Virginia A. Bell is chair of Maslon's Real Estate Litigation Group. Ginny has over 25 years of experience litigating business and commercial disputes in both state and federal courts. She has particular skill litigating real estate disputes and, as a result, she regularly represents businesses and property owners in condemnation matters, taking claims, real estate tax appeals, commercial leasing, development, real estate financing, title, zoning and land use disputes. She also represents lenders in foreclosures, receiverships, lien actions and in defending lender liability disputes.
William Greuling, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., No. A04-506 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005)
Minnwest Bank Central v. Flagship Properties LLC, et al., No. A04-476 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004)
Pelzer v. Pelzer, 2004 WL 837872 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004)
Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc. v. Equinox Enterprises, Inc., 2003 WL 22232848 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
Johnson v. City of Minneapolis, 667 N.W.2d 109 (Minn. 2003)
Yang v. County of Carver, 660 N.W.2d 828 (Minn. App. 2003)
Lake Superior Industries v. State, 1999 WL 74434 (Minn. Tax)
Corporate Property Investors v. County of Dakota, 1998 WL 899027 (Minn. Tax)
The City of Saint Paul v. Midway Associates, Inc., Ramsey County.
Defeated City's attempted condemnation of private property on grounds that condemnation was not for a "public purpose."
Appletree Square II v. New York Life Insurance, et al., Hennepin County. Successfully represented New York Life in six-week jury trial.
Successfully represented business owners and landowners in negotiations with MNDOT (Minnesota Department of Transportation).
