Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Minneapolis, MN

Eckland & Blando LLP

| 10 South Fifth Street, 800 Lumber Exchange Building
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

Visit: https://www.ecklandblando.com

Phone: 612-236-0165

Fax: 612-236-0179

Selected To Rising Stars: 2014 - 2021

Licensed Since: 2009

Education: William Mitchell College of Law

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation (60%),
Government Contracts (20%),
Transportation/Maritime (10%),
Employment Litigation: Defense (10%)

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Attorney Profile

Attorney Daniel J. Cragg is a partner at the Minneapolis, Minnesota, based firm of Eckland & Blando. Mr. Cragg represents businesses, their owners, CEO’s and other individuals in business litigation, employer defense, and admiralty and maritime cases.

Rated AV Preeminent* by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Cragg was also named an “up and coming attorney” by Minnesota Lawyer magazine in 2014. He has also been recognized by Lorman Education Services as a distinguished faculty member and received “North Star” recognition by the Minnesota State Bar Association for his pro bono representation of clients.

Admitted to practice law since 2009, Mr. Cragg is admitted to all Minnesota state courts and the Minnesota Supreme Court. He is licensed to appear before federal courts in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th, 8th, 9th and Federal circuits, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Cragg is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He also belongs to the Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society and the Maritime Law Association of the United States, serving as a proctor member of the organization and is Secretary of its Practice and Procedure Committee. Mr. Cragg is a member of the Federalist Society and is Vice President of its Minnesota Lawyers Chapter.

After graduating with distinction from the Virginia Military Institute, Mr. Cragg earned his law degree cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice Areas

60%Business Litigation
20%Government Contracts
10%Transportation/Maritime
10%Employment Litigation: Defense

Focus Areas

Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements, Railroad Accident, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Transportation Law, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer

Selections

Rising Stars: 2014 - 2021

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About Daniel Cragg

Admitted: 2009, Minnesota

Professional Webpage: https://www.ecklandblando.com/attorneys/daniel-j-cragg/

Honors/Awards:

Up & Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2014
Lead Counsel Rated for Civil Litigation, Lead Counsel Rated for Civil Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. 2020, 2020
AV Preeminent, AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2020
Minnesota State Bar Association North Star Lawyer recognition for providing pro bono service, North Star Lawyer, 2019
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomsen Reuters, 2020

Bar/Professional Activity:

U.S. Supreme Court, 2017
Vice President, Federalist Society Minnesota Lawyers Chapter., 2020
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2015, 2015
Secretary, Practice & Procedure Committee, Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2020
American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2009
United States Court of Federal Claims, 2011
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2011
Proctor Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2020
Member, Hennepin County Bar Association Board of Directors, 2020
Hennepin County Bar Association
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Elections and Appointments Committee, 2018
Minnesota Supreme Court, 2009
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2012
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2010
Chair, Minnesota State Bar Association Judiciary Committee., 2017
United States Court of International Trade, 2016
Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
Hennepin County Bar Association Representative to Minnesota State Bar Association Assembly, 2019
Federal Bar Association
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2010
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteer Attorney, Federal Bar Association's Pro Se Project, 2020

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

An analysis of the enforceability of arbitration clauses under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and Chapter 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act., Keeping Litigation Ashore: How a Recent Decision Could Offer Maritime Practitioners an Escape from London Arbitration, ABA TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Newsletter, 2012
An analysis of whether federal courts sitting in admiralty may enjoin pilots from taking vessels out of port to allow the U.S. Marshal time to arrest or attach the vessel., The Libellant's Dilemma in Rule C Arrests and Rule B Attachments, Benedict's Maritime Bulletin, 2013

Verdicts/Settlements:

Fish v. Ramler Trucking, Inc., 935 N.W.2d 738 (Minn. 2019)., 2019
Maethner v. Someplace Safe, Inc., et al, 929 N.W.2d 868 (Minn. 2019)., 2019
Staffing Specifix, Inc. v. TempWorks Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 913 N.W.2d 687 (Minn. 2018), 2018
Fish v. Ramler Trucking, Inc., 23 N.W.2d 337 (Minn. App. 2019)., 2019
Gams v. Houghton, 884 N.W.2d. 611 (Minn. 2016)
ARA, Inc. v. Barnes Personnel Management, Inc. et al., 2014 WL 3748633 (D. Minn 2014)
City of Minneapolis v. Minneapolis Police Relief Association, 800 N.W.2d 165 (Minn. App. 2011)
JG Staffing, Inc. et al. v. TempWorks Software, Inc. et al, Ramsey County District Court, Court File No.: 62-CV-15-3329 (Obtained complete defense verdict on $10 million dollar claim and judgment in excess of $1 million on defense counterclaims)., 2016
Nichols v. State, 858 N.W.2d 773 (Minn. 2015)
Saleem v. Heimie's Haberdashery, 2011 WL 4971566 (D. Minn. 2011)
Abdurrahman v. Dayton, 903 F.3d 813 (8th Cir. 2018), 2018
ARA, Inc. v. City of Glendale, 2018 WL 1411787, 95 UCC Rep.Serv. 2d 476 (D. Ariz. March 21, 2018)., 2018
Cole v. Wutzke, 884 N.W.2d 634 (Minn. 2016)
U.S. ex rel Sandager v. Dell Marketing, L.P., 872 F.Supp.2d 801 (D. Minn. 2012)
Staffing Specifix, Inc. v. TempWorks Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 896 N.W.2d 115 (Minn. App. 2017), affirmed 913 N.W.2d 687 (June 23, 2018)