Barbara Ross is a member of the firm's Government and Land Development Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Real Estate Law practice areas.   Barbara's practice focuses on real estate litigation, condemnation, land use, and construction law.   Her experience in real estate litigation matters includes cases involving construction claims, zoning issues, inverse condemnation, fraud and misrepresentation, boundary disputes, leasing disputes, mechanic's lien actions, contract for deed cancellations, quiet title actions, partition actions, and real estate contract disputes.   Barbara's clients include individuals, small corporations, government clients, and title companies.  

Representative trial and hearing work includes representation of contractors and owners in construction defect cases, such as a defective roof on an industrial building and moisture intrusion on a residential property, sellers and purchasers in fraud and misrepresentation cases, and condemning authority and owners in condemnation cases, including several cases that involved a substantial volume of parcels. Barbara has successfully defeated title claims for title companies, including a recent summary judgment in Federal Court on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.

Barbara serves on the board of the Eminent Domain Committee and is past chair of the Real Property Section of the Hennepin County Bar Association.   She is a member of the Litigation and Real Property Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.   Barbara is active in Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Women, having served on the Board of Directors and as chair of the Programs Committee.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association (Litigation and Real Property Sections)

Minnesota State Bar Association (Litigation and Real Property Sections)

Hennepin County Bar Association (Real Property Section)