Hennek Klaenhammer & Lees, P.A.
Family Law Decisions Can Last A Lifetime, Choose an Experienced Attorney
2586 Hamline Avenue North, Suite A Roseville, MN 55113 Phone: 651.633.4400 Fax: 651.633.4114 E-mail: info@hkllaw.com
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I earned my undergraduate degree from GustavusAdolphusCollege in 1989, majoring in financial economics with a minor in Scandinavian studies. I spent two years living and working in Sweden. I graduated cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law, earning my Juris Doctor in 1993. I am licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota, U.S. District Court, and the Courts of the Prairie Island Mdewakanton Dakota Community, and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community. I am a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and Ramsey County Bar Association. Since 1994 I have engaged in private practice, and have been named by my peers as a Rising Star and as a Super Lawyer. I have significant successful trial and appellate experience. It is my belief that, at its core, the divorce process must be seen as damage control: Minimize the damage to your finances; minimize the damage to your children; and minimize the impact that the divorce will have on your life going forward. Accordingly, settlement should be pursued at the earliest opportunity in the proceedings. This presumes, of course, that both sides are willing to come to the table, make full disclosure, and have a genuine interest in settling. Resolving issues via negotiated agreement allows you to have input and participate in the decisions that will affect your family, versus requiring the Court to make these decisions based on a trial where the Court cannot possibly learn everything that is important regarding you and your family. I like to say that resolving a case through negotiation allows you to divide your property with a scalpel, whereas the Court may resolve it with a meat cleaver. Not all cases need be a war. In fact, most divorce cases are resolved by settlement.
However, I also recognize that there are cases that cannot be settled, and that litigation and trial can be necessary. The difficult issues which tend to reach trial include spousal maintenance, child custody, and nonmarital claims. I am very comfortable yet dynamic in the courtroom, and understand that results are garnered by a clean, neat, and cogent presentation of the evidence.
Some of my notable cases from the Minnesota Court of Appeals include:
Youker v. Youker, 661 N.W.2d 266 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
Geske v. Marcolina, 624 N.W.2d 813 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001)
Tressler v. Tressler, CX-02-1861 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003)
Loesch v. Loesch, CX-02-15 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002)
Durkee v. Durkee, C0-00-1797 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001)
Massman v. Massman, C3-98-1243 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999)
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