Timothy R. Duncan is a Coleman, Hull & van Vliet, PLLP partner and business attorney with over nineteen years of legal experience. Tim’s practice focuses upon advising clients on a wide range of business legal needs, from day-to-day general business matters to complex commercial transactions. Tim's practice areas include commercial transactions, merger and acquisitions, business and employment law, construction law, and general commercial litigation. Representative clients range from sole proprietorships, closely held corporations or limited liability companies to publicly traded corporations. He has significant experience in representing small businesses and closely-held corporations in all aspects of their legal and business needs, including corporate formation, buy-sell agreements, shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, contractual drafting (license, employment, non-compete, distributorship/sales, and independent contract agreements), employment issues, collection, and property acquisition.

Client Services:
Business Transactions
Corporate Formation
Employment Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Contract Review and Drafting
Shareholder Disputes

Admitted to Practice:
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for Eighth
United States District Court for District of Minnesota

Professional Activities:
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
Member, Minnesota Consulting Engineers Council
Judicial Clerk, Chief Judge D.D. Wozniak, Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1987

Publications and Presentations:
Several publications in the Hamline University Law Review, Minnesota Bench & Bar, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education publications, and local business magazines

Community Activities:
Ski Instructor, Buck Hill, Minnesota

Awards and Recognition:

• Repeatedly recognized since 1999 by the Minnesota Law & Politics magazine in its annual survey as one of top 4.5% of Minnesota attorneys
• Consistently achieved the highest rankings (AV rating) by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Undergraduate:
B.B.A., University of Minnesota, 1982

Law School:
Juris Doctorate (High Honors), Hamline University School of Law, 1986
Primary Editor, Hamline University Law Review, 1986
Member, Hamline University National Moot Court Team, 1986