Terrence J. Fleming

Terrence represents parties nationally in commercial fraud cases, including shareholder derivative and class actions, merger and acquisition litigation, SEC, FINRA and state regulatory proceedings, investor broker and law firm disputes, minority shareholder disputes and securities arbitrations.

He also has considerable experience representing receivers, trustees and victims of Ponzi schemes.

Terry has completed more than 100 jury and court trials, arbitrations and regulatory proceedings around the country. He was admitted as a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2005. Terry has also worked as an arbitrator, mediator, expert witness, and as a member of, and counsel to, special litigation committees.

• Polaroid: 472 B.R. 22 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2012) (finding no good faith), aff’d sub nom. Ritchie Capital Management, LLC v. Stoebner, 2014 WL 1386724 (D. Minn. 2014), aff’d, 779 F.3d 857 (8th Cir. 2015): affirming trustee’s avoidance of liens pledged by debtor as fraudulent transfers.
• WestLB AG v. Kelley: 531 B.R. 783 (D. Minn. April 23, 2015): granting motion to dismiss four appeals on the basis that appellants lack standing to appeal; affirming Bankruptcy Court Judge Kishel Order dated 11/22/13 granting the trustee’s motion to substantively consolidate nine bankruptcy estates.
• First Memorandum on “Consolidated Issues” Treatment of Motions for Dismissal in Trustee’s Litigation for Avoidance and Recovery: Statute of Limitations and Timeliness of Suit, Petters Co., Inc., 494 B.R. 413 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2013).
• Second Memorandum on “Consolidated Issues” Treatment of Motions for Dismissal in Trustee’s Litigation for Avoidance and Recovery: Adequacy of Pleading for Trustee’s Standing, Discovery Allowance, and Fraud; Operation of Ponzi Scheme Presumption, Petters Co., Inc., 495 B.R. 887 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2013).
• Third Memorandum on “Consolidated Issues” Treatment of Motions for Dismissal in Trustee’s Litigation for Avoidance and Recovery: Avoidability and Actionability Under Law and in Equity; One Last Issue of Pleading, Petters Co., Inc., 499 B.R. 342 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2013).

Securities Class Actions

• August Technology Securities Litigation
• Fisher v. Offerman & Co.
• Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. Securities Litigation
• American Continental Corp./Lincoln Savings & Loan Securities Litigation
• Nelsen v. Craig-Hallum, Inc.
• Acted as the Special Litigation Committee (SLC), or as counsel to the SLC, in derivative class actions, appointed to investigate and determine whether to pursue or settle the derivative claims, most recently in these cases:
  • Class actions against Lakes Entertainment and Golden Gaming
  • Class actions against Enventis Corp.

Education

• Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
• University of St. Thomas, B.A., 1978

Admissions

• Minnesota, 1981
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1987

• Lawyer of the Year in Minneapolis for Litigation - Securities, Best Lawyers, 2022, 2025
• Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2025
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Minnesota - Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2024
• Minnesota Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2003-2023
• POWER 30: Business Litigation, Minnesota Lawyer 2021-2022
• Lawyer of the Year in Minneapolis for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2020
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2013-present
• Top 100, Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2003-2017
• Leading Lawyer in Minnesota, Benchmark Litigation, 2007-2015
• Local Litigation Star - Minnesota, Benchmark Litigation, 2013-2015
• Leading American Attorneys, 1994-2015
• Minnesota’s Top Rated Lawyers, 2013-2014
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2005-present
• Top 100 Trial Lawyer, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009-present

Professional Activities

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
• University of St. Thomas, Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Law, 15 years; Christian Faith and the Legal Profession, 4 years
• University of St. Thomas Law School, Adjunct Professor, Catholic Social Thought, 2005
• Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), Adjunct Professor, Securities Regulation, 2009
• William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), Adjunct Professor, Professional Responsibility, 12 years

Community

• Legal Rights Center, Board Member, 2010-present; President of Board, 2012-present