Tom Olson has been in practice for more than 30 years
working primarily in the area of litigation relating to real estate,
construction, estate, and other business and commercial disputes. Olson
often serves as a mediator and arbitrator of real estate based
litigation. His litigation and mediation experience includes litigation
over leases, specific performance and termination of real estate
contracts; survey disputes; litigated foreclosure actions; mortgage
reformations; actions to reform real estate agreements; partition
actions dividing multiple party interests; adverse possession, boundary
by practical location and easement actions; Deed authenticity and
authorization, mechanic’s lien foreclosure and priority disputes;
general construction, subcontractor and supplier litigation;
construction bond claims; litigation over Options and Rights of First
Refusal; land title registration and proceedings subsequent to land
registration; closing agent liability; title agent errors and omissions;
mortgage priority disputes among lenders; surveyor liability. Mr. Olson
regularly represents several national title insurers and frequently
represents insureds by appointment of the insurer. He has also litigated
coverage issues and damage matters. Olson has also litigated and
mediated miscellaneous commercial and business disputes. Olson has
litigated many Will contests for proponents and opponents of Wills and
Trusts; for fiduciaries and interested parties. He has successfully
argued appeals in State and Federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Olson has presented at seminars for lawyers, surveyors and title
insurers on various real estate matters. Mr. Olson is a Senior Civil
Trial Specialist, certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association and
has been selected to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list for over 10 years.
He is licensed to practice before the Minnesota State and Federal court
systems.

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