James G. Golembeck is a partner with Jardine, Logan, and O'Brien, and is currently serving as the Managing Partner. Mr. Golembeck provides litigation, negotiation, and advisory services to a variety of Minnesota governmental clients including municipalities, townships, counties, watershed districts, and housing redevelopment authorities. Specifically, Mr. Golembeck focuses his practice in the areas of land use-zoning controls, real property law, construction disputes and claims, and environmental issues surrounding land and water use.

In Wisconsin, Mr. Golembeck provides litigation and advisory services for individual property owners and corporations developing property. Many of these issues involve land use, drainage and ponding of development water, platting of property, easement dedications and wetland concerns.

A former staff attorney with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C., and a former geologist, Mr. Golembeck has an extensive background in land use and the continually evolving legal issues.

Representative Cases:

• Nelson v. Short-Elliot-Hendrickson, Inc., et al., 716 N.W.2d 394 (Minn. App. 2006)
• Nolan and Nolan v. City of Eagan, 673 N.W.2d 487 (Minn. App. 2003)
• Sampson Prop., L.P. v. City of Mendota Heights, 2000 WL 53385 (Minn. App. 2000)
• Nemecheck v. City of Byron, 1999 WL 1138441, (Minn. App. 1999)
• City of Stillwater v. Hanson, 1998 WL 481886 (Minn. App. 1998)

Attorney Profile

Education:

J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1985

North Dakota Law Review, 1983-1985

B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota, 1982

Honors: With Distinction

Major: Geology & Political Science

Bar Admissions:

North Dakota, 1985

Minnesota, 1986

Wisconsin, 1995

U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1987

U.S. District Court District of Columbia, 1987

U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit, 1987

U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association

North Dakota Bar Association

Washington County Bar Association

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Past Member)

Publications:

Waters & Water Courses - TORTS - Owners of property damaged by unlawful ditching or unreasonable discharge of waters may obtain relief by statute or by the tort concept of Reasonable Use. North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 60, 1984