Neal T. Buethe

Neal Buethe has over 40 years experience as an employment, trust litigation and non profit corporation attorney. He represents a state wide professional association, has been counsel of record in some of the state’s more complex trust matters and has served as long time general counsel to many important Minnesota foundations, schools, public charities and religious organizations.

Neal now focuses his practice on legacy planning for religious organizations. This practice does the legal work in the complex process of transforming long time religious institutions into ongoing forces for good consistent with their mission while still providing for current members and ministries. Such legacy planning requires multifaceted expertise in trust, real estate, tax, employment and other corporate law areas. Neal designs the right Taft team of experienced attorneys to address these needs and to work with leadership and other consultants. But advising the organization’s leadership in such a pivotal and defining changes requires more than specific legal expertise. It also requires respect for and sensitivity to the difficulties of such transformations for institutions to which so many have dedicated their lives. Neal’s significant experience in this area assures this critical awareness and care is central to Taft’s legal service.

Any such religious organization seeking to explore Taft’s retention in such a matter can contact Neal at his Taft email or direct line.

• Defended employer against claims of disability discrimination, reprisal and aiding and abetting, violation of Minnesota’s whistleblower statute, negligence and intentional interference with economic advantage.
• Represent a major state-wide Foundation as its general counsel.
• Represent major Twin Cities public charities as its general counsel.
• Represented political associations and parties in recount campaign finance and PAC matters.
• Representing a religious community involving general employment matters, including in regard to insurance matters, personnel issues and compliance with Minnesota law.