I enjoy pulling from my wide range of experience to craft unique, efficient, effective solutions that are driven in every case by the client’s end goal.

Craig Kepler is a real estate attorney with a great depth of experience in almost all phases of commercial real estate acquisition, development, leasing, and financing. raig is also a passionate advocate for and seasoned advisor to Minnesota public charter schools. He draws on his broad experience to advise charters on facility matters, formation and governance, charter contract matters, and other business operations matters.

Barbara Kristiansson practices primarily in the areas of estate planning and estate administration. Her practical approach to estate planning blends her clients’ desires for passing on a legacy with the necessary tax planning, while helping to ensure that the estate plan lends itself to an efficient administration. Barbara strives to meet her clients’ needs in all stages of their lives, including pre-marital agreements, estate planning, tax planning, and estate settlement, as well as planning for the needs of young children and grandchildren.

I listen. I get to the heart of the matter. And I always try to score a win for our clients.

Joel Schroeder is a partner at Best & Flanagan, and focuses his practice on labor and employment law, and non-compete, trade-secret and other commercial litigation.  Named one of the top 100 lawyers in Minnesota by Super Lawyers, Joel defends companies in court and advises employers on the patchwork of federal, state and local employment laws.  He is retained by companies to conduct employment investigations when a neutral third party is needed.  He has represented Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, executives and a foreign government.  

I pride myself on making complicated legal issues approachable. I do my best to help my clients ask the right questions, often the ones they do not know to ask.

Elaine is an associate in the Business & Corporate Law and Private Wealth Planning practice groups. She focuses on the intersections of these areas and their deeply intertwined issues.