Trina Sjoberg joins the firm’s robust team

MINNEAPOLIS— April 26, 2021. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that Catherine “Trina” Sjoberg has joined the firm’s Real Estate Development & Transactions practice.  Trina is a Board Certified Real Property Law Specialist with more than 20 years of experience representing real estate clients in a wide variety of matters.

“We are thrilled to welcome Trina to the Winthrop & Weinstine team,” said Tami Diehm, Firm President. “Her deep experience in representing clients in real estate transactions and her collaborative and team-oriented outlook will be a benefit to the firm’s bench.  We are excited about the opportunity to provide even stronger support for our firm clients in their business needs.”

Catherine “Trina” Sjoberg represents developers, owners, operators, investors and lenders in a broad range of real estate matters, including the sale, acquisition, financing and development of real estate. Her practice includes guiding the development of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects and master plan communities, including senior housing cooperatives. She also has extensive experience in office, medical office, retail, industrial and stadium lease matters. In addition, Trina provides advice and counsel to lenders in construction, real estate and asset-based financing and to general contractors and architects in construction contracts and architectural agreements. Trina earned her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Order of St. Ives, and her B.A. in Business Administration, cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas.

Winthrop & Weinstine Responds to the Killing of Daunte Wright

As lawyers, we adhere to Rules of Professional Conduct. The Preamble to these Rules requires us, as members of the legal profession and public citizens, to fulfill our special responsibilities to improve and promote the quality of justice, access to the legal system, and the administration of justice.

As people, we can and should do more. We should pursue and promote equality of justice: defend those who are shunned or attacked for their “differences,” stand up as allies for those who do not enjoy privilege, and work to heal open wounds caused by decades of hatred, exclusion, and disparate treatment.

The recent and unnecessary death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man who was shot by a police officer after a traffic stop, which occurred while our community and the world are watching the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the killing of George Floyd, reminds us again that violence and intolerance have no place in a just and lawful society.

Winthrop & Weinstine is committed to working for equality of justice. We know our work must be internally and externally focused. We will continue to identify, acknowledge and address our own implicit biases, engage as allies for our diverse employees, clients, and the communities we serve, and work to enact policies to elevate diversity, equality and inclusion. We know that our words must be translated to action, and we invite you to join us in this critically necessary work.

Firm President
Tammera Diehm

Board of Directors
David Aafedt
Jeffrey Ansel
Thomas Kettleson
Anton Moch
John Stern
Todd Urness
Dean Willer

MINNEAPOLIS — March 18, 2021. Winthrop & Weinstine is pleased to announce that Tammera (“Tami”) Diehm has been elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) in its Class of 2021. ACREL is the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers, and admission is by invitation only after a rigorous screening process. ACREL’s distinguished, nationally-known lawyers have been elected to fellowship for their outstanding legal ability, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law.

Tami Diehm joined the firm in 2004, was elected to the Board of Directors in 2018, and serves as President of Winthrop & Weinstine. As a shareholder, her practice includes representing clients in complex real estate transactions where she uses her experience as a former elected city council member and former city attorney to work through complicated issues, including zoning, land use, government approvals or regulatory compliance. She has a particular focus on multi-unit real estate, specifically in the downstream energy, convenience store, and franchise quick-serve restaurant industries, and she is co-leader of the firm’s Downstream Energy practice.

Diehm earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the William Mitchell College of Law, and her B.A. in Political Science and Urban Studies, summa cum laude, from Augsburg College. She is regularly recognized for her achievements, including by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Twin Cities Business Magazine, Minnesota Lawyer, and Finance & Commerce. She is a regular speaker and author on real estate and campaign finance topics.