Matthew A. Drewes
Partner, DeWitt LLC | Law Firm
I'm a shareholder with DeWitt Law Firm practicing in the areas of real estate and business. I have assisted local and international banks and retailers, national restaurant operators and other businesses, community associations, property managers and owners, title insurers, general contractors and construction trades, creditors, landlords, and parties to insurance coverage disputes. I also work with community associations and their property managers in all kinds of transactions and disputes. I have successfully tried and arbitrated cases and handled insurance appraisals in state and federal courts, as well as appeals. I have also been selected to serve as mediator involving issues of international trade and implicating United Nations conventions relating to the sale of goods, and as a member of an appraisal panel charged with determining the loss attributable to the partial roof collapse of a commercial building.
I have been quoted in articles in both print and online sources, including: Minneapolis StarTribune; Minnesota Lawyer (regarding construction defect litigation and punitive damages in connection with the Highway 35W bridge collapse); Habitat Magazine; Yahoo!Finance.com; HOALeader.com; and Bankrate.com. I also have been named several times to the Minnesota list of Rising Stars as maintained by Minnesota Law and Politics, a distinction achieved by only 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state each year.
Practice areas:
Real Estate/Land Use
Business
Construction
Debtor/Creditor Law
Insurance Coverage and Disputes
Labor/Employment
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Collections
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Townhome, Condominium and Community Association Law
- General Civil
- Insurance Bad Faith
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Free Consultation
Free consultations depend on the type of matter and the circumstances of each case. You will not be charged for a discussion about the nature of your issue and providing information for a conflict search to see if we can assist. -
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Contingent Fees
Most matters are billed at my hourly rate, but flat-fees and contingency fees are available depending upon your case and your needs.
- Minnesota
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- 8th Circuit
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- President
- Community Associations Institute -Minnesota Chapter (CAI-MN)
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- Board Member
- Community Associations Institute -Minnesota Chapter (CAI-MN)
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- President Elect
- Community Associations Institute -Minnesota Chapter (CAI-MN)
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- University of Minnesota Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Concordia College-Moorhead
- B.A. | Business, History and Philosophy
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- Honors: Cum Laude, Alpha Society, Robert B. Byrd Scholarship Recipient, Academic All Conference --Track & Field
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- Named to list of Rising Stars
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine
- Listed on numerous occasions
- National Association of Industrial and Office Professionals (NAIOP)
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- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Member
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- Community Associations Institute -Minnesota Chapter (CAI-MN)
- Member
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- CIC Midwest -a Division of the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association
- Member
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- American Bar Association
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- Minnesota State Bar Association
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- Regular Presenter
- Thomsen & Nybeck, P.A. Annual Association Law Seminar
- The Design Professionals Guide to the 2017 Amendments to Minn. Stat. Chap. 515B (MCIOA), Building Engineering Construction Conference, Minnetonka, Minnesota
- American Council of Engineering Companies -Minnesota Chapter
- Presented an update regarding the impact of recent legislation on lawsuits arising out of multi-family construction projects.
- Legal Seminar - MCIOA Changes and more, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
- Associa Minnesota
- Presented to property managers and community association board members about changes to the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act and how communities can comply with new maintenance plan requirements, as well as answering general questions concerning community associations, rule enforcement, assessments, and reserve funding.
- Easier Enforcement of Your HOA's Rules: Steps to Create Enforceable Rules, Effective Fines, and a Fair Violation Process, Webinar
- HOALeader.com
- Presented with Regional Vice President of FirstService Residential's Florida office regarding ways community associations should maintain their rules and procedures to help with enforcement and maintaining order.
