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Larry M. Wertheim 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Shareholder
phone (612) 337-9216
fax (612) 337-9310
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Larry Wertheim is a shareholder of Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, and practices primarily in the real estate area.

Larry is experienced in commercial and residential real estate matters including acquisition, development and sale transactions, financing, loan defaults, leasing, title matters, subdivisions, and common ownership. He also assists municipal lawyers in the firm on real estate matters, and assists on real estate-related litigation as well. Larry is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Real Property Law Specialist. His clients include The Pemtom Land Company, LIFE TIME FITNESS, and Pratt Homes.

In 1971, Larry earned an A.B. degree from the University of California-Berkeley, majoring in history, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1973, he attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, receiving a M.A. in American History. Larry attended the University of Minnesota Law School, where he earned a law degree and graduated magna cum laude in 1976. He started working during law school for the predecessor firm to Kennedy & Graven, and he learned the practice of law, among other things, under the guidance of the late David Graven.

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate Law
Certification/Specialties:
Real Property Law Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association


Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1976
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976
Juris Doctor
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973
Masters of Arts
Major: American History


University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1971
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: History


Published Works:
A Critque of Shaller's A Vision of American Law: Judging Laws, Literature and The Stories We Tell, 21 Hamline L. Rev. 337, 1998


The First Othello: A Tribute to the Anglo-American Adversary System, 22 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1003, 1996


Law as Frolic: Law and Literature in a Frolic of His Own, 21 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 421, 1995


Law, Literature, and Morality in the Novels of Charles Dickens, 20 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 111, 1994


Recent Developments in Minnesota Contracts for Deed, 60 Henn. Lawyer 8, Jan./Feb., 1991


Selected Recent Developments in Contracts for Deed, 58 Henn. Lawyer 6, Sept./Oct., 1988


The Decision to Cancel, 43 Bench & Bar 19, July, 1986


New Contract for Deed Changes, 55 Henn. Lawyer 14, Sept./Oct., 1985


Comment, Unjust Enrichment Claim of Canceled Vendee, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 117, 1984


New Due-On-Sale Regulation, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 181, 1983


Comment, American National Bank v. Blaeser, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 154, 1983


Due-On-Sale III: The New Federal Preemption, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 113, 1982


Due-On-Sale Clauses - An Update, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 81, 1982


Due-On-Sale Clauses in Minnesota, 1 Minn. Real Est. L.J. 33, 1982


Representative Clients:
The Pemtom Land Company
Life Time Fitness
Pratt Homes
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions; Law and Literature, William Mitchell College of Law


Adjunct Professor, Law and Literature, Hamline University School of Law


Lecturer, Real Estate Matters, Real Property Law Specialist Certification Exam


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Minnesota State Bar Association
Member


Hennepin County Bar Association
Member