Brian Flakne
Email: bflakne@flaknelaw.com
Brian K. Flakne has been practicing law in Minnesota since 1981. During that time he has concentrated his practice in the areas of family law and criminal defense. Brian has also been involved in complex civil litigation, business planning, and real estate development. Dedication to the full range of client needs has been the hallmark of Brian’s 30 years as a lawyer.
Brian has tried cases in State and Federal Court. He has argued cases to the Minnesota Court of Appeals and represented clients in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Brian has the distinction of having represented the plaintiffs’ in 3 successful class actions. For many years Brian was a panel member/investigator on the Ethics Committee for the Fourth District, working to ensure that lawyers in this community observed the highest standards of professional behavior.
In addition to his private law practice, Brian is General Counsel for Lupe Development Partners, LLC. As General Counsel, Brian directs contract negotiations environmental review, financial underwriting, insurance, and professional and governmental compliance aspects of this real estate development business. His extensive legal background has been a significant asset as various real estate projects have been developed in the City of Minneapolis. These projects include the Stone Arch Apartment complex (221 units), Marcy Park Apartments (59 units) and Franklin Lofts Condominiums (54 units), Madison Lofts (47 units), Flour Sack Flats (65 units) Eat Street Flats and many more.
Brian is a life long resident of the Minneapolis area. He graduated from Shattuck School in 1974, the University of Minnesota in 1978 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1981. Brian is active in the many state and national legal associations and in various community organizations within the City of Burnsville. He is a past member of Shattuck-St. Mary’s Board of Trustees, past President of Bloomington Fine Arts Council and past member of Minnesota Council for Arts Education and for 10 years Brian was Commissioner of Competitive Soccer for the City of Burnsville. Since 1988 Brian has been a proud member of Torske Klubben, the Norwegian fellowship club. Brian’s hobbies include upland game hunting, downhill skiing, gardening, and opera. He has been involved in numerous political campaigns at the local and state level. Brian is married to Victoria Rico since 1989 and they have two children, Kathryn, currently attending Augsburg College and Cameron, currently attending the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The entire family is active in Faith Covenant Church in Burnsville.
Meet Brian
The video below was put together by me and my son one afternoon. I hope it gives an an idea of what we at the Flakne Law Offices are like.
