Joseph A. Nilan

Shareholder
jnilan@grjn.com
612.436.7470
Personal Bio
Education & Admissions
Practice Areas
Representative Cases
Personal Bio

Joseph Nilan is a Shareholder with Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan, Ltd. Mr. Nilan’s practice is predominantly in the litigation area including civil litigation, commercial litigation and appellate advocacy. Mr. Nilan has extensive experience in insurance related matters, including financial institution bonds, liquor liability, property and casualty, professional liability, director and officer liability, fidelity policies and coverage disputes. In addition, Mr. Nilan has considerable experience in representing small businesses. Mr. Nilan has been named as a “Super Lawyer” and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Education & Admissions

Education

  • B.A., St. John’s University, summa cum laude, 1977
  • J.D., University of Minnesota, cum laude, 1980

Admissions

  • Minnesota State Bar, 1980
  • Wisconsin State Bar, 1995
  • North Dakota State Bar, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1980
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2010
  • U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 2005
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2010
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2015
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Representative Cases

Representative Cases

  • Fishbowl Solutions, Inc. v. The Hanover Ins. Co., 2022 WL 16699749 (D. Minn. Nov. 3, 2022)
  • Justice v. Marvel, LLC, 979 N.W.2d 894, (Minn. 2022)
  • Justice v. Marvel, LLC, 965 N.W.2d 335, (Minn. App. 2021)
  • Carr v. Heart of the North Home Inspection, Inc., 2021 WL 3043356 (Wis. App. July 20, 2021)
  • Excel Underground, Inc. v. Brant Lake Sanitary District, 941 N.W.2d 791 (S.D. 2020)
  • Granite Re v. Nat’l Credit Union Admin. Board, 956 F.3d 1041 (8th Cir. 2020)
  • Buskey v. American Legion Post #270, 910 N.W.2d 9 (Minn. 2018)
  • Meyer v. American Legion Post #270, 2016 WL 7338739 (Minn. App. Dec. 19, 2016)
  • Avon State Bank v. BancInsure, Inc., 787 F.3d 952 (8th Cir. 2015)
  • Pavek v. City of Prior Lake, No. A15-0366 (Minn.App. Dec. 14, 2015)
  • Prior Lake Mini Storage v. City of Prior Lake, 2015 WL 3823041 (Minn.App. June 22, 2015)
  • Zavadil v. Commissioner of Revenue, 2015 WL 1331322 (Minn. Tax Ct. Mar. 18, 2015)
  • BancInsure, Inc. v. Highland Bank, 779 F.3d 565 (8th Cir. 2015)
  • Capitol Indem. Corp. v. Ashanti, 2014 WL 2893196 (D. Minn. June 26, 2014)
  • Hanson v. Bahma, 2014 WL 997031 (Minn. App. Mar. 17, 2014)
  • BancInsure, Inc. v. First Interstate Bank, 2013 WL 5933652 (D. Mont. Sept. 23, 2013)
  • BancInsure, Inc. v. Highland Bank, 2013 WL 5340887 (D. Minn. Sept. 23, 2013)
  • Zavadil v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, T.C. Memo. 2013-222 (T.C. Sept. 19, 2013), appeal pending (8th Cir.)
  • Highland Bank v. BancInsure, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119940 (D.Minn. August 24, 2012)
  • Czech v. Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, 2010 WL 3396989, (Minn.App. Aug 31, 2010)
  • McNulty Const. Co. v. City of Deephaven, 2010 WL 2899142 (Minn.App. Jul. 27, 2010)
  • City of Pine River v. Wilson Township, No. 11-cv-09-281 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Oct. 19, 2009)
  • Bank of Bozeman v. BancInsure, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52134 (D.Mont. June 19, 2009)
  • Noack v. Colson Const., Inc., 2009 WL 305114 (Minn.App. Feb 10, 2009)
  • Capitol Indem. Corp. v. Wonder Years Pre-School, Inc., 2009 WL 57044, (D.Minn. Jan. 07, 2009)
  • Larson v. Granite Re, Inc., 532 F.3d 724, (8th Cir. (N.D.) Jul 07, 2008)
  • West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Prairie Senior Cottages, LLC, 2006 WL 777204, (D.Minn. Mar 27, 2006)
  • McNulty Const. Co. v. City of Deephaven, 2006 WL 1738171, (Minn.App. Jun 27, 2006)
  • Larson v. Martin, 2006 WL 3437602, (D.N.D. Nov 28, 2006)
  • Curtis 1000, Inc. v. Martin, 2006 WL 2981305, (M.D.Tenn. Oct 16, 2006)
  • American Business Forms, Inc. v. Rass Trading Corp., 2006 WL 3491163, (Minn.App. Dec 05 2006)
  • Mon-Ray, Inc. v. Granite Re, Inc., 677 N.W.2d 434, (Minn.App. Apr 07, 2004)
  • McNulty Const. Co. v. City of Deephaven, 2004 WL 78046, (Minn.App. Jan 20, 2004)
  • West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. American Legion, Dept. of Minnesota, 2003 WL 22881560, (D.Minn. Dec 01, 2003)
  • Capitol Indem. Corp. v. Especially for Children, Inc, 2002 WL 31002849, (D.Minn. Aug 29, 2002)
  • Maitland v. University of Minnesota, 260 F.3d 959 (8th Cir. (Minn.) Aug 15, 2001)
  • First Nat. Bank of Fulda, Minnesota v. BancInsure, Inc., 2001 WL 1663872, (D.Minn. Dec 21, 2001)
  • City of Delano v. Abene, 2001 WL 1570961 (Minn.App. Dec 11, 2001)
  • BancInsure, Inc. v. BNC Nat. Bank, N.A. 263 F.3d 766, (8th Cir.(N.D.) Aug 16, 2001)
  • RPC Properties, Inc. v. Leighton & Crabtree, 2000 WL 343214 (Minn.App. Apr 04, 2000)
  • Hein v. Precision Associates, Inc., 609 N.W.2d 916, (Minn.App. May 9, 2000)
  • American Parkinson Disease Ass’n, Inc. v. First Nat. Bank of Northfield, 584 N.W.2d 437 (Minn.App. Oct 06, 1998)
  • Ringier America, Inc. v. Land O’Lakes, Inc., 106 F.3d 825 (8th Cir. (Minn.) Feb 07, 1997)
  • Reiter v. Honeywell, Inc., 104 F.3d 1071 (8th Cir. (Minn.) Jan 16, 1997)
  • In re Marriage of Wines, 1997 WL 536954, (Minn.App. Sep 02, 1997)
  • City of Delano v. Otto Associates, 1996 WL 70097, (Minn.App. Feb 20, 1996)
  • Villareal v. Cantebury Lanes of Shakopee, Inc. 1995 WL 165720, (Minn.App. Apr 11, 1995)
  • Southtown Plumbing, Inc. v. Har-Ned Lumber Co., Inc., 493 N.W.2d 137, (Minn.App. Dec 08, 1992)
  • Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. United Fire and Cas. Co., 1992 WL 55010, (Minn.App. Mar 24, 1992)
  • Brooks v. Doherty, Rumble & Butler, 481 N.W.2d 120, (Minn.App. Feb 18, 1992)
  • U.S. v. Tri-State Ins. Co. of Minnesota, 946 F.2d 581 (C.A.8, 1991)
  • U.S. v. Tri-State Ins. Co. of Minnesota, 945 F.2d 581, (8th Cir.(Minn.) Oct 07, 1991
  • In re Strom, 921 F.2d 836, (8th Cir. (Minn.) Jan 04, 1991)
  • Solberg v. Inline Corp, 740 F.Supp. 680, (D.Minn. Jun 29, 1990)
  • In re Olson, 916 F.2d 481, (8th Cir. (Minn.) Oct 17, 1990)
  • Hart Forms & Systems, Inc. v. Goettsch, 1990 WL 195473, (Minn.App. Dec 11, 1990)
  • In re Strom, 97 B.R. 532 (Bkrtcy.D.Minn., 1989)
  • Dorenkemper v. City of Eden Prairie, N.W.2d 546 (Minn.App., 1986)
  • Cretex Companies, Inc. v. Construction Leaders, 352 N.W.2d 135 (Minn. 1984)
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