Patty May
(Bradley's Assistant)
patricia.may@fmjlaw.com
Brad Hutter is a Shareholder in FMJ’s Commercial Litigation and Corporate Practice Groups. Brad represents business clients in litigation arising out of complex commercial transactions, fiduciary relationships, and business insolvencies. He has represented a diverse set of clients from the banking, real estate, retail, transportation, construction, and aviation industries. Brad focuses his practice on shareholder and corporate governance litigation involving conflicts between parties that own or manage a business.
Brad also advises business clients whose rights are affected by the actions of government agencies. Before joining FMJ, Brad served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. There, he tried administrative enforcement actions on behalf of his state agency client and defended state government officials and employees in litigation. At FMJ, Brad draws on this experience to advise businesses facing enforcement actions or investigations, as well as clients considering affirmative litigation against the government. He also brings his government experience to bear when clients find themselves in business disputes that are made riskier or more complicated by a regulatory or administrative law issue.
Brad is also a co-leader of FMJ’s E-Discovery practice group. Through FMJ’s relationships with trusted third-party vendors, he helps clients to efficiently and securely meet their discovery obligations while minimizing the disruption that discovery can cause to a business’ operations. He stays abreast of developments in e-discovery, and he is constantly looking for new ways to use new legal technology to benefit FMJ’s clients.
Outside of his law practice, Brad serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Council on Economic Education. Founded in 1961, the MCEE seeks to equip Minnesotans with the economic and personal financial understanding needed to succeed in today’s complex economy.
Northwestern University (BA)
University of Minnesota Law School (JD)
Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 98, Articles Submission Editor
Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Commercial Litigation
Government Matters
“In every case, I work hard to account for all of the relevant facts, because cases sometimes turn on the smallest details. At the same time, I keep the big picture front and center. I take pride in providing credible, focused advocacy that advances my client’s ultimate business goals.”
Brad lives in southwest Minneapolis with his wife, Lorna Beth, and their four kids. After living in Minnesota for more than a decade, Brad is fully acclimated to life “up north,” but he has retained his allegiances to Chicago’s sports teams (Bulls, Bears, Cubs, Northwestern Wildcats). On Sunday afternoons in the summer, Brad and family can usually be found taking in concerts at the Lake Harriet Bandshell.
