Brian N. Larson - Firm/Attorney Profile

Brian N. Larson is an attorney based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He provides consulting and legal counsel to clients throughout the United States and in Canada.

Larson's resume highlights his education, employment experience, and practice-related activities.

Larson has presented to numerous organizations and has published widely on various topics. His professional photo and speaking biographies are available here.

Resume

Professional affiliations

• Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Minnesota.
• Admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Minnesota.
• Member, American Bar Association.
  • Section of Intellectual Property Law
    • 2007-08 Chairman, Committee on Databases and E-Commerce
    • Special Committee on Copyright and the Internet
    • Committee on Copyright Legislation
    • 2007-08 Member, Annual Report Board
  • Section of Antitrust Law, Trade, Sports, and Professional Associations Committee.
  • Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
• Member, Minnesota Bar Association.
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association.

Education

• WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW, Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Juris Doctor, summa cum laude.
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, Wisconsin
  Bachelor of Arts with distinction, Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies.

Employment history

• BRIAN N. LARSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  Sole proprietor, 2002 - present.
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  Adjunct instructor, 2004 - present.
  
• TENDAL/LARSON, LLC, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
  Principal, 2002 - 2005.
• REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE OF MINNESOTA, INC., Saint Paul, Minnesota.
  President and General Counsel, 1993 - 2002.
• Previous employers included Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte Consulting LLP), Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS, Inc., and LaserMaster Corp. (now MacDermid ColorSpan).

Community Activities

• Volunteer counsel, Mayhem Rugby Football Club, Inc.
• Volunteer judge, Minnesota High School Mock Trial Competition
• Volunteer judge, American Mock Trial Association competition (college)

Languages

• English (native)
• Swedish (conversationally fluent)
• Portuguese (basic conversation and reading comprehension)
• Spanish (rudimentary)

Publications

Larson has frequently contributed articles to national news web sites and is frequently quoted in articles discussing intellectual property, antitrust, and strategic issues in the multiple listing industry. He has also written countless blog and listserv entries on a wide variety of industry issues; see Resources for some that continue to be useful for members of the multiple listing industry. Below is a representative sample of articles Larson has written or in which he has been quoted. Larson wrote the articles unless otherwise indicated.

Presentations

Here is a representative sample of presentations Larson has given in the last several years. Larson often prepares custom presentations for organizations in the areas of intellectual property law, multiple listing service issues, and strategic planning.