Nilles Lawyers

The Nilles Law Firm is a Fargo, North Dakota law firm with roots extending more than 100 years. The firm represents businesses, individuals, families, financial institutions, insurers, property owners, and other clients across a broad range of legal matters. Its practice includes business and corporate law, commercial litigation, contracts, construction law, employment matters, estate planning, insurance law, landlord-tenant issues, real estate, debtor-creditor matters, and adoption law.

The Nilles Law Firm advises businesses from formation through growth, transactions, and disputes. Its attorneys assist with entity selection, corporate governance, mergers and buyouts, joint ventures, capital formation, business succession planning, secured transactions, loan agreements, and commercial contracts. The firm also represents companies in litigation, mediation, and arbitration and handles construction matters for contractors, developers, architects, engineers, suppliers, and energy companies, including certain OSHA and MSHA compliance issues.

The Nilles Law Firm also serves individuals and families with estate planning, probate, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, adoption, and real estate matters. Its lawyers help clients prepare wills and trusts, administer estates, plan for wealth transfers, and address estate disputes. The firm’s insurance practice represents carriers and insureds in personal injury defense, premises liability, coverage disputes, and related claims, while its landlord-tenant lawyers assist with residential, commercial, and agricultural leases and eviction proceedings.

The Nilles Law Firm serves clients throughout North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota as well as clients with matters extending beyond the region. The firm has operated in downtown Fargo throughout its long history, and its attorneys have held significant public and judicial roles, including appointments to the North Dakota Supreme Court and federal judiciary. The practice emphasizes accountability, responsiveness, practical problem-solving, and cost-conscious representation tailored to each client’s legal and business objectives.