Lisa Lamm Bachman
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Lisa L. Bachman practices in all aspects of litigation including motion and deposition practice, jury trials, bench trials, evidentiary hearings, appeals, arbitration hearings and mediation. Her experience includes representation for a variety of cases including discrimination, retaliation, FMLA, misappropriation of trade secrets and non-compete agreements. Moreover, Ms. Bachman assists clients involved in responding to charges filed with the EEOC, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights. Likewise, she also represents clients involved in proceedings before the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Civil Service Commission.
Ms. Bachman has obtained successful results for clients involved in contract disputes, closely-held shareholder disputes, fraud claims, general liability, professional liability and bankruptcy adversarial proceedings.
Dedicated to providing pro bono representation to those less fortunate, Ms. Bachman is a volunteer attorney with Tubman’s Safety Project, as well as the Children’s Law Center.
Awards:
2009 - Attorney of the Year - Tubman Safety Project
2010 - Journey of Hope Award - Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project
Education:
University of Colorado – Boulder (BA 1988)
Creighton University School of Law (JD 1991)
State Bar Admissions:
State of Nebraska (1991)
State of Minnesota (1996)
Federal Bar Admissions:
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska (1991)
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (1996)
U.S. District Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2001)
Professional Memberships and Associations:
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar Association
Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court/American Inns of Court (2009-Present)
Board Member-Hennepin County Bar Foundation (2010-Present)
Board Member- Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project (2012)
Litigation Highlights:
• Defended multi-million dollar trade secret misappropriation action obtaining dismissal. (Hennepin County District Court File No.: EM 04-6710)
• Defended six-figure fraud claim to a zero verdict. (Hennepin County Family Court File No.: 293891)
• Defended multi-million dollar legal malpractice claim resulting in dismissal affirmed on appeal. (Hennepin County District Court File No.: MP 05-011404)
• Prosecuted an accounting fraud claim resulting in a six-figure jury verdict and confidential settlement prior to punitive damage phase. (Hennepin County District Court File No.: CT-01-8743)
• Obtained dismissal of multi-million dollar construction-defect claim on summary judgment motion. (Olmsted County District Court, Court File No.: C3-05-4590)
• Prosecuted a breach of Asset Purchase Agreement in AAA arbitration resulting in a favorable result for client.
• Defended multi-million dollar shareholder dispute in closely held corporation prevailing in significant motion practice resulting in favorable settlement for client.
• Obtained reversal of discharge of 20+ year employee with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board after evidentiary hearing before Minneapolis Civil Service Commission.
• Obtained dismissal of multi-million dollar real estate fraud claim on summary judgment motion.(Hennepin County District Court, Court File No.:27-CV-10-23609)
Appellate Experience:
• Nash v. Kmart Corp., WL370467 (Minn. Ct. App. July 8, 1997)
• Gradjelick v. Hance, 627 N.W. 2d 708 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001)
• Gradjelick v. Hance, 646 N.W. 2d 225 (Minn. 2002)
• Bajwa v. Foster, WL 2245801 (Minn. Ct. App. August 7, 2007)
• Johnson v. City of Shorewood, et al., WL434680 (Minn. Ct. App. February 19, 2008)
• Grachek v. Grachek, 750 N.W. 2d 328 (Minn. Ct. App., June 17, 2008)
• Reiken v. Achim IV, Inc., WL 5136941 (Minn. Ct. App., December 9, 2008)
• Khangsar v. Zrust, WL1375412 (Minn. Ct. App., May 19, 2009)
• St. Paul Public Schools, ISD #625 v. Holz-Bergmann, WL 10407 (Minn. Ct. App. January 5, 2010)
• Omar v.Omar, A09-2178(Minn. Ct. App., August 17, 2009)
• Glenn v. Marcussen, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Case No.: 09-6029 (2010)
• Marcussen v. Glenn, U.S. Court of Appeals Case No.: 10-2031(8th Cir. App. 2011)
• Ofor v.Ofor, A10-2047(Minn. Ct. App., December 19, 2011)
Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Employment Litigation
Employment Advising
General Litigation
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Pro Bono
