Brad J. Boyd Bloomington, Minnesota
| Shareholder | |
| phone | 952-835-7000 |
| fax | 952-835-9450 |
| bboyd@tn-law.com | |
Brad offers strategic and pragmatic legal advice, risk and liability reduction planning, contract analysis and negotiation, and dispute resolution to business clients and individuals alike. Brad Boyd is currently a shareholder and chair of the firm's transactional group.
Prior to joining Thomsen Nybeck, Brad obtained hands-on experience in real estate, business, and the law by establishing and successfully operated both a real estate brokerage and law practice. Consequently, he can bring a unique perspective on legal issues, shaped by practical and experiential business insight, to the clients he advises.
Since merging his law practice into Thomsen Nybeck in 2006, he has helped establish the firm's Wind Energy Practice Group, and the Thomsen Nybeck Legal Update blog at TNLegalUpdate.wordpress.com. He received his Juris Doctorate from University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, MN and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Augustana College, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Brad has extensive volunteer and Board-level leadership experience, and is frequently quoted and published in local and national publications. Articles or quotes have appeared in the Wall Street Journal's Real Estate Journal, Realtor magazine from the National Association of Realtors, the Star Tribune, and various real estate industry newsletters and resources.
Brad is a regular instructor for continuing education courses to both attorneys and Realtors, and can be a resource for real estate training and education programs for his clients. Brad has taught groups ranging from less than 7 to more than 700, throughout the state of Minnesota.
Many clients and potential clients will benefit from Brad's experience serving as one of the attorneys for the Minnesota Association of Realtors Legal Hotline, and his role as the Association's General Counsel, as well as his extensive work with small businesses and individuals. Although Brad has great depth of experience in real estate brokerage law, his core practice covers a broad range of of legal advising needs in: business planning, general business law, and commercial and residential real estate transactions.
Areas of Practice
- Education:
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
May, 2001
Juris Doctor
Honors: Semi-Finalist, ABA Moot Court Regional Competition, MA - Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
1998
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Alert to Rural Area REALTORS Re: Wind Energy Development Legal Issues, Minnesota Association of REALTORS eNewletter, March 24, 2009
- Short Sales, Minnesota Association of REALTORS Video Resource, February 24, 2009
- Creative Short Sale Programs - Opportunity or Liability?, Minnesota Association of REALTORS eNewsletter, February 12, 2009
- Accepting Offers "Subject to Bank Approval" and Short Sale Issues, Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update, January, 2009
- The Bank is Selling a House - What Now, Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update, March and April, 2008
- Fees commissions and More - 'A commission by any other name...', Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update, February, 2008
- When the Deal Goes Bad--Default, Breacha nd Remedies in a Residential Transaction, Minnesota Association of REALTORS Resource Update, August, 2007
- Avoid Dual Agency Pitfalls, REALTOR Magazine, April, 2007
- Your Associate Broke the Law!, REALTOR Magazine, October, 2006
- Safer Structures, REALTOR Magazine, April, 2006
- Dual 'Agency' -- Risk vs. Reward, Broker Agent Magazine, December, 2005
- A Proof-of-Financing Letter with Teeth Might Give Home Bidders an Advantage, Star Tribune, October 22, 2005
- Flat-Fee Brokers, FSBO Offer Options for Sellers, Wall Street Journal's Real Estate Journal.com, May 18, 2004
- Buyer's Financial Disclosure Statement, a Possible Solution to the Pre-approval Catastrophe, Minnesota REALTOR Magazine, May, 2004
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Forms and Contract Law Update,
- Pitfalls, Concerns and Protection Policies Relating to Agency,
- Perils, Pitfalls & Risk Management in the Foreclosure Driven Real Estate Marketplace,
- Pitfalls, Fraud and the FBI,
- Fill in the Blanks - Purchase Agreement and Addenda - Disclosure Requirements for Sellers and Agents,
- Risk Management for Agents and Brokers with Hot Legal Issues From the Legal Hotline,
- Legal Issues Unique to Brokers,
- Best Practices in a Changing Market Place,
- Broker Risk Management,
- Fill in the Blank - A Guide to Understanding the MNAR Purchase Agreement,
- Disclosures in Residential Real Estate Transactions,
- Legal Issues in a Challenging Market Environment,
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Minnesota Association of REALTORS
- Past Chair of Forms Committee & Governmental Affairs Committee
- Minnesota Association of REALTORS
- Past Member - Board of Directors, Executive Committee
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Member
- Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
- Board of Directors: Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Boyd Law Firm, PLLC, Attorney and Founder, April 15, 2005 - December 1, 2006
- Full House Realty, LLC - www.fullhouserealty.com, President and Real Estate Broker, 2003 - 2006
- Richard Bunin Law Offices, Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005
- Hon. Judge Robert A. Blaeser - State of Minnesota, Law Clerk to Chief Judge of Hennepin County Juvenile Court, 2001 - 2002
