Wertheim, Larry M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Larry Wertheim is a shareholder of Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, and practices primarily in the real estate area.

Larry is experienced in commercial and residential real estate matters including acquisition, development and sale transactions, financing, loan defaults, leasing, title matters, subdivisions, and common ownership. He also assists municipal lawyers in the firm on real estate matters, and assists on real estate-related litigation as well. Larry is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Real Property Law Specialist. His clients include The Pemtom Land Company, LIFE TIME FITNESS, and Pratt Homes.

In 1971, Larry earned an A.B. degree from the University of California-Berkeley, majoring in history, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1973, he attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a M.A. in American History. Larry attended the University of Minnesota Law School, where he earned a law degree and graduated magna cum laude in 1976. He started working during law school for the predecessor firm to Kennedy & Graven, and he learned the practice of law, among other things, under the guidance of the late David Graven.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law

Representative Clients

• The Pemtom Land Company
• Life Time Fitness
• Pratt Homes

West Practice Categories

Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976

Certification/Specialties

• Real Property Law Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions; Law and Literature, William Mitchell College of Law
• Adjunct Professor, Law and Literature, Hamline University School of Law
• Lecturer, Real Estate Matters, Real Property Law Specialist Certification Exam

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973
  Masters of Arts
  Major: American History
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1971
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: History

Published Works

• A Critque of Shaller's A Vision of American Law: Judging Laws, Literature and The Stories We Tell, 21 Hamline L. Rev. 337, 1998
• The First Othello: A Tribute to the Anglo-American Adversary System, 22 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1003, 1996
• Law as Frolic: Law and Literature in a Frolic of His Own, 21 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 421, 1995
• Law, Literature, and Morality in the Novels of Charles Dickens, 20 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 111, 1994
• Recent Developments in Minnesota Contracts for Deed, 60 Henn. Lawyer 8, Jan./Feb., 1991
• Selected Recent Developments in Contracts for Deed, 58 Henn. Lawyer 6, Sept./Oct., 1988
• The Decision to Cancel, 43 Bench & Bar 19, July, 1986
• New Contract for Deed Changes, 55 Henn. Lawyer 14, Sept./Oct., 1985
• Comment, Unjust Enrichment Claim of Canceled Vendee, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 117, 1984
• New Due-On-Sale Regulation, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 181, 1983
• Comment, American National Bank v. Blaeser, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 154, 1983
• Due-On-Sale III: The New Federal Preemption, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 113, 1982
• Due-On-Sale Clauses - An Update, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 81, 1982
• Due-On-Sale Clauses in Minnesota, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 33, 1982

Address

470 U.S. Bank Plaza
200 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1458

Phones

(612) 337-9216

Faxes

(612) 337-9310

Emails

lwertheim@kennedy-graven.com

Websites

http://www.kennedy-graven.com