Services:
She works extensively as a mediator, consensual special magistrate, arbitrator, neutral evaluator, and parenting coordinator. The well-being of children in divorce is an area of particular care and concern for Susan, which is a reflection of her prior experience as an educator and her commitment to children's issues.
Qualifications:
Certifications / Specialties
Family Law Mediation Certified Training - Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution, Hamline University, August 1995
Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice - Family Adjudicative, Facilitative/Hybrid and Evaluative Panels, Civil Adjudicative Panel
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Education
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN, J.D.
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, M.A., Speech/Theater
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, B.S., Education
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Experience:
She has been involved in several of Minnesota’s leading cases concerning nonmarital property, spousal maintenance, and premarital agreements.
A four-time selectee of Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of family law in Minneapolis, Susan also works extensively as a mediator, consensual special magistrate, arbitrator, neutral evaluator, and parenting coordinator. The well-being of children in divorce is an area of particular care and concern for Susan, which is a reflection of her prior experience as an educator and her commitment to children’s issues.
Susan has worked on some of the seminal cases in current Minnesota law, which include such issues as nonmarital property in Gottsacker v. Gottsacker, spousal maintenance in Hecker v. Hecker, and premarital agreements in McKee-Johnson v. Johnson.
In her frequent articles and presentations before law schools, the Bar and Bench, and professional associations, Susan addresses topical issues ranging from ethics to spousal support strategies and family advocacy. A selection of Susan's programs and presentations from 2007 to the present are listed here. Previous programs are available upon request.
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Fees:
Categories:
Adoption , Family , IP , Child Law
