About
James C. MacGillis is a business lawyer focusing at the company, employment, and litigation wishes of entrepreneurs and growing agencies. Jim prides himself on exceeding his customers’ expectations by way of addressing their felony worries directly, successfully, and effectively. His responsiveness, creativity, and capacity to efficiently compare, advise, and suggest for his customers has earned him the honor of his friends, as Jim was named a 2006, 2009 and 2010 Rising Star by means of Minnesota Super Lawyers mag. Jim graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1997, wherein he changed into a handling editor for the Minnesota Law Review. Jim earned a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in 1998. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Jim joined Hinshaw & Culbertson regulation office s Minneapolis workplace, practicing commonly in business and corporate regulation. Jim is a founding shareholder of Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. Jim turned into born and raised in Milwaukee, but has lived and worked in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and abroad. In 2001 and 2002, he served as a small commercial enterprise development volunteer with the Peace Corps in Honduras. Jim is fluent in Spanish and has represented customers from Brazil, Columbia, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela. Jim served as section chair of the Business & Securities Law Section of the Hennepin County Bar Association from 2008 thru 2010. He is co-chair of the HCBA Oversight Committee for the Lawyer Referral & Information Service. Jim has spoken before lessons at the University of St. Thomas New Venture MBA Program. Jim frequently volunteers with the Hennepin County Self-Help Expungement Clinic, assists low profits customers thru the Volunteer Lawyers Network, and works with qualified businesses as a part of the the Minnesota State Bar Association’s LegalCorps program. Outside of the regulation, Jim officiates high faculty and collegiate lacrosse. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Costs
- Payment With Credit Card
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Retaines and Rates
Alternative billing arrangements and flat prices offered for suitable instances.
Certificates
Languages
- Spanish: Spoken
Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience
- Business Development Volunteer
Peace Corps
2001 - Associate Lawyer
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
1998 - Teacher
Jesuit Vounteer Corps
1992
Educations

Graduation year: 1994

Graduation year: 1996

Graduation year: 1988