
Jason A. Lien
Partner
f612.642.8319
jason.lien@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Jason, a partner in Maslon's Litigation Group, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation in a wide range of substantive areas with a special emphasis on international business litigation. He represents clients in state and federal court, and arbitrations in a variety of cases, including international trade disputes, business tort actions, shareholder claims, product liability lawsuits, and construction and real estate matters. Jason is a former trial lawyer with the Navy JAG Corps and has been recognized by Minnesota Law & Politics as a "Rising Star" for the past three years.
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Amicus Curiae
- Consulting on Appellate Matters
- Eighth Circuit Appeals
- Minnesota Appeals
- Business Litigation
- Competitive Practices/Unfair Competition
- Construction Litigation
- ADR
- Claims Avoidance
- Construction Claims
- Contract Formation and Administration
- Defective Construction Claims
- Payment Claims
- Real Estate Litigation
- Condemnation/Eminent Domain and Relocation Benefits
- Disputes Between Buyers and Sellers
- Landlord Tenant Disputes
- Landowner Disputes
- Property Tax Appeals
- Tort & Product Liability
- Explosions and Fires
- Products Liability
- Financial Services
- Defaulted Loans and Workouts
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1998
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota,
1994
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Political Science & Legal Assistance
- Minnesota, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1999
- U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 2001
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2003
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Volunteer Attorney, Assistant to the State Public Defender, Appeals
- Mentor, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Sharpen Your Pencils: What Every Owner Needs to Know About Contracting with Designers and Constructors. What matters. A Maslon speaker series. May 2007
- The Patriot Act Summary Guide, Minnesota CLE, 2005
- The Failed Condemnation: May Property Owners Recover Compensation When the Government Changes its Mind?, Maslon Property & Construction Law Update, 2004
- Minnesota Rising Stars
- Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Civil Procedure, 1996