Philip R. Schenkenberg

Phil concentrates his litigation practice on fiduciary, probate, and wealth transfer disputes, disputes arising out of closely held businesses, and complicated matters involving telecommunications and technology. He has handled and tried complex cases across the country. He works with clients to set a litigation strategy early in a case, and then aggressively implements that strategy to win or settle the case.

As a wealth transfer litigation partner, Phil works closely with the firm’s private client and estate planning lawyers when wealth transfer, probate administration, and trust issues end up in litigation. Phil represents trustees, conservators and guardians, minority shareholders, and individuals involved in these types of disputes. Phil also serves as a mediator in complex disputes arising out of trust administration, probate proceedings, and management of closely-held business.

Phil’s technology and cybersecurity practice focuses on data governance, contract obligations, and transactional due diligence.

Speeches

• Co-Presenter, “Trust and Estate Trials and Evidentiary Hearings,” Trust & Estate Litigation, Minnesota CLE (Dec. 2024)

Publications

• Co-Author, 2024 Minnesota Trust & Estate Litigation Deskbook, “Chapter 7: Trust and Estate Trials and Evidentiary Hearings,” Minnesota CLE (Dec. 2024)
• Author, “The SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules: Is Your Company Ready?” Cyber Security Summit Newsletter, June 14, 2023.
• Co-author, “Don’t Say Breach,” Cyber Security Summit Newsletter, Feb. 9, 2021.
• Co-author, “Minimizing Risk in Loan Participation Litigation Following COVID-19,” Taft Law Bulletin, March 27, 2020.
• Author, “Cyber Due Diligence Increasingly Important in Business Transactions,” Taft Law Bulletin, Nov. 22, 2019.
• Author, “The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: It’s Time for Businesses to Get Serious,” Taft Law Bulletin, July 9, 2018.