell L. Rev. 245 (2013)
- Grant Borgen, Premises Liability (8th edition)
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Olmsted County Bar Association, Past President
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section Committee
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- Olmsted County Justice Council
- Dodge County Bar Association
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Grant M. Borgen |
| Firm | Bird, Stevens & Borgen, P.C. |
| Address | 300 3rd Avenue SE, Suite 305, Rochester, MN 55904 |
| Phone | 507-414-6705 |
| Phone | 507-282-7736 |
| Website | www.birdjacobsen.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |