(612) 337-8410
scott@briollaw.com

Scott Benson is currently a member of the Minneapolis City Council. He completed his undergraduate work at St. Olaf College and is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. He worked as a commercial trial attorney at Dorsey & Whitney before joining Briol & Associates in 1998.

From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Benson served on the board of the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company. Recently, he appeared in the role of Ko-Ko in Theatre in the Round’s production of Mikado. He is a frequent lecturer and was an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching insurance law and professional responsibility at Hamline University Law School.

Mr. Benson is admitted to practice in Minnesota and the District of Columbia.

Education
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., cum laude, 1989

Saint Olaf College
B.A., cum laude, 1983
Elected Member of Blue Key Honor Society
Phi Kappa Delta Speech Honor Society

Reported Cases
U.S. ex. rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp. , 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. September 13th, 2004)

U.S. ex.rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp. 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. 2002)
Dominium Austin Partners, LLC v. Lindquist, 2001 WL 950085 (Minn. App. 2001)
Dominium Austin Partners, L.L.C. v. Emerson, 248 F.3d 720, 49 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 416 (8th Cir. 2001)
White v. National Football League, 92 F. Supp. 2d 918, 164 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2917 (D.Minn. 2000)
Lilly v. City of Mpls., 527 N.W.2d 107 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995)
Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Eden Square Shopping Ctr. Ptnrshp., 524 N.W.2d 513 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994)
Travelers Ins. Co. v. Westridge Mall Co., 994 F.2d 460 (8th Cir. 1993)
International Travel Arrangers v. NWA, Inc., 991 F.2d 1389 (8th Cir. 1993)
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District v. Interpace Corp., 454 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990)
State by Drabik v. Martz, 451 N.W.2d 893 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990)
State by Drabik v. Martz, 447 N.W.2d 475 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989)