Yost & Baill | Attorneys at Law

Gerald B. Yost, Partner
J.D. 1980 Hamline University School of Law
B.A. 1976 Drake University; Purdue University

Practice Areas
Corporate/business law, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, business planning, commercial lending, negotiation, creditors' remedies, real estate, leasing transactions, business license defense, liquor license defense, commercial litigation, white-collar crime, criminal defense

Named Super Lawyer by Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, Law & Politics Magazine, and Twin Cities Business Magazine, as voted by peers
Awarded highest rating possible of "AV" from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for legal ability and professional ethics, as rated by peers
Continuing legal education speaker and author on topics of negotiation, real estate, business, and creditors' remedies
Recognized leader in legal representation for the hospitality industry and for business/liquor license defense
Legal counsel, Hospitality Minnesota
Legal counsel and board of directors, Minnesota Restaurant Association
Legal counsel and board of directors, Minnesota Lodging Association
Legal counsel, Minnesota Resort & Campground Association
Legal counsel, Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
Currently serving member on the Hamline University School of Law Dean's Advisory Board
Service for full-term limits on the Hamline University School of Law Alumni Association Board
Member of 1K Supporters: The Coalition to Preserve Minnesota's Justice System
Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation from the Minnesota Supreme Court for task force appointment and membership on the Minnesota Supreme Court Conciliation Court Rules Advisory Committee
Recognition for service upon the Hennepin County Bar Association Garnishment/Levy Statutory Revision Sub-Committee of the Debtor and Creditor Remedies Committee for the negotiation, drafting, lobbying, and ultimately successful passage through the Minnesota Legislature of expansive garnishment and levy statutes and forms currently in effect and use throughout the State of Minnesota
Certificate of Recognition for successfully completing the 2009 LINC Program of the Hennepin County Bar Association (Leaders Impacting the Nonprofit Community)
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in America
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in Finance and Business
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in the World
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Associate member, Hamline Law Review
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International
Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award in Trusts and Estates
The Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi
Drake University Alumni Association
Drake University Varsity Tennis letter award

Licenses
Licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota, the United States District Court for the State of Minnesota, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the State of Minnesota, and the State of Wisconsin

In excess of 20 continuing legal education seminars serving as a faculty member and author on topics of real estate transactions, leasing transactions, legal considerations for business ownership, business-related negotiations, successful judgment collections in Minnesota, consumer law update, creditors' remedies, complying with Minnesota's garnishment and levy laws, and criminal defense issues for sponsors including Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Minnesota Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Advanced Legal Education of Hamline University School of Law, National Business Institute, Inc., Lorman Business Center, Inc., Employers Association, Inc., Hennepin County Bar Association, Sterling Education Services, LLC, and the Minnesota Restaurant Association