Bernard, William Lawrence

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice include Criminal Prosecution for the Cities of Eagan and Mendota Heights, Small Business and Commercial Transactions, Civil Litigation including Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties (including Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claims and vehicle Lemon Law), Adversary Proceedings including Fraudulent Transactions, and Wage and Hour Law (including FLSA overtime claims).

Bill is a Shareholder with the firm, born in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 1966 and admitted to the Bar in 1995, Minnesota; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. 1989); Hamline Law School (J.D. 1995), Associate Editor, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy 1994-1995, Honorable Mention, 1995 Judge Manos Writing Competition on Evidence, Cleveland State Law Review. Member of Minnesota State Bar Association, Dakota County Bar Association, and American Bar Association (Criminal Law Section).

Bill is a past Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association (2010-2011) and currently an Assembly Representative to the MSBA.

Bill was awarded a Metro Prosecutor Award by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 2008 and presented with a Dakota County Service Star by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 2009.

Bill has litigated cases on a Pro Hac Vice basis in several federal courts including the Middle District of Florida, the Southern District of Ohio, the District of Delaware, and the Northern District of Alabama.

Appellate decisions include:

State v. Randolph, 800 N.W.2d 150 (Minn. 2011) (Amicus Brief)

State v. Harklerode, 2009 WL 1373957 (Minn.Ct.App. 2009)

State v. Romine, 757 N.W.2d 884 (Minn.Ct.App. 2008)

State v. Hawanchak, 669 N.W.2d 912 (Minn.Ct.App. 2003)

Lounsbury v. City of Savage, 1998 WL 436555 (Minn.Ct.App. 1998)

State v. Meade, 1996 WL 509723 (Minn.Ct.App. 1996)

Bill is an avid runner having run Varsity Cross Country in college and now continuing his passion by finishing over 20 marathons including The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Grandma’s Marathon, The Chicago Marathon, The New York City Marathon, and The Boston Marathon; with a personal best marathon time of 3:08:27.

Areas of Practice

• Municipal Prosecution
• Business Transactions
• Wage and Hour Law
• Lemon Law
• General Business Litigation

Representative Clients

• Rollx Vans
• Rudolph Bar B Que Sauce
• (Individually owned) Subway
• (Individually owned) Dairy Queen

Representative Cases

• State v. Hawanchak, 669 N.W.2d 912 (Minn.Ct.App. 2003)
• State v. Randolph, 800 N.W. 2d 150 ((Minn.) 2011)

West Practice Categories

Collections, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Lemon Law

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1996
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court District of Delaware
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1995 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2007 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Honorable Mention, Judge John B. Manos Writing Competition on Evidence, 1995 - Present
• Metro Prosecutor Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Criminal Restitution, Criminal Justice Institute (MN CLE), 2005 - Present
• Collection Law for the Health Care Industry, Lorman Ed. Services, 2001 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Chair, Criminal Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2010 - 2011
• Assembly Representative, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2011 - 2012

Past Employment Positions

• Eurosport (Soccer Catalog) , Team Sales Mgr., 1990 - 1991
• U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Intern, 1989 - Present

Education

• Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: Honorable Mention
  Honors: 1995, Judge Manos Writing Competition on Evidence
  Law Journal: Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, Associate Editor, 1994 - 1995
  Law Review: Cleveland State Law Review, 1995
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1989
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Chi Psi

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Somethings Gotta Give: Minnesota Must Revise its Procedures..., 37 WM. Mitchell L. Rev 630, 37, 2011

Address

200 Town Centre Professional Building
1260 Yankee Doodle Rd.
Eagan, MN 55121

Phones

651-968-1296
651-797-7416
800-448-9799 (Toll free)

Faxes

651-454-4232

Emails

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Websites

http://www.grannishauge.com