About Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A.

Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A. is a respected Minnesota law firm known for trusted legal counsel in business, finance, and real estate matters. For more than 30 years, the firm has served small to mid-sized businesses throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro region with practical advice and responsive representation. Many clients rely on the firm as outside “in-house” counsel because of its accessibility, insight, and commitment to solving problems efficiently. Strong relationships and client referrals continue to reinforce that reputation.

Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A. focuses on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, construction defects, estate and business succession planning, banking and finance, litigation, corporate and commercial law, creditor remedies, bankruptcy, mechanic’s liens, bond claims, and services for emerging and small businesses. The firm is especially well-regarded for work involving construction, finance, and real estate industries. Attorneys also represent clients in service, manufacturing, retail, and financial sectors. This broad practice allows effective support across transactional, litigation, compliance, and planning matters.

Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A. delivers personalized legal solutions through thorough preparation, strategic analysis, and deep industry knowledge. The firm emphasizes accurate advice, timely communication, and practical problem-solving rather than unnecessarily complicated approaches. Attorneys work closely with clients to understand operations, current challenges, and long-term business goals, allowing guidance tailored to unique commercial realities. This disciplined method strengthens contract strategy, dispute resolution, succession planning, and crisis management while supporting efficient and cost-conscious outcomes for businesses facing legal complexity.

Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A. continues to earn recognition for business and real estate law achievements, five-star client reviews, and referrals from both clients and other law firms. The firm includes attorneys with extensive courtroom, transactional, regulatory, and financial services experience, including Board Certified Specialists in Real Property law. Licensed practice across Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin further reflects regional reach. Consistent dedication to trust, quality service, and practical counsel distinguishes the firm in the Twin Cities legal market.

Practice Areas

Collection, Creditor’s Remedies and Bankruptcy
  • Arbitration and mediation
  • Asset searches and seizures
  • Collections
  • Commercial litigation
  • Credit Application drafting
  • Creditor Bankruptcy representation
  • Demand and dunning letters
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) compliance and defense
  • Garnishment
  • Judgment enforcement
  • Repossession and replevin of collateral
Business
  • Emerging and Small Businesses
  • Asset acquisition and protection
  • Capitalization and financing
  • Choice of business entity
  • Entity governance and management
  • Entity liquidation and dissolution
  • General transactions and contracting
  • Legal and business counseling and crisis management
  • Non-profit organization, governance and management
  • Organization and formation of the entity
  • Outside general counsel service
  • Owner conflict resolution and split-ups
  • Banking & Finance
  • Asset based loan transactions
  • Attorney opinion letters
  • Claims for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence
  • Commercial & residential loan transactions
  • Disputes between loan participants
  • Evictions and receivership litigation
  • Foreclosures
  • Insurance coverage issues
  • Lender liability claims
  • Litigation of loan document disputes
  • Loan enforcement and collection activities
  • Loan restructuring and workouts
  • Preparation of loan documents, security agreements and related documents
  • Receiverships
  • Representation of creditors in bankruptcy court
  • Troubled credit transactions
  • General Business, Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Asset protection and business reorganization
  • Business acquisitions and sales
  • Capitalization and financing
  • Consulting agreements
  • Corporate governance
  • Covenants not to compete
  • Customer and vendor/supplier contracting
  • Distribution agreements
  • Employment contracts
  • Entity governance and management
  • Entity liquidation and dissolution
  • Equipment leases
  • Facility expansion and contraction
  • Family owned and closely held businesses
  • Joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • Legal and business counseling and crisis management
  • Letters of credit
  • Loan restructuring and workouts
  • Outside general counsel service
  • Owner conflict resolution and split-ups
  • Private equity transactions
  • Purchasing and selling assets
  • Sales representative agreements
  • Secured and unsecured loan transactions
  • Service agreements
  • Shareholder control agreements
  • Uniform Commercial Code issues
Estate and Business Succession Planning and Administration
  • Asset preservation and protection
  • Business succession planning and owner control arrangements
  • Estate and trust administration
  • Personal estate planning, will and trusts
  • Probate
  • Representing individuals, families, family businesses, personal representatives and trustees
Litigation
  • Appeals
  • Arbitrations
  • Bond Claims
  • Business litigation
  • Collection and creditor remedies
  • Commercial litigation
  • Construction defects
  • Construction disputes
  • FDCPA defense
  • Foreclosures
  • General litigation
  • Landlord/tenant disputes
  • Lease disputes
  • Lender, construction and title disputes
  • Mechanic’s lien foreclosures
  • Mortgage foreclosures
  • Real estate disputes
  • Title insurance defense
  • Trials
Real Estate
  • Acquisition and sales
  • Arbitration
  • Breach of contract
  • Building codes
  • Commercial and retail leasing
  • Commercial real estate
  • Commercial real estate financing
  • Community associations
  • Condemnation
  • Construction contracts
  • Construction defects
  • Construction disputes
  • Contract termination
  • Contractor Recovery Fund Claims
  • Contracts for Deed
  • Creditor remedies and collection
  • Deeds and easements
  • Defense of Minnesota Department of Commerce Complaints
  • Delay, suspension, acceleration and disruption claims
  • Development
  • Distressed real estate
  • Draft subcontractor agreements and material supplier agreements
  • Environmental issues
  • Financing
  • Foreclosure and cancellation
  • Foreclosures
  • Land development
  • Land use
  • Landlord representation
  • Like kind or 1031 exchanges
  • Loan restructuring and workouts
  • Misrepresentation of buyers/sellers in fraud action
  • Mold, water intrusion and contamination claims
  • Multifamily housing, condominium and association law
  • Negotiate and draft construction contracts
  • Negotiate and draft purchase agreements
  • New construction
  • Payment and performance bond claims and litigation
  • Quiet title actions
  • Real estate backed financing, residential and commercial mortgages
  • Review and enforce construction contracts
  • Supplementary proceedings
  • Torrens issues including land registration proceedings
  • Unlawful detainer and evictions
  • Adverse possession
  • Boundary disputes, rights of way, easements
  • Warranty Claims
  • Zoning and permits
  • Mechanic’s Liens and Bond Claims
  • Adherence to filing and notification deadlines
  • Bond claims and litigation
  • Drafting, service and recording of liens
  • Enforcement and defense of mechanic’s liens
  • Mechanic’s lien litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Buyer or seller side representation
  • Domestic and international joint ventures
  • Intellectual property and technology licensing
  • Mergers, spin offs, split offs and reorganizations
  • Operating and acquisition financing
  • Stock and asset purchases and sales

Fees

  • Payment details not specified

Office location for Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A.

Brutlag, Trucke & Doherty, P.A.

3555 Plymouth Blvd STE 117, Plymouth, MN 55447