AARON HALL
Attorney
Business Law & Litigation
Aaron represents business owners and their companies. Businesses without in-house counsel hire Aaron to advise and represent them in employment, intellectual property, litigation, and general business law.

AARON HALL
Attorney
Business Law & Litigation
Aaron represents business owners and their companies. Businesses without in-house counsel hire Aaron to advise and represent them in employment, intellectual property, litigation, and general business law.
PRIMARY PRACTICE AREAS
- Business Law
- Employment Law
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
EDUCATION
- J.D., cum laude, Mitchell Hamline College of Law (served on Law Review)
- B.A., summa cum laude, Marketing Management and Innovation, Concordia University
ADMISSIONS & LICENSES
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- Minnesota Court of Appeals
- Minnesota State District Court
- United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- United States Bankruptcy Court
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (Trademarks)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- America’s Top 50 Lawyer, America’s Top 50 Lawyers
- Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Minneapolis, MN, Super Lawyers
- Top Rated Lawyers in Minnesota, Mpls. St.Paul Magazine
- The (Real) Power 50, Minnesota Business Magazine
- Best Employment Lawyers in Minneapolis in 2021-2023, Expertise
- Best Business Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Quality Business Awards
- 10.0 Lawyer Rating, Justia
- Peak Performer, American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
- “10 Best Attorneys” in Minnesota for Client Satisfaction in Elder Law, American Institute of Legal Counsel
- 100 Best Companies to Work For, Minnesota Business Magazine
- North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Recognized for top contributions to pro bono legal services, Minnesota Justice Foundation
- Ten Outstanding Minnesotans Award, Minnesota Jaycees
- Rated Excellent & Superb, AVVO
- The (Real) Power 50, Minnesota Business Magazine (2015)
- Excellent Rated Attorney, AVVO (2014 & 2015)
- Top Rated Lawyers in Minnesota, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (2013)
- 100 Best Companies to Work For, Minnesota Business Magazine (2013 & 2014)
- Minnesota Rising Stars, Super Lawyers (2013, 2014, 2015)
- North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Top contributions to pro bono legal services, Minnesota Justice Foundation (2007)
- Ten Outstanding Minnesotans Award, Minnesota Jaycees (2001)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
- Tandem bike rides with his wife and four daughters
- Road cycling and mountain biking
- Hiking in Minnesota’s north shore
- Innovation and technology
PRESENT & PAST PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Bar Association Member
- Anoka County Bar Association Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association Vice-Chair of the NLS Social Committee
- Minnesota State Bar Association Judiciary Committee Liaison
- Minnesota State Bar Association Partnerships and LLCs Committee Member, Business Law Section
- Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Section Liaison
- Minnesota State Bar Association Computer & Technology Law Section Liaison
- Minnesota State Bar Association Construction Law Section Liaison
- Minnesota State Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Liaison
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA RECOGNITION
- Contributing author, Advising Minnesota Corporations and Other Business Organizations, Lexis Nexis
- Author, Unenforceable Fiduciary Duty Limitations: Why Drafting Partnership Agreements Limiting the Duty to Disclose and Partnership Opportunity is More Precarious After Triple Five of Minn., Inc. v. Simon, 33 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1483 (2007).
- Primary Editor, Aspen Tort Law Desk Reference, 2009 edition, Minnesota Chapter
- Primary Editor, Aspen Tort Law Desk Reference, 2008 edition, Minnesota Chapter
- Primary Editor, Aspen Tort Law Desk Reference, 2007 edition, Minnesota Chapter
- Star Tribune
- Pioneer Press
- LA Times
- Washington Times
- Associated Press
- Newsweek
- Minnesota Super Lawyers Magazine
- Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
- Twin Cities Business
- NBC
- CBS
- ABC
- Fox
- KSTP
- PBS
- CBS Radio
- Over 1,000 radio stations
SHARING KNOWLEDGE TO EMPOWER OTHERS
- Washington Examiner
- Dentists and Accountants Face Hit from GOP Tax Bill
- June 2, 2025
- IAM
- Insulet Forgoes High Trade Secret Damages Award in Favour of Injunction
- May 2, 2025
- Newsweek
- Why Aileen Cannon Is Taking So Long to Rule on Taylor Swift Case
- March 25, 2025
- Today’s Hotelier
- Juggling Act: Effective Leadership in a Multi-Generational Hotel Environment
- May, 2024
- Inc.
- The Crusading Kombucha CEO and 200 Years of Startup-Destroying Legal Doctrine
- April, 2024
- Tech Business News
- RSS Feed Scraping Is Illegal and a Problem For Legitimate Internet Publishers
- November 11, 2022
- Star Tribune
- Medcalf: Take a vacation this summer, Minnesotans — you deserve it
- July 2, 2022
- Star Tribune
- Best Buy expands lease-to-own program, joining growing number of retailers
- September 23, 2019
- Franchise Times
- Olympian Quest Comes to End for Zerorez Operator
- April 14, 2017
- Techdirt
- Court Tosses Company’s Bid To Slap Down Olympics Social Media Restrictions Over Jurisdictional Issues
- April 13, 2017
- Pioneer Press
- Court tosses Minnesota company’s free speech suit against U.S. Olympic Committee
- April 12, 2017
- Bloomberg BNA
- Carpet Cleaner Loses Bid for Rights to Say #TeamUSA
- April 6, 2017
- Law 360
- Olympic Committee Kills Suit On Social Media Trademark Ban
- April 5, 2017
- World Intellectual Property Review
- US Olympic Committee TM ‘bullying’ suit thrown out
- April 4, 2017
- The Hollywood Reporter
- U.S. Olympic Committee Escapes Lawsuit Over Social Media Gagging
- April 4, 2017
- Star Tribune
- Jux Law Firm is a different breed of legal beagle
- February 2, 2017
- Law 360
- Carpet Cleaner Says USOC Olympic TM Suit Should Continue
- October 24, 2016
- Law 360
- USOC Wants Suit Over Olympic Marks Tossed
- September 7, 2016
- Inside Radio
- USOC Can Run Legal Rings Around Non-Official Ads
- August 15, 2016
- World Intellectual Property Review
- WIPR survey: Readers agree on ‘overzealous’ IP protection for Olympics
- August 15, 2016
- IP Kitten
- Are companies allowed to tweet about #Rio2016?
- August 12, 2016
- Cato Institute
- The Games That Shall Not Be Named: When 21st Century Media Meets 20th Century Copyright Ideals
- August 11, 2016
- Franchise Times
- Zerorez Operator Sues Olympics over Free Speech
- August 10, 2016
- Adweek
- 10 Ways Brands Are Talking About the Olympics Without Saying ‘Olympics’ And one company that’s suing the USOC
- August 9, 2016
- Forbes
- This Week in Sports Law: You Probably Didn’t Know That…
- August 7, 2016
- The Guardian
- Rio 2016 Diary – Battle of the Week
- August 7, 2016
- Inc.
- How Posting on Social Media About the Olympics Can Get You Sued
- August 6, 2016
- Managing Intellectual Property
- The Olympics and IP
- August 6, 2016
- U.S. Night
- Carpet Cleaner Suing US Olympic Committee Over The Right To Hashtag Olympics
- August 6, 2016
- TechNinja
- How Posting On Social Media About The Olympics Can Get You Sued
- August 6, 2016
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
- Carpet cleaner Zerorez sues U.S. Olympic Committee over social media ban
- August 5, 2016
- Patch
- St. Louis Park Carpet Cleaner Sues Olympics Over Free Speech
- August 5, 2016
- MPR
- Minnesota carpet cleaner demands hashtag freedom
- August 5, 2016
- Techdirt
- Minnesota Carpet Cleaning Business Sues US Olympic Committee Over Its Ridiculous Social Media Rules
- August 5, 2016
- Archy World News
- Carpet cleaner complains against Olympic ban Hashtagv
- August 5, 2016
- Bring Me The News
- MN carpet cleaner sues the Olympics so it can tweet about the Games
- August 5, 2016
- World Intellectual Property Review
- US Olympic Committee grilled over TM ‘bullying’
- August 5, 2016
- KTTC
- Small business sues U.S. Olympic Committee over right to talk about Olympics on social media
- August 4, 2016
- Twin Cities Business
- A St. Louis Park Carpet Cleaner Is Suing The U.S. Olympic Committee
- August 4, 2016
- Pioneer Press
- Minnesota carpet cleaner challenges U.S. Olympic Committee on free speech
- August 4, 2016
- KSTP
- Minn. Company Takes on U.S. Olympic Committee in Battle Over Hashtags on Social Media
- August 4, 2016
- FOX 9
- Minnesota company suing the Olympics over free speech
- August 4, 2016
- PJ Media
- This Small Business Is Suing The Olympics Over a Hashtag
- August 4, 2016
- Voactiv
- US Olympic Committee Sued Over Its Dumb Twitter Policy
- August 4, 2016
- NY Mag
- A Carpet Cleaner Is Suing USOC for the Right to Make Good Olympic Tweets
- August 4, 2016
- WCCO Radio 830
- Small Business Sues U.S. Olympic Committee
- August 3, 2016
- Gizmodo
- Carpet Cleaner Sues For Its Right to Tweet About the Olympics
- August 3, 2016
- The American Lawyer
- Robins Kaplan litigation counsel Sally Silk in Minneapolis joined JUX Law Firm earlier this month
- June 20, 2016
- KARE 11
- Family that inspired digital access law shares story
- June 2, 2016
- CNN Money
- When You Die Without a Will
- April 28, 2016
- Pioneer Press
- Twin Cities Law Firms Merge
- March 23, 2016
- Star Tribune
- Fired Starkey Hearing Technologies president hires lawyer
- September 11, 2015
- MPR News
- Medical marijuana operations find it tough to set up accounts
- June 1, 2015
- MPR News
- Behind the news: Non-competes and trade secrets
- October 21, 2014
- Star Tribune
- Minnesota affiliates appear back in business with Amazon today
- October 1, 2014
- KSTP Channel 5 News
- Lawyers, Banks Unsure they’ll Work with Medical Marijuana Businesses
- September 8, 2014
- City Pages
- Lawyers petition Supreme Court to get in on medical cannabis
- August 4, 2014
- Star Tribune
- Law Firm Positions Itself for Medical Marijuana
- August 2, 2014
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
- Minneapolis lawyers want in on medical-marijuana business
- August 1, 2014
- 5 Eyewitness News
- Attorneys File Petition to Change Part of Medical Marijuana Law
- July 30, 2014
- KSTP Eyewitness News
- Civil Attorney Weighs in on Ventura Trial
- July 30, 2014
- International Business Times
- Minnesota and Medical Marijuana: Lawyers Seek Court’s Consent to Work with Pot Businesses
- July 30, 2014
- Minnesota Lawyer
- Housing Referees Can Award Damages
- July, 2 2014
- Minnesota Lawyer
- Wage and hour battles on the rise
- June 19, 2014
- Idaho Business Review
- Wage and hour battles on the rise
- June 24, 2014
- Finance & Commerce
- How To: The delicate business of succession planning
- February 24, 2014
- Twin Cities Business
- Thompson Hall Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
- August, 2014
- Mpls. St.Paul Magazine
- Thompson Hall Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
- August, 2014
- Minnesota Super Lawyers Magazine
- Thompson Hall Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers
- July, 2014
- Star Tribune
- Court upholds use tax for businesses
- November 1, 2013
- University of St. Thomas: Real Estate Matters
- Should Property Owners Be Required to Provide Air Conditioning to Tenants?
- July 18, 2013
- myFOX9 | KMSP-TV
- RENTERS RIGHTS: Does Minnesota need a warm weather rule?
- July 17, 2013
- CPA Practice Advisor
- To avoid sales taxes, Amazon.com cuts ties with Minnesota bloggers
- June 19, 2013
- WCCO News Radio 830
- Chad Hartmen Show 2pm: Online Sales Tax?
- June 19, 2013
- Star Tribune
- Amazon to stop paying Minnesota bloggers for sales traffic
- June 19, 2013
- WCCO-TV
- Amazon Drops Minn. Affiliate Bloggers To Avoid Tax
- June 18, 2013
- Marketing Land
- Amazon Calls Minnesota Sales Tax Law Unconstitutional & Closes Minnesota Associate Accounts
- June 18, 2013
- Star Tribune
- Amazon drops blogger affiliates in Minnesota to avoid sales tax
- June 18, 2013
- Star Tribune
- North Star Lawyers – Recognizing Minnesota’s Pro Bono Lawyers
- June 11, 2013
- Attorney at Law Magazine – Twin Cities Edition
- Talk of the Town
- June 2013
- Minnesota Business Magazine
- The 100 Best Companies to Work For
- June 2013
- Bench & Bar of Minnesota
- People & Practice
- May/June 2013
- Finance & Commerce
- Sorting through alphabet soup of incorporation entities
- November 20, 2012
- Star Tribune
- Whistleblower: Is that $700 snowblower a lemon?
- December 11, 2011
- Expo Domain
- Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
- October 28, 2011
- Elliot’s Blog
- Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
- October 27, 2011
- TLD Magazine
- Can You Trademark a Geographic Domain Name?
- October 27, 2011
- Domain Name Wire
- Minnesota Lawyer Magazine Claims MinnesotaLawyer.com Violates Its Trademark
- October 24, 2011
- Name Starter
- Minnesota Lawyer Magazine Claims MinnesotaLawyer.com Violates Its Trademark
- October 24, 2011
- Domain State
- Minnesota Lawyer Magazine Claims MinnesotaLawyer.com Violates Its Trademark
- October 23, 2011
- Minnesota Lawyer Magazine
- Court: City policy means it acted as a business
- July 22, 2011
- Minnesota Lawyer
- Lawyers find solid niche in nonprofits
- March 3, 2008
A BRIEF SAMPLING OF CASES LITIGATED BY AARON HALL AND ATTORNEYS HE MANAGED
- Moser v. Johnson
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: June 2014
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Shareholder dispute
- Gillespie v. Johansen
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: July 2014
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Real estate contract dispute
- General Mills, Inc. v. Jain
- Practice Area: Employment
- Date: July 2013
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Employment dispute
- Print4Change v. The Film Society
- Practice Area: Contract
- Date: June 2013
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Contract dispute
- Larson v. Wisner, Melander, Jergenson, and The Fireplace Guys, LLC.
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: June 2013
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business ownership
- Snap Fitness, Inc. v. Blum and Blum
- Practice Area: Franchise
- Date: June 2013
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Franchise dispute
- Bistodeau v. Landes
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: April 2013
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business ownership
- Pfister and Pfister v. Hrkal, Hrkal, and Enviro Tech Industries, LLC
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: December 2012
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Business ownership
- Country Inns & Suites by Carlson, Inc. v. Arizona Hotel Investments, LLC, and Richard Knapp
- Practice Area: Business/Real Estate
- Date: October 2012
- Outcome: Dismissal in favor
- Description: Hotel development dispute
- Caradonna and Precidion, Inc. v. Solution Beacon, LLC
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: October 2012
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Lakewood Media Group, LLC v. Corbinian Inc. and O’Hearn
- Practice Area: Intellectual property
- Date: January 2012
- Outcome: Dismissal in favor
- Description: Website intellectual property dispute
- Adhesive Resources, Inc. v. H.E. Wisdom & Sons, Inc., dba Wisdom Adhesives and
- Jeffrey Wisdom
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: December 2011
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Anderson and Swirtz v. JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: December 2011
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Property
- Viravong Inc. v. Top Notch Enterprises Inc. and Jeffrey Anderson
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: November 2011
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Weir v. Voje
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: November 2011
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business ownership case
- Reinhardt v. Greystone Masonry, Inc.
- Practice Area: Consumer Rights
- Date: November 2011
- Outcome: Judgment in favor; Appealed; Settled
- Description: Contract
- Nussbaum v. Nussbaum
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: November 2011
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Business contract case
- Krentz v. Dependable Auto Shippers
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: September 2011
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Conciliation
- Felicia Lundstrom vs American Family Mutual Insurance Company et al.
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: August 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Cole Global Enterprises Inc, Tyrone Cole vs American Medical Systems Inc, York
- Solutions LLC, AlphaSoft Services Corporation
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: August 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Joni Medina, individually, and on behalf of Liberty Title Inc., vs Laura Haataja, Jeffrey Zweifel
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: August 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business ownership case
- John Gregory Wehr vs Jared Wehr, Zachery Wehr, David Wehr
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: July 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Contract case
- Associated Mechanical Contractors, Inc. vs Watson-Forsberg Co. et al.
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: April 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Mechanics lien case
- Peter Burgess, Jackie Burgess vs James Hamilton, Carolyn Hamilton
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: March 2010
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Real estate lease case
- Toplace USA LLC vs Gary Cross
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: March 2010
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business sale contract case
- Hes-Lee, LLC vs JSGB Partners, Inc.
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: January 2010
- Outcome: In favor
- Description: Commercial real estate eviction
- Jeffrey Ormond vs Peter Luzaich, Elizabeth Luzaich
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: November 2009
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Business contract case
- Brian Pierzina vs State of Minnesota
- Practice Area: Employment / Labor
- Date: November 2009
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Employment case
- Plaza 3000 Partnership LLP vs Bauman Management Inc et al.
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: September 2009
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Lori Hansen, Ladonna Maxwell vs Shauna Ohlson
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: September 2009
- Outcome: Judgment in favor
- Description: Business contract case
- Cranston Cassells vs Audrey McWhite
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: July 2009
- Outcome: Trial; Mixed decision.
- Description: Real estate lease case
- Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. vs Soram Teaching Dental Lab, Alexander Fuentes, Jr.
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: June 2009
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
- Party Posse Promotions LLC vs Global Connections Group LLC, Moody Khan, Shaz Khan
- Practice Area: Real Estate
- Date: January 2009
- Outcome: Undisclosed
- Description: Other civil
- Signature Concepts Inc vs Hurricane Brand Holdings LLC and JM Field Marketing Inc
- Practice Area: Business
- Date: January 2009
- Outcome: Settled
- Description: Business contract case
















