Dennis L. Monroe

Attorney Dennis L. Monroe is the co-founder and chairman of Monroe Moxness Berg law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Widely regarded as one of the premier lawyers in his region, Mr. Monroe provides invaluable counsel and support to a diverse range of clients across his region who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Business law

·       Business concept growth and protection

·       Corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions

·       Franchise, distribution and intellectual property

·       Tax planning

Throughout the course of his legal career, Mr. Monroe has gained a reputation as a pioneer in corporate financing, and he delivers invaluable, highly personalized counsel and support to a broad range of businesses of all sizes in a variety of industries. Maintaining a primary focus on multiunit acquisitions, he has become known for his creative and effective strategies for helping his clients achieve their goals as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, as well as arming them with the information and tools they need to achieve continued success.

As a transaction attorney, Mr. Monroe has been involved with many large-scale, high-stakes developments and other complex transactions, ranging from $5 million to more than $300 million. He has also become known as an authority on corporate and institutional finance and mergers and acquisitions, and he has written extensively and conducted many lectures and seminars on these topics as well as other legal subjects.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Monroe has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from his peers. Franchise Times featured him in a cover story as “Franchising’s Go-To Guy," and he received the Franchise Times Dealmakers Special Achievement award in 2014. He has also received designation as a Top 20 to Watch as well as a Top 125 Legal Eagle, and he holds a listing in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in Franchise. He has also earned consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America.

A 1974 graduate of Carthage College, Mr. Monroe obtained his Master of Business Administration from Saint Louis University in 1978 and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law that same year. In 2020, he became a senior distinguished fellow at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and in 2015, he received the Outstanding Director Award from Twin Cities Business for his service on the board of Nystrom, Inc.

He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the U.S. Tax Court.