

Legal Administrative Assistant:
Gerrie Sanchez | (612) 373-8442
Jake Hendricks represents clients in all areas of business, real estate, construction and energy matters, as well as related litigation. Prior to law school, Jake worked as a developer and property manager for a regional real estate firm. Jake utilizes his legal training and passion for real estate and business to assist clients in successfully undertaking transactions, negotiating and resolving disputes, and litigating cases.
Jake is particularly experienced in handling real estate and construction litigation matters. Jake has been involved in the successful resolution of boundary disputes, construction defect claims, adverse possession claims, commercial lease disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, unlawful detainers and evictions, breach of contract disputes, mortgage foreclosure actions, mechanic's lien actions, homeowner's association collections, lien enforcement, title insurance disputes and other significant pieces of real estate related litigation.
Finally, Jake has successfully handled a number of collection actions on behalf of commercial landlords and businesses in a variety of industries. In doing so, Jake calls upon his extensive business background to implement the most effective and cost-efficient methods to collect for his clients.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Shareholder Disputes
- Commercial Collections
- Debtor-Creditor Law
- Business Organizations and Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Transactions
- Real Estate
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Development Law
- Commercial Real Estate
- Landlord-Tenant Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Loan Modifications
- Property Acquisitions
- Lien Enforcement
- Energy Law
Education
- J.D., University of St. Thomas School of Law – Minneapolis, MN, cum laude, 2008
- B.A., Concordia College – Moorhead, MN, Business and Economics, cum laude, 2004
Bar Admission
- Minnesota, 2008
- North Dakota, 2010
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2009
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Leadership Twin Cities - Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Energy Policy Committee
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Member
Legal Publications
- “AIA A401 – The ‘New’ 2007 Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement”
- "BIM – The Legal Implications of Building Information Modeling"
- “Change Orders and Extra Work Requirements: Tools for Change”
- “ConsensusDOCS 750 – The ‘New Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement”
- “Easing the Pain: Property Tax Appeals”
- “Getting Paid in Troubled Times – Confronting a Client-in-Default”
- “How to Respond to a Construction Defect Complaint – Under Minn. Stat. §327A and Minnesota’s Notice of Repair Statute”
- “I Want Out of the Deal – Minnesota’s Statutory Cancellation”
- "Six Steps for Landlords to Maximize Eviction and Collection Efforts"
- "The Tenant Isn't Paying – Unlawful Detainer and Collection in Troubled Times"
- “Two Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: A Comparison of AIA A401 and ConsensusDOCS 750”
- “Two Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: A Comparison of New AIA and ConsensusDOCS Standard Forms”
Speaking Engagements
- "Getting Paid in Troubled Times – Confronting a Client-in-Default" — 2010 Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce
- "Landlord/Tenant, Unlawful Detainer and Collections" — 2009 Real Estate Institute
- "How to Respond to a Construction Defect Complaint" — 2008 Felhaber Real Estate Seminar
Community Activities
- Legal Aid



