Amanda K. Oliver

Amanda K. Oliver is an attorney at Messerli Kramer in Minneapolis who represents businesses in complex litigation. Oliver handles commercial disputes, construction and real estate litigation, employment litigation, fiduciary-duty claims, and shareholder conflicts. She works through each stage of contested matters, helping clients evaluate legal issues, manage procedural demands, and develop strategy. Her practice focuses on practical solutions for businesses facing disputes that can affect contracts, ownership relationships, projects, employees, and ongoing operations.

Oliver earned a J.D. from Mitchell Hamline College of Law and a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her education supports work involving legal research, written advocacy, business disputes, and courtroom procedure. Before private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk, gaining direct exposure to how courts review legal arguments and factual records. That experience strengthens her ability to assess contested issues, prepare persuasive filings, and anticipate procedural concerns throughout the course of litigation.

Oliver’s litigation work covers commercial conflicts, construction and real estate disputes, employment claims, fiduciary-duty matters, and shareholder disagreements. She advises clients from early case assessment through later stages of litigation, adapting strategy as the factual and procedural record develops. She is admitted in Minnesota and Wisconsin and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Her multi-jurisdictional practice gives her experience addressing disputes involving different parties, industries, and business relationships.

Amanda K. Oliver has received recognition through Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and Minnesota Rising Stars. Oliver combines judicial-clerkship experience with business litigation practice, bringing a court-informed perspective to case preparation and strategy. Her work emphasizes organized factual analysis, clear legal writing, and practical communication with clients. She helps businesses assess risk, respond to claims, and pursue effective litigation strategies in commercial, employment, construction, real estate, fiduciary-duty, and shareholder disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Messerli | Kramer
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Education

• Mitchell Hamline College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin at Madison
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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