Wynne Reece represents businesses of varying sizes, corporations, creative entrepreneurs, professional entities (such as law firms, mental health practices, or dental practices), and individuals, in a variety of commercial matters, including general structure, client relations and disputes, investor growth strategy, buy-sell agreements, mergers, acquisitions, intellectual property (e.g. trademark, trade dress, and copyright), real estate, team structure compliance and mediation.

Wynne is uniquely situated when representing clients, as she has started two businesses and successfully transitioned both of them. She understands the challenges facing business owners and corporate executives and the investment that many make into their business from an emotional and physical aspect, as well as a financial one. This is evident by her inception of The Creative’s Counsel® in 2015 which focuses on making legal work accessible, with relatable counsel; to date Wynne has worked with over 1,800 clients in an outside counsel capacity.

PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

Wynne continues her passionate commitment to philanthropic ventures, has historically completed over 150 pro bono hours per year since her licensure, including founding a pro bono legal clinic in North Minneapolis, she has served on a number of committees and boards, she has served as the Mock Trial Chair for the Minnesota State Bar Association, and she was most recently an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Wynne has represented many children through Children's Law Center and has helped many clients through Volunteer Lawyers Network. She has also represented many adults as a Certified Student attorney for the Washington County, Minnesota Public Defender’s Office and she has handled a number of cases as a Certified Student attorney for the City of Hudson, Wisconsin District Attorney’s Office.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• 2017 - 2022, North Star Lawyer

• 2017, 35 & Under Entrepreneurs

• 2017, Business Women’s Circle Finalist: Excelling in a Male-Dominated Industry

• 2018, Hands on Twin Cities Volunteer of the Year

• 2018, MSBA High School Mock Trial Volunteer of the Year

• 2019 - 2024, Rising Star, Super Lawyers

• 2020, Rising Young Professionals, Finance & Commerce

• 2021 - 2024, Top Women Lawyers, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Super Lawyers

• Minnesota Women Lawyers

• NITA Certified Trial Advocacy Teacher

• Qualified Neutral for Mediation and Arbitration

• MSBA Advisory Committee Member: High School Mock Trial Competition

• MSBA Practice Management and Marketing Council

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Women Venture, Volunteer Teacher

• Twin Cities Rise!, Volunteer

• MSBA High School Mock Trial, Committee Member and Former Chair

• Walker Art Center Avant Garden, Committee Member

• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer

• Many Hands, Many Meals, Volunteer

• Steller Kindness Project, Ziggy’s Art Bus and Klondike Dog Derby, Board Advisor

PRACTICE AREAS

• Commercial

• Transactional

• Closely Held Businesses

• Intellectual Property

• Sale and Purchase Transactions

• Business Litigation

EDUCATION 

• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. 2013

• University of Minnesota, B.S. 2009

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

• United States District Court, District of Minnesota

• State Court: Minnesota

• State Court: Illinois

• State Court: Wisconsin

AFFILIATIONS

• Minnesota State Bar Association

• Hennepin County Bar Association

• Illinois State Bar Association

• State Bar of Wisconsin

WORKS OF AUTHORSHIP

• The Reconstruction of Mediation: A Shift Toward Cultural Competency and Social Sophistication, Mitchell Hamline Law Review Vol. 47, Issue 2, Article 12

• Counseling Creatives, Hennepin Lawyer

• Inspiration or Infringement: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Portfolio, Upsize

• The Perils of Paid and Unpaid Internships, The Work Week with Bassford Remele

• When Personnel Contributes to Your Intellectual Property Portfolio: What Every Business Should Know, The Work Week with Bassford Remele

• EEOC Publishes Final Guidance on Workplace Harassment, The Work Week with Bassford Remele

VIDEO RESOURCES, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & FEATURES

• Visit our Creative’s Counsel Page