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Crowley Fleck PLLPSenior Counsel
Brian R Bjella

Brian R Bjella

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100 West Broadway, Suite 250, Bismarck, ND 58501

Access, Title and Property Disputes, Associated Transmission Lines, Business Organizations and 30 more

About Brian R Bjella

Brian R Bjella is a lawyer practicing access, title and property disputes, associated transmission lines, business organizations and 30 other areas of law. Brian received a B.A. degree from University of North Dakota in 1975, and has been licensed for 47 years. Brian practices at Crowley Fleck PLLP in Bismarck, ND.

Brian R Bjella (Bismarck, North Dakota)

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Government 1
    • Lobbying
  • Natural Resources 1
    • Oil and Gas
  • Real Estate
  • Other 28
    • Access, Title and Property Disputes
    • Associated Transmission Lines
    • Business Organizations
    • Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act (Federal and State)
    • Development, Zoning and Land Use
    • Energy & Minerals Projects & Transactions
    • Environmental
    • Environmental Due Diligence
    • Indian Law
    • Industrial Facilities
    • Land and Mineral Acquisition
    • Litigation and Administrative Proceedings
    • Lobbying, Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Contracts & Agreements
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mine Development and Operation
    • Mining - Hard Rock, Coal and Industrial Minerals
    • Mining - Hard Rock, Coal and Other Minerals
    • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and State Equivalents
    • Natural Resources and Environmental Law
    • Permitting and Environmental
    • Pipelines, Transmission Lines and Other Linear Facilities
    • Regulatory and Administrative Affairs
    • Renewable Energy
    • Title and Real Estate Related Matters
    • Title Examination
    • Title Review and Curative

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Crowley Fleck PLLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Represented clients in permitting numerous projects
    contested cases before the North Dakota Public Service for pipelines
    coal mines
    electric transmission lines
    wind farms. Including representing clients in challenges to permitted projects before state
    federal courts. Preparation of complex title opinions - including multi-well acquisition projects.
    Reported Decisions / Cases: Hild v. Johnson, 723 N.W.2d 389 (ND 2006)
    Duncan Energy Co. v. Three Affiliated Tribes, 27 F.3d 1294 (8th Cir. 1994)
    Coteau Properties Co. v. Oster, 606 N.W.2d 876 (ND 2000)
    Burk v. Nance Petroleum. Corp., 10 F.3d 539 (8th Cir. 1993)
    Dakota Resource Council v. N.D. Public Service Commission, 815 N.W.2d 286 (ND 2012)
    McLain v. Meier, 637 F.2d 1159 (8th Cir. 1980).
    Voigt v. N. D. Public Service Commission, 892 NW2d 149 (ND 2017).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, North Dakota
    1997, Montana
    2000, Minnesota
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    North Dakota State Bar Association
    State Bar of Montana
    American Bar Association
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
    American Association of Professional Landmen

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of North Dakota
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of North Dakota
    Class of 1975
    B.A.
    cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1952
    Williston, North Dakota, March 24, 1952

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