Minnesota Realtors® Legal Hotline

Legal Hotline

Have a pressing question about the real estate law or your exposure to legal risk? Our staff attorneys are here to help on the Legal Hotline.

How it Works

The Legal Hotline is a service from Minnesota Realtors® provided exclusively to Member-Brokers and specified Office Managers. The Legal Hotline is available Monday through Friday from 9am – 12pm and 1pm – 4pm (CST) with our lawyers ready to answer your questions.

Online Submission

Brokers and office managers can also submit Legal Hotline questions online anytime, 24/7. Your query will be forwarded to a staff attorney who will respond as soon as possible or, if submitted after hours, the next business day.

Use the Legal Hotline’s online form to submit general questions about real estate related legal matters. One of our staff attorneys will answer your question by phone within 24 hours.

How to Find Your Legal Hotline Access Code

Your Legal Hotline access code is your office NRDS ID number. This number can be accessed anytime by logging into your portal account.

  • Click the link via the button below to log in to your portal profile
  • From the homepage of your profile, you will see your office(s) listed on the left column on the webpage
  • Click “Update Office Profile” to view your Legal Hotline Access Code

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Legal Hotline

Overview

Top Legal Hotline Questions

Legal Hotline Online Submission

Minnesota Realtors® Legal Hotline

(952) 837-8872 or (800) 642-6046

Meet the Legal Hotline Attorneys

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Jonathan C. Kopecky, JD

Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs

Jonathan Kopecky graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science and theology. He then received his Juris Doctorate from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1998, and has been licensed to practice law in both Iowa (since 1999) and Minnesota (since 2003). Jon practiced real estate law for five years as an associate at Ackley, Kopecky & Kingery, LLP and then practiced canon law for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for eight years.  

In May 2013, Jon started as MNR’s director of professional standards. He was responsible for processing and reviewing formal ethics complaints filed by both the public and other licensed real estate agents. His duties included interfacing with the public and agents regarding potential ethical concerns, administering grievance reviews to ascertain the merit of ethics complaints, and administering hearing panels to ensure that all parties to an allegation are heard. He has extensive knowledge of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Code of Ethics, in addition to real estate law. Jon holds a Certificate of Scholastic Achievement for Instruction in the Professional Standards Administration Program from the NAR Executives Institute.  

In May 2023, Jon became the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs at Minnesota Realtors®. 

John Wittmer

John Wittmer, JD

Associate Legal Counsel and Director of Professional Standards

Prior to joining the legal department at Minnesota Realtors®, John spent nearly ten years in private practice representing and advising clients including common interest communities, homeowners, and home construction contractors. John received his B.A. from the University of Texas and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Outside the office, John enjoys spending time with his wife and two young boys, playing basketball, and woodworking in his garage. 

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