Stephen L. Wilson – Foley & Mansfield – National Litigation Firm

Stephen L. Wilson
Partner - Minneapolis
Email
612-338-8788

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Minnesota

Oregon

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court, Minnesota

U.S. District Court, Oregon

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Steve chairs the firm’s Appellate Law practice group and also practices in the areas of construction law, commercial law, commercial litigation, and toxic tort and mass tort litigation. His background includes the representation of building developers and contractors in complex, multi-million dollar construction claims arising out condominium and townhome developments. Steve’s thorough preparation and commitment to his clients has led to successful outcomes in a variety of matters resolved through settlement negotiations, formal dispute resolution procedures, trials, and appeals. Steve also has served as an arbitrator for construction law disputes.

Before joining Foley & Mansfield in 1991, Steve served as a litigation attorney for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as an officer in the U.S. Army. He was a Rhodes Scholar at England’s Oxford University, and a Phi Beta Kappa member at the University of South Dakota. In addition to his work with the Firm, Steve is currently serving as an adjunct professor in American Government at Concordia University, St. Paul.

Steve has lectured for the Minnesota State Bar Association’s continuing legal education program. He as be a guest speaker for various legal seminars and workshops, and a judge at appellate arguments presented by law students.

Steve has achieved the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell rating for the highest level of legal ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.

News

Foley & Mansfield Attorney Featured in Minnesota Law & Politics
- Stephen Wilson was featured in the April/May 2008 issue of Minnesota Law & Politics Radical Sabbaticals article … Read More

Legal Service Focus

Appellate Litigation

Commercial Finance and Transactions

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Litigation

Memberships

American Bar Association

American-South African Scholarship Association

Association of American Rhodes Scholars

District of Columbia Bar Association

Exeter College Association

Hennepin County Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

Oregon State Bar Association

Education

University of Michigan Law School, 1977, JD

University of Oxford, 1973, BA; 1983, MA, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

University of South Dakota, 1970, BA, Government

Martindale Peer Review Rated

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Community Service

Steve has served as the secretary for the South Dakota Selection Committee for the Rhodes Scholarships and is a trustee for the University of South Dakota Foundation. He is a current member and former chair of the Executive Board of the Farber Fund (a privately-endowed fund at the University of South Dakota that awards grants to political science students for internships, research-related travel and scholarships). He also mentored a University of South Dakota political science student and coached youth basketball in a St. Paul suburb.

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