Jevon C. Bindman
Associate
Overview
Jevon Bindman focuses his work on construction and appellate litigation as well as general commercial matters. He provides practical advice to help his clients navigate all phases of their construction projects, from contract negotiations to asserting or defending claims. He has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, and sureties in construction and design defect claims, delay and extra work claims, performance and payment bond claims, and mechanics liens.
Jevon has significant trial practice experience, having taken complex construction matters to jury verdict. He is skilled in all stages of pre-trial civil litigation, including leveraging written discovery and deposition testimony to improve settlement position, drafting successful dispositive motions to avoid trial risks, and working with expert witnesses. Jevon also regularly prosecutes appeals in the Eighth Circuit as well as in Minnesota appellate courts.
Jevon values pro bono service and regularly volunteers at the Minnesota State Law Library Appeals Clinic. He was a member of the Maslon team who successfully vacated Douglas Tyrone Armstrong's death sentence. Jevon also reversed a criminal conviction in the Court of Appeals on the basis that evidence was obtained in violation of the client's constitutional rights.
Jevon is active in his community and engaged with a range of legal and arts organizations. He is a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, and is active as a speaker and presenter on the topics of evidence and the rules governing federal and Minnesota state courts. Additionally, Jevon is a governing member of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and a founder and board member of Arts Roseville, which seeks to advance local arts and creativity.
Before joining Maslon, Jevon served as a law clerk to the Honorable G. Barry Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Prior to law school he was a middle and high school choir teacher. In his spare time he enjoys singing and performing home renovations.
Experience
- Counsel for EPC contractor on claims related to the Aurora Solar Project—the largest solar project in Minnesota history.
- Counsel for the investigation of Monterrey Security, former security provider for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Counsel for the University of Minnesota for claims related to the $110 million renovation of the Northrop Auditorium.
- Counsel for national restaurant chain to defend claims of violations of Minnesota’s tip pooling statute.
- Counsel for national utility manufacturer alleging deceptive trade practices and violations of the Lanham Act against a major competitor.
- Obtained insurance coverage for roofing contractor without the necessity of litigation.
- In re American Medical Systems, Inc., MDL No. 2325 (S.D. W. Va.). With a small team of Maslon litigators, defended consolidated federal court actions alleging multiple tort theories against American Medical Systems related to female mesh products.
- Counsel for large international structural engineering firm for claims related to design and construction of the $1.1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium project—the largest construction project in Minnesota history.
- Counsel for major pharmaceutical company in lawsuit alleging failure to warn of adverse effects of over-the-counter medication.
Pro Bono:
- Obtained beneficial settlement for tenant against landlord who unlawfully evicted her and discarded all of her belongings.
- Successfully argued for the reversal of a pro bono client's criminal conviction in the Court of Appeals on the basis that evidence was obtained in violation of the client's constitutional rights.
- Ex parte Armstrong (Tex. Crim. App. 2017). Member of team of Maslon lawyers serving as pro bono counsel for Douglas Tyrone Armstrong, a Texas death row inmate convicted of capital murder in 2006. The team successfully secured the vacation of Armstrong's death sentence by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Honors
Light of Justice Award, Texas Defender Service, 2018
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2015-2019 (North Star Lawyer is a designation that recognizes members who provide 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services in a calendar year.)