PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Real Estate Lending

Government & Land Development Law

Real Estate Law

Richard A. Peterson
612/349.5650
rpeterson@bestlaw.com

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Member, American Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association
Member, MSBA Title Standards Committee
Former Chairman, Hennepin County Bar Association, Real Property Section
Former Chairman, Title Standards Committee, Hennepin County Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author, "Understanding How Liens Compete for Priority with Other Property Interests", in Mechanics Liens & Payment Bonds, published by Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1995),
reprinted in Minnesota Real Estate Law Journal, Vol 8, No. 4, July/August 1995

Author, "Marketable Tax Titles - No Longer an Oxymoron?", in The 12th Annual Real Estate Institute, published by Minnesota CLE Press (1994)

Co-Author, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substance Liability in Real Estate Transactions
(1988)

Senior Editor, Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Practice (1985)

Senior Editor, Minnesota Residential Real Estate Practice (1984)

Author, "The Use of Title Insurance to Resolve Title Defects," Title Insurance in Minnesota"
(1984)

Author, "A Minnesota Purchase Agreement Checklist and Analysis",
Basic Residential Real Estate Transactions (1977)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor in Business Law, General Extension Division,
University of Minnesota, 1975-1991
Assistant Professor of Law, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1966-1970
Frequent lecturer on real estate law topics

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps., U.S. Army, 1966-1970

OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
Assistant Counsel, Title Insurance Company of Minnesota, 1971-1973
Past Member, Board of Directors, St. Croix Valley Friends of the Arts