Alexander M. Hagstrom

Alex Hagstrom is a Partner at BC Davenport, LLC. The first attorney in his family, Alex was drawn to the legal profession because of his passion for trial advocacy, which developed through years of competing in collegiate mock trial tournaments.
Today, Alex specializes in enforcing the rights of developers and sponsors of affordable housing under the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Alex has represented non-profit and for-profit developers in arbitrations, state and federal trial courts, and appellate courts across the country in a wide variety of important “Year 15” cases concerning Section 42 rights of first refusal, purchase options, and sales of LIHTC properties. Drawing upon his extensive litigation experience, Alex also helps clients avoid litigation by serving as a go-to advisor for negotiating resolutions of Year 15 disputes and counseling clients at the front end of new LIHTC transactions to avoid common Year 15 pitfalls.

To each matter, Alex brings a diversity of experience that gives him a unique and well-rounded grasp of the law. Alex began his career in private practice handling a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including litigation involving construction contracts and defects, business torts, shareholder disputes, and employment disputes. Before private practice, Alex served as a judicial law clerk to The Honorable Chief Justice Lorie Gildea of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a judicial extern to The Honorable Diana Murphy of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Outside of work, Alex enjoys golfing, home improvement projects, fitness, and playing the guitar.