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Larry M. Wertheim

Shareholder
612-337-9216
[email protected]
Real Estate
Real Estate

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.

Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juris Doctor magna cum laude – 1976

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

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

Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 1976
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

Representative Clients
The Pemtom Land Company
Life Time Fitness
Pratt Homes

Classes/Seminars
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

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

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