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Steven L. Reitenour
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Steve Reitenour has a diverse practice that includes intellectual property litigation, complex commercial litigation and products liability defense. His intellectual property practice, which includes prosecuting and defending patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright litigation, has allowed him to build relationships and make contacts in several countries around the world.
Steve has spent a considerable amount of his career representing technology and manufacturing companies in complex commercial litigation and products liability claims throughout the country. He has defended automobile, heavy machinery and truck manufacturers against numerous types of claims. Many of the cases have involved large document productions against aggressive, well-financed plaintiff's counsel.
In addition to his practice, Steve is a Conciliation Court judge and an arbitrator for the Fourth Judicial District Court, State of Minnesota. He is also an adjunct professor, teaching legal writing at William Mitchell College of Law. Steve is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the General Rules of Practice and is listed on the Facilitative Hybrid and Adjudicative / Evaluative Minnesota Statewide ADR-Rule 114 Neutrals Rosters.
He enjoys spending time with his wife, Tammy, and their two children.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Technology Licensing
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Minnesota, 1992
- Iowa, 1999
- North Dakota, 1999
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
1992
J.D. Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review:
Editor, William Mitchell Law Review, 1990 - 1991
Law Review:
Staff, William Mitchell Law Review, 1989 - 1990
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1987
Post-Doctorate Studies in Music Industry
- Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
1986
Ed.D.
- Radford University, Radford, Virginia,
1980
M.S.
- Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia,
1979
B.S.
- "The Legal Protection of Ideas: Is It Really a Good Idea?", 18 William Mitchell Law Rev. 131, 1992 (cited in The National Law Journal's "Worth Reading," Jan. 10, 1994, and in Jamil Blackmon v. Allen Iverson, 324 F. Supp. 2d 602 (E.D. Pa, 2003)).
- "Liability for Injuries Caused by Printed Media", 14 Journal of Products Liability, No. 1, 1992
- Who's Who in American Law,
1992
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1997
- Who's Who in the Midwest,
1991
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1997
- American Intellectual Property Law Association,
2001
- Present
- International Trademark Association,
1999
- Present
- American Bar Association,
1992
- Present
- Intellectual Property Section
- Iowa State Bar Association,
1999
- Present
- Minnesota State Bar Association,
1992
- Present
- State Bar Association of North Dakota,
1999
- Present
- Liberty University, Assistant Professor of Music,
1980
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1988
- 1956, Wilmington, Delaware
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