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1 At Daniels & Wymore, PLLC, we strive to earn your trust and business. Fulfillment of our mission statement is forefront in our minds. Our mission statement: Providing ethical, tenacious, and cost-effective representation in the areas of business and real estate transactions, litigation, and estate planning. At Daniels & Wymore, PLLC, we do not just provide legal solutions, we provide business solutions.

2 OUR PROFESSIONALS OUR EXPERIENCE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERNCE Experience and knowledge are the two most important factors to consider when choosing an attorney and a law firm. At Daniels & Wymore, PLLC, our attorneys have experience and knowledge not simply in business law but business itself. At our Minneapolis based law firm, lawyers do not just bring extensive legal experiences to every legal problem, but a subtle and thorough understanding of the needs of small businesses. Diverse professional backgrounds and a personable, practical approach to law practice characterize the attorneys of the law offices of Daniels & Wymore, PLLC. Our lawyers offer our services as legal strategists to achieve the best practicable outcomes in business and corporate litigation, real estate transactions, and estate planning and probate. Our attorneys apply our experience and business sense to our pursuit of workable solutions to legal challenges on behalf of our clients. Our goal is to provide ethical, tenacious, and costeffective representation. We tailor our methodology to each client s legal needs.

3 Christopher M. Daniels Member Mr. Daniels is a founding member of the firm of D&W. Mr. Daniels has many years of experience as a business owner and a business litigator in Minnesota. Prior to coming to Minnesota, Mr. Daniels was an associate attorney at a large national firm, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, in its Chicago and Los Angeles offices, and at two boutique litigation firms in Los Angeles, Leopold Petrich & Smith and Ginsburg, Stephan, Oringher & Richman. Mr. Daniels began his professional career as an accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Houston, TX, where he was a CPA. Mr. Daniels focuses his practice on the expedient and efficient resolution of complex commercial and business disputes, including the resolution of disputes in the banking, real estate and construction industries, disputes amongst the ownership of closely-held companies, employment disputes, and disputes in estates and probate, including will and trust contests, among many other areas of dispute resolution. During his 19 years of practice he has successfully handled thousands of contested matters, tried numerous cases to verdict and resolved hundreds of cases through successful motion practice and negotiated settlements. As a business owner himself, Mr. Daniels understands his business-owner clients needs and concerns and works hand-in-hand with them to get them back to their business, and out of their dispute, as quickly, efficiently and successfully as possible. Minnesota, 1996 California, 1990 Illinois, 1988 United States District Court for the Districts of Minnesota United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois United States District Court for the Central District of California United States District Court for the Southern District of California United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Business & Commercial Litigation Shareholder Disputes Employment Disputes Real Estate Disputes Contested Probate Matters Contested Wills and Trusts University of Texas School of Law, Austin, JD, with Honors, 1988 Managing Editor, The Review of Litigation Board of Advocates Order of the Coif cdaniels@dnwlawfirm.com Telephone: (763)

4 David. J. Wymore Member Mr. Wymore is a founding member of the firm of D&W. Prior to owning his own business with Christopher Daniels, Mr. Wymore was an associate at Koepke & Daniels, P.A. and McGrann Shea Anderson Carnival Straughn & Lamb. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable John A. Chesterman at the Freeborn County District Court, Albert Lea, Minnesota. Mr. Wymore focuses on complex commercial litigation, collections, construction, and real estate issues. Through his practice he has tried to verdict multiple bench and jury trials and participated in numerous depositions and hearings. He enjoys meeting clients with legal concerns, setting game plans to alleviate those concerns, and then implementing those plans and achieving the results the clients need and expect in a timely and cost-effective manner. Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1976, Mr. Wymore s family moved to Israel in 1977 where he spent the next four years before returning to California for a year. Mr. Wymore spent the rest of his childhood in Oregon before attending Connecticut College. Since law school at the University of Minnesota, Mr. Wymore has made his home in Plymouth, Minnesota, and enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, competing in triathlons, and reading. University of Minnesota School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2002 Deans List International Moot Court Participant, Intramural Champion International Moot Court Direttor Street Law Participant Externship with the Honorable Franklin H. Noel, Chief Federal Magistrate, 2001 Professional Associations Member of the Plymouth Rotary Community Activity Chair, Board of Directors Member of Plymouth Civic League Member of the Board of Directors Member of the Finance Committee Member of the Business Igniters chapter of BNI Business Litigation Commercial Litigation Contract Disputes Shareholder Disputes Mechanic s Lien Enforcement Real Estate Disputes Contract Drafting Business Entity Formation dwymore@dnwlawfirm.com Telephone: (763) Cellular: (651) Minnesota, 2002 United States District Court, Minnesota,

5 Business Litigation Commercial Litigation Contract Disputes Shareholder Disputes Construction Litigation Commercial and Residential Landlord/Tenant Disputes Commercial and Residential Real Estate Disputes Real Estate Development Disputes Mortgage Foreclosure Defense, including TILA violations Telephone: (763) Hamline University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2003 Deans List Intellectual Property Moot Court Hamline Journal, Associate Hamline Journal, Editor Student Bar Association Board of Governors Externship with the Honorable Jim R. A. Randall, Minnesota Court of Appeals Jesse H. Kibort Senior Litigation Associate Mr. Kibort joined the Daniels & Wymore firm in 2007 as a member of the Litigation team. Mr. Kibort comes to Daniels & Wymore with experience in all areas of litigation practice. He is highly adept in complex commercial litigation, client counseling, motion practice, settlement negotiations, arbitration, mediation, trial practice, and appellate advocacy. Mr. Kibort s primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, complex breaches of fiduciary duties, contract actions, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, construction, contractor and developer litigation issues; as well as business tort cases, including fraud, misrepresentation, illegal business interference, breach of fiduciary duty, and foreclosure defense, including Truth in Lending violations. Prior to joining Daniels & Wymore, PLLC, Mr. Kibort worked as a litigation attorney at Koepke & Daniels, P.A., and before that at the Law Offices of Richard I. Diamond, P.A. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1978, Mr. Kibort was raised in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, where he attended and graduated from Henry Sibley High School. Mr. Kibort then attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where he was honored with numerous awards, including the University of Kansas Outstanding Leadership Award and the Order of Omega. While at the University of Kansas, Mr. Kibort enjoyed serving as President of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Honor Society, Student Senator, Chairman of the University of Kansas Judicial Board, Chairman of the University of Kansas Legal Aid Board, and an Executive Member of the University of Kansas Lobbying Board. Minnesota, 2002 United States District Court, Minnesota, 2002

6 Joseph G. Thompson Senior Transactional and Estate Planning Attorney Telephone: (763) Cellular: (612) Joseph G. Thompson has had a long and rewarding professional association with the firm since its inception. With an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Joe is an aggressive, committed and hard-working attorney dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal services in a timely fashion to meet his client s needs. Joe is passionate about finding creative solutions, combined with good solid business judgment and an in-depth personal approach to client relations. Joe joins Daniels & Wymore, PLLC from the firm of Robin, Thompson & Doyle, P.A. where he served as an officer, director, and shareholder for the past nineteen years. Prior to working at Robin, Thompson & Doyle, P.A., Joe was an officer, director, and shareholder at Brenner, Workinger, Thompson & Hartman, P.A. Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, Juris Doctor, 1977 Minnesota State Courts, 1977 United States District Court, District of Minnesota, 1972 Business Representation - Business succession planning, business start-ups and incorporations, mergers, acquisitions, tax-free corporate reorganizations and dissolutions, providing an outside director to sit on BODs, intellectual property, trade secrets, proprietary information. Banking Representation - Establishing and implementing loan programs, negotiating and drafting commercial and real estate loan documents and work-out agreements, advising bank management and BODs, negotiating and closing on bank acquisitions, defending lender liability, priority and debtor -creditor claims. Tax Planning - Advising, counseling, and implementing tax plans, establishing, qualifying and advising non-profit corporations, charitable foundations, and trusts, coordinating and handling trust and estate administration, facilitating family meetings and wealth transfers in and out of probate. Real Estate - Negotiating, drafting, and closing commercial mortgage loans, leases, purchases, sales, like-kind exchanges, and condemnations, prosecuting and defending real estate disputes, representing clients in city staff, planning commission, and council matters. Employment - Drafting comprehensive employee handbooks, drafting employment agreements, including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.