Creig Andreasen

Creig Andreasen is a Minneapolis real estate and banking lawyer who advises landowners, developers, and financial institutions on property and financing matters. His work includes acquiring, leasing, selling, and financing commercial, industrial, retail, and other real estate. He also assists lenders with due diligence, loan documentation, troubled loans, title issues, and enforcement matters. His practice extends to renewable energy projects involving biogas and solar developments.

Creig earned his J.D., cum laude, from Mitchell Hamline School of Law. He also studied at the University of Minnesota and Metropolitan State University. His legal education supports his work on real estate transactions, banking matters, financing structures, title concerns, and negotiations. He later served as an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, teaching real estate negotiations for more than 20 years and sharing practical transaction experience with law students.

Creig handles purchases, sales, leases, sale-leaseback transactions, and financing tied to income-producing property and project-based collateral. He has assisted with triple net leased properties, office warehouse transactions, solar leases, and land acquisition for biogas projects. His banking work includes documenting loans, addressing title defects, and enforcing troubled loans through foreclosure when necessary. His experience in Target Corporation’s real estate department adds an in-house perspective to high-volume property work.

Creig Andreasen is a Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Real Property Specialist. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers for his real estate work, and he participates in commercial real estate and risk management organizations. His practice combines transactional experience, banking knowledge, market awareness, and attention to closing details. He helps clients structure transactions, resolve title and financing issues, reduce risk, and move commercial real estate and lending matters toward completion.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Avisen Legal, PA
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Hennepin County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Metropolitan State University
  Bachelor of Arts

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