Phone: 701.839.1740
Fax: 701.838.5315
rpolson@minotlaw.com
 

Attorney Profile

Richard P. Olson was born in Minot, North Dakota. He engages in general commercial practice regularly representing more than 40 North Dakota banks and other financial institutions in litigation, bankruptcy, transactional, and regulatory matters.

Education

• 1971 Concordia College (B.A., cum laude)
• 1974 University of Minnesota (J.D.)

Career Highlights

• 1974 Admitted to Bar, State of North Dakota
• 1982 U.S. Claims Court
• 1984 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• Ward County (President 1977-1978)
• Northwestern (President 1979-1981)
• America Bar Association (Member, Sections on Business Law and Economics of Law Practice)
• State Bar Association of North Dakota (Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1981)
• Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee (Chairman, 1991-1996)
• Federal Practice Committee (1989 - present (Chairman, 1992-1996))
• Eighth Circuit Practices Committee (present)
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Conference on Consumer Finance Law
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in American (1987 to 2010 editions) in the areas of corporate law, business litigation, and bankruptcy.
• Listed in 2009 Chambers USA “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” selected as the only North Dakota State Individual in Corporate / Commercial Bankruptcy. (2003 - present.)
• Selected Great Plains Super Lawyer since 2007.
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Chief Editor Community Banker’s Advisor
  (Bi-monthly legal publication of Independent Bank of North Dakota since 1993)
• North Dakota State Counsel - Harland Financial Solutions Network (since inception - 1978)
• Achieved top ranking by Chambers USA 2010 in the areas of Bankruptcy / Restructuring and Corporate / Commercial.