P. James Taurinskas

P. James Taurinskas is a Minnesota and Wisconsin attorney whose practice includes estate planning, wills and trusts, probate and trust administration, elder law, medical assistance planning, real estate transactions, condemnation, eminent domain, commercial landlord matters, business planning, auto incidents, and personal injury. He helps individuals, families, landowners, and business clients address legal matters involving property, planning, administration, disputes, and long-term decision-making.

Taurinskas earned a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1972. He received a B.A. from Hamline University in 1967. His education supports a practice built on legal analysis, client counseling, negotiation, and practical problem solving. That background helps him advise clients on estate planning documents, probate administration, real estate concerns, business planning, condemnation matters, and dispute resolution needs.

Taurinskas has practiced law for more than 45 years in Minnesota and more than 30 years in Wisconsin. He also has experience as a licensed real estate broker with American Home Realty Company, Inc. His work includes advising privately held companies on incorporation and corporate governance, counseling clients on real estate matters, handling condemnation proceedings, and guiding clients through trusts, wills, health care directives, powers of attorney, probate, and trust administration.

P. James Taurinskas is admitted in Minnesota, Wisconsin, the US District Court, the US Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court. He is a Rule 114 Qualified Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral for mediation, arbitration, and consensual special magistrate work. His affiliations include the Minnesota Association for Justice, Minnesota State Bar Association, Dakota County Bar Association, First District Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, and real estate professional associations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Taurinskas Law Firm, P.A.
• Member, Minnesota Association for Justice
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Dakota County Bar Association
• Member, First District Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, National Association of REALTORS
• Member, Minnesota Association of REALTORS

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Hamline University
  Bachelor of Arts

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