Ten Important Legal Issues in a Commercial Lease

Our colleagues at Lapp, Libra, Thomson, Stoener, & Pusch, Chartered recently published “Ten Important Legal Issues in a Commercial Lease” (Winter 2012) Shenehon Company’s next newsletter, Valuation Viewpoint (Spring 2012), describes another aspect of commercial leases: the renewal lease. Bob Strachota answers client questions and describes the process of negotiating renewal leases. In times of […]

2012 Release: The Family Law Financial Deskbook out this Spring!

William C. Herber and Robert J. Strachota recently updated their chapter “Real Estate and Partial Interest Valuations“, a general review of real estate appraisal in divorce for the 2012 Edition. The Deskbook is published by the Minnesota State Bar Association.

National Jury Verdict Review & Analysis feature

Robert Strachota was the appraiser on the recent case between a Rochester real estate developer and the state of Minnesota that was featured in the National Jury Verdict Review & Analysis. Larkin Hoffman attorneys Gary Van Cleve and Rob Stefonowicz represented the developer who received a $7.845 million jury award. The verdict is featured on […]

Shenehon Company advised the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

Shenehon Company advised the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) in implementing its plan to purchase the former Cold Storage building site for restoration of shoreline along Minnehaha Creek. Details of the transaction are as follows: Subject Property: Cold Storage Facility Site – 16.9 acres 325 Blake Road Hopkins, MN 55343 Owner: Stewart Lawrence Group Acquisition […]

Using Demographics to Answer Valuation Questions

Shenehon Company recently completed a study to determine whether a city’s decision to allow municipal vs private liquor affects the type of retail establishments willing to locate in a given city. In this unique analysis, the appraisal team correlated national retailer’s site location parameters with the presence/absence of municipal liquor. Shenehon Company’s analysis, lead by […]

The Economy is so Bad That…

I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. CEOs are now playing miniature golf. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen. I bought a toaster oven, and my free gift was a bank. Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America. Motel Six won’t leave the light on anymore. A picture is now only worth 200 words. […]