Jason C. Tarasek
612/341.9736
jtarasek@bestlaw.com

Jason Tarasek is an associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution section.  Jason was named in 2007 by Minnesota's legal community as a “Rising Star,” according to Minnesota Law & Politics magazine.  Jason practices in all areas of commercial litigation but focuses his practice primarily upon real-estate litigation, environmental law and intellectual-property matters.

His representative accomplishments include:

•  Commercial Litigation: Negotiated settlement with favorable terms for client sued for negligently misplacing a cargo shipment;  

•  Real-Estate Litigation: Successfully obtained withheld payments for contractors through the initiation of numerous mechanic's-lien

    foreclosure actions;

•  Real-Estate Litigation: Prevailed on summary judgment for a land developer engaged in a dispute regarding property acquisition;

•  Environmental Law: Negotiated a substantial penalty reduction of a monetary fine issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control

    Agency;

•  Intellectual Property: Obtained stipulated settlement whereby defendant agreed to alter trademark after client sued for

    infringement; and

•  Intellectual Property: Successfully persuaded website operators around the world to remove client's images that were posted on

    the internet without her consent.

Prior to joining the firm, Jason served as an Assistant District Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- San Francisco District. In that capacity, Mr. Tarasek litigated multiple employment-discrimination matters; resolved various contract disputes; and enforced environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and Endangered Species Act.

During law school, Jason externed for the Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton, a federal judge in the Northern District of California.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Minnesota State Bar Association

•  Construction Law section

•  Civic Education Committee

Hennepin County Bar Association

•  Civil Litigation section

•  Environmental Law section

•  Hennepin Lawyer section

HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS

“Rising Star,” Minnesota Law & Politics , 2007

Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2004.