Gordon B. Conn Jr.
Kalina, Wills, Gisvold & Clark, P.L.L.P.
Gordon Conn practices primarily in bankruptcy and business litigation, and is board-certified in business bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. He was counsel of record for Petitioners in Norwest Bank Worthington v. Ahlers, 485 U.S. 197 (1988), and argued and won that case in the United States Supreme Court. In bankruptcy matters, he represents secured creditors, committees, trustees, and unsecured creditors, and has acted as liquidating agent. In business litigation, he has represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including securities, trade regulation, transportation, insurance, banking, and commercial transactions.
Gordon is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School where he was Article and Book Review Editor of the Michigan Law Review. After graduation, he served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Gordon had been a partner in the Business Litigation and Banking/Commercial practice groups of Faegre & Benson, LLP.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Business Litigation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Minnesota
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- 8th Circuit
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- Managing Partner
- Kalina, Wills, Gisvold & Clark, P.L.L.P.
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- Associate/Partner
- Faegre & Benson
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- Practiced in Business Litigation and Banking/Commercial practice groups.
- University of Michigan Law School
- J.D.
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- Honors: cum laude
- Activities: Michigan Law Review, Editor, Articles and Book Reviews
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- Macalester College
- B.A. | Political Science
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- Honors: cum laude
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- "SuperLawyer" designation
- SuperLawyers, Minnesota Law and Politics
- Voted "SuperLawyer" annually 2000 - 2007.
- Board-Certified Business Bankruptcy
- American Board of Certification
- Board-certified as a specialist in business bankruptcy by American Board of Certification, accredited by American Bar Association.
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer-rated "AV"
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Peer-rated "AV" over thirty years.
- Land of Lakes Choirboys
- Vice-President, Board of Directors
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- Activities: Member of board of directors of non-profit organization featuring world-acclaimed boy choirs.
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- Torske Klubben
- Member
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- Activities: Norwegian Men's Luncheon Club, supporting scholarships to University of Minnesota.
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- Board Certified Business Bankruptcy
- American Board of Certification
- Website
- Website
