Daniel P. Brees

Dan Brees is Senior Counsel in the Minneapolis Office of GRSM.  He is a member of the Employment Law, Professional Liability Defense, and Commercial Litigation practice groups.  Dan has extensive experience litigating a broad range of commercial issues, including contract disputes, secured transactions, statutory violations, and commercial torts.  He also has a broad range of experience litigating employment claims.  

Prior to law school, Dan was a Certified Public Accountant and gained valuable experience working in public accounting.  Drawing from both his litigation and accounting experience, he is committed to providing his clients business-driven legal advice to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.  

Admissions

• Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit 
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

• Minnesota Bar Association

Community Involvement

• University of St. Thomas School of Law Mentor
   

• Defended a Special Litigation Committee’s exercise of its business judgment and obtained a unanimous affirmance from a three-judge panel at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and successfully opposed a petition for certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of defendant in negligence action involving an aircraft accident in federal court.  
• Represented Special Litigation Committee during a 21-month investigation of shareholder derivative claims and obtained dismissal of shareholder derivative claims against Fortune 500 company.
• Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of a bank in enforcing the bank’s priority rights for purchase money security interest under Uniform Commercial Code.
   

Education

J.D., cum laude, University of St. Thomas School Law School, 2013 

B.A., magna cum laude, Accounting; Financial Management, University of St. Thomas, 2008 
 

Honors

Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2021-2022