Charles E. Nelson

Of Counsel

Minneapolis

Tel 612.371.2438
Fax 612.371.3207

Charlie Nelson is a litigator who assists client with issues related to bankruptcy, debtor-creditor rights, commercial financial disputes, real estate and construction disputes, probate and trust administration disputes, and pre- and post-judgment collection efforts. He has represented clients in state and federal courts in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota and at both the trial and appellate levels.

Prior to his legal career, Charlie was a leader and maintenance professional, serving six years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft maintenance officer, including a temporary duty assignment at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia with the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron in support of Operation Southern Watch. He also worked for Target Corporation as a Facilities Operations Manager. He led teams of between 50 and 350 people during his maintenance career.

Services

Experience

Representative Matters

Represented lead bank in litigation involving participated loan
Represented consortium of four unsecured regional banks in commercial loan workout
Represented regional bank in litigation in state and federal courts defending against breach of contract and fraudulent lender liability claims

Represented national bank in uniform commercial code litigation and subsequent appeal
Represented both indenture trustee and DIP agent in Chapter 11 restructuring of Magnetation, LLC, and its affiliates in the District of Minnesota
Represented bankruptcy trustee in avoidance actions for fraudulent transfers in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases in Minnesota and South Dakota
Represented state court appointed receiver in general receivership to sell shuttered ethanol facility free and clear of liens and encumbrances
Represented regional and national banks and other secured lenders in appointing receivers in state court litigation
Represented regional and national banks and other secured lenders in Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 bankruptcy cases in the Districts of Minnesota, South Dakota and the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa
Represented landlords in chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings
Represented national banks and secured lenders in claim and delivery/replevin actions including floor plan financing and related post-judgment collection activities
Represented national bank in litigation defending claims of breach of contract and bad faith during commercial loan workout
Represented national and regional banks and other secured lenders in pre- and post-judgment collection activities including: post-judgment discovery, garnishments, priority disputes, redemption of lien interests in foreclosure, and petitions for recognition of foreign-country judgments
Represented special servicers and national and regional banks in mortgage foreclosure actions of commercial and agricultural property in Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakotaorth Dakota
Represented regional and national banks in mortgage foreclosure by advertisement in Minnesota
Represented real estate developer in commercial breach of contract litigation in Minnesota state court
Represented commercial real estate owner in defense of mechanics’ lien claims
Represented beneficiaries and personal representatives in probate estate administration disputes

Professional Highlights

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Robert J. Kressel, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Professional Activities

Adjunct Professor, Secured Transactions, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Fall 2021

Recognition & Accomplishments

North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2015–2018

Minnesota Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2017-2021

Speaking Engagements

2017 Advanced Lending Seminar, May, 2017

Co-presenter, "Debtor/Creditor Receiverships: Representing Receivers, Creditors, and Parties-In-Interest," Hennepin County Bar Association, January, 2017

2016 Advanced Lending Seminar, April, 2016

Board Memberships & Community Service

Minnesota Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Board Secretary and Chairperson of the Awards Committee

Challenger Learning Center of Minnesota, Board of Directors

Minneapolis Downtown Council, Transportation Committee

Publications

Author, "Review in Bankruptcy Cases," 8th Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, 9th edition, Chapter 16, 2020

Co-author, “Involuntary Bankruptcy,” Minnesota Debtor – Creditor Handbook, 12th edition, Chapter 11, 2022

Author, Judicial Profile, Hon. Robert J. Kressel, The Federal Lawyer, June 2013 www.fedbar.org

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Credentials

Education

University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D. 2011)
President of Student Government 3L Year

University of South Dakota (M.B.A. 2002)

U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S. 1996)
Varsity Men’s Basketball – 4 Year Letterman

Admissions

Minnesota

Iowa

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota