Former Mayor's Law Firm to Leave Downtown Hopkins

After practicing in or near downtown Hopkins for 36 years, a former Hopkins mayor is moving his law firm to a new location.

Berg Myers Law Offices, PA has been practicing out of the Wells Fargo building at 1011 First St. S. But on Jan. 2, it will open the doors to its location in the Excelsior Tech Center at 750 Second St. NE, Suite 222.

Nelson Berg, who served as mayor from 1989 until 1993, started the firm shortly after admission to the Minnesota Bar in 1976. In addition to his time as mayor, he was also chairman of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce board, founder and president of ResourceWest and president of the Hopkins Center for the Arts board.

The firm recently added a new partner, Thomas C. Myers IV, who was born and raised in Hopkins.

Berg Myers primarily focuses on estate planning, probate/estate administration and real estate.

The law firm’s move comes amid big changes for the Wells Fargo building. Because of changing banking habits, Wells Fargo shrank its footprint—first from 40,000 square feet to 13,000 square feet and then to 3,500 square feet.

Hennepin County plans to use some of that space to turn the building into a “social services hub” that will one-stop-shopping center for those using Human Services and Public Health Department services.

ResourceWest also plans to move to the building—where it will share waiting rooms and office space with the county, but not the spaces where they meet with clients. The goal is to allow county staff to better communicate with ResourceWest about the needs of each client. It will also speed the process of connecting clients with community resources outside the county system, such as food shelves.