Full Service, Uniquely Focused on Problem Solving
George E. Warner, Jr.
George Warner is the principal of Warner Law, LLC, a full-service Minneapolis law firm emphasizing creditors’ rights matters. He has been certified as a creditors’ rights specialist by the American Board of Certification since 2003 and is currently the only Minnesota attorney with this designation.
From 2001 to 2010, George practiced, first as an associate and then as a shareholder, at a mid-sized Twin Cities firm focusing on creditors’ rights and related litigation matters for local, national and international clients. His experience includes:
Counseling clients on the drafting of leases, commercial contracts and associated documents
The prosecution of debt instruments
The enforcement of statutory and contractual lien rights and security interests
Actions on guaranty contracts
Foreclosure actions
Problem loan/debt workouts
George regularly provides representation to financial institutions, equipment leasing companies and other creditors doing business with financially distressed companies. He has extensive experience in state and federal litigation involving credit and collection matters and has also served as a testifying expert witness. George is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs and was an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law from 1997 to 2001.
Board Certification
National board certification as a creditors’ rights specialist by the American Board of Certification: George Warner is the only Minnesota attorney with this designation, having been granted initial certification in 2003. He successfully recertified in 2007, 2012 and 2017.
Areas of Practice
George concentrates much of his practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on creditors’ rights matters such as:
Representing creditors in connection with bankruptcy matters.
Commercial leasing transactions and equipment replevin.
Complex post-judgment enforcement efforts often including fraudulent transfer, alter ego, and successor entity claims and proceedings.
Domestication and enforcement of foreign judgments, including federal and international judgments.
Commercial debt collection.
Real estate collection and credit matters such as unlawful detainers and mechanics’ lien filings.
Professional Honors
Super Lawyers Rising Star
Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine:
1998, 1999, 2002
Super Lawyers Top 100
2021, 2022
Super Lawyers
Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating (unpublished)
2002 to Present
“A cookie cutter approach just doesn’t always provide a best case outcome. I pride myself on always striving to deliver clients a different level and type of service.”
— GEORGE E. WARNER, JR.
Admitted to Practice
The Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota (1991 – Present)
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (1992 – Present)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2000 – Present)
Tribal Court of the Mdewakanton Sioux Community (1998 – Present)
Tribal Court of the Prairie Island Indian Community (2012 – Present)
Professional Membership & Activities
Alliance Française de Minneapolis/Saint Paul
American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”)
French American Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Law League of America (“CLLA”) – Creditors’ Rights Section
Hennepin County Bar Association – Debtor/Creditor Remedies Section
Hennepin County Bar Association – Landlord/Tenant Section (past Chair, and co-Chair)
Minnesota State Bar Association – Bankruptcy Section
Pro Bono
George Warner is a long-time Board Member and former President of the Twin Cities Aikido Center, Inc. (“TCAC”). The TCAC is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) educational institution and the largest Aikido practice hall in the Upper Midwest.
Warner is also an active member of the TCAC Yudanshakai. He began formal Aikido training in 1992 under Akira Tohei, Shihan, was awarded his Shodan certificate (first-degree black belt) by the Reverend Zenko Okimura Shihan in 2004, and his Nidan certificate (second-degree black belt) in 2011 by Yoshimitsu Yamada, Shihan. Warner also serves the TCAC as its pro bono legal counsel and as an occasional instructor.
George Warner frequently serves low-income individuals by providing credit and collection-related pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Lawyer Network (“VLN”) and Volunteer Attorney Program (“VAP”).