Tim Lervick is Senior Counsel with the firm’s Commercial Department. Tim began his legal career as a trust officer and was a partner in another Bismarck firm for over twenty years before serving as General Counsel for a building contractor based in Minneapolis. His practice focuses on commercial law, real property, banking, estate planning and probate, regulatory law, and appellate practice. He has obtained a successful result in thirteen appearances before the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Practice Areas
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- Banking Law, Compliance, and Internal Operations and Processes
- Financing, Loan Structuring, and Documentation
- Mergers and Acquisitions of Financial Institutions
- Public Finance
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- Business Organizations
- Governance
- Litigation
- Tax
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- Bankruptcy
- Collections
- Debt Restructuring and Workouts
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- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Renewable Energy
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- Oil and Gas
- Mergers and Acquisitions
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- Advice and representation in employment litigation, including wrongful discharge and discrimination matters
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- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Mergers
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- Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Sales and Leasing
- Condominium and Homeowners’ Associations
- Farm and Ranch Transactions
- Water Rights
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- Business Entities
- Mergers and Acquisitions, Spin-Offs, and Reorganizations
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- Business Succession Planning
- Charitable Giving
- Elder Law Planning
- Estate Planning
- Fiduciary Obligations and Estate and Trust Litigation
- Guardianships, Conservatorships and Disability Planning
- Premarital Agreements
- Probate, Estate and Trust Administration
- Retirement Planning
- Tax Planning
Bar Admission
North Dakota, 1978
Minnesota, 1978
U.S. District Court of North Dakota, 1978
U.S. District Court of Minnesota, 2007
8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
1978 – J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law
1975 – B.S. in Business Economics, North Dakota State University
Community Involvement
Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce – Local Issues Committee
Gateway to Science Center Board Member
Sanford Health Foundation – Bismarck Board Member
Professional Affiliations
State Bar Association of North Dakota
Western Dakota Estate Planning Council
Reported Decisions / Cases
Riverwood Commercial Park v. Standard Oil Company, Inc., 2005 ND 118, 698 N.W.2d. 478; Weiss v. Collection Center, Inc., 2003 ND 128, 667 N.W.2d. 567; Duemeland v. Norback, 2003 ND 1, 655 N.W.2d. 76; Remmick v. Whitman, 2001 ND 102, 627 N.W.2d. 376; Medcenter One, Inc. v. N.D. State Board of Pharmacy, 1997 ND 54, 561 N.W.2d. 634; van Oosting v. van Oosting, 521 N.W.2d. 93 (N.D. 1994); Mees v. Ereth, 492 N.W.2d. 72 (N.D. 1992); Soentgen v. Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C., 467 N.W.2d. 73 (N.D. 1991); Gress v. Kocourek, 427 N.W.2d. 815 (N.D. 1988); Brend v. Dome Development, 418 N.W.2d. 610 (N.D. 1988); Medcenter One, Inc. v. Job Service North Dakota, 410 N.W.2d. 521 (N.D. 1987); Hill v. Hill, 392 N.W.2d. 819 (N.D. 1986); Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v. Dakota Northwestern Bank, N.A., 321 N.W.2d. 516 (N.D. 1982)