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Address
7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 550
Edina, Minnesota 55439 (Hennepin Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Swaden Law Offices is a small 'boutique' law office which limits its practice to matrimonial/family law. Its owner, Martin L. Swaden, is a well renowned family law attorney having practiced in this area for over 34 years and is Listed in the Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2009. Mr. Swaden has received numerous awards for his work, and is co-author of the preeminent treatise on family law in Minnesota published by West Publishing. The firm prides itself in providing a very personal, sensitive, and strategic approach to every case and for the benefit of every client. The firm has a subsidiary, "Family Resolutions," which offers Alternative Dispute Resolution services for all areas of family law. Statement of PracticeDivorce, Matrimonial and Family Law. Premarital Agreements, Child Custody, Marital Property Distribution. Year Established: 1990
Firm Size: 2
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
Address7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 550
Edina, MN 55439, (Hennepin Co.)
PhonePhone: 952-832-5990
Fax: 952-832-0984
Website
http://www.swaden.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Martin L. Swaden (Member) born St. Paul, Minnesota, April 4, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Minnesota; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Macalester College; University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1970); William Mitchell College of Law; Pepperdine University (J.D., 1975). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2009. Recipient, Top 40 Minnesota Family Law Attorneys in Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics and Mpls-St. Paul Magazine. Recipient, Minnesota Superlawyer in Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics and Mpls-St. Paul Magazine, 1994-2009. Recipient, One of Minnesota's Leading Family Law Attorneys, Guidebook to Law and Leading Attorneys in Minnesota. Co-Author: "Minnesota Practice: Family Law", West Publishing, 1992. Author: "Custodial Rights in Minnesota," Minnesota Family Law Journal, 1984; "Family Law Legislative Updates," Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine, 1981-1985; "Uniform Parentage Act 1," Minnesota Trial Lawyer Magazine, 1980. Speaker: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, "Divorce Camp", 1991-2008; Family Law Seminar, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1982, 1983, 1984; Family Law Update, National Business Institute, Inc., 1985, 1986, 1988; Custody Options, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1985. Adjunct Professor, Hamline University Law School, Fall 1997 and Spring 2008. Completed Family Law Mediation Training, Family Law Arbitration Training, Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Parenting Consultant, Consensual Special Magistrate. Member, 1981-1987, Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1981-1987 and Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1987, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1981-1987. Member: Hennepin County (Member, Executive Committee and Family Law Committee, 1980-2003) and Minnesota State (Member, Family Law Committee, 1975-2004) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, 1986-2009; Minnesota Chapter President, 1992; President-Elect Minnesota Chapter 1991; Treasurer, 1990; Minnesota Chapter Board of Managers, 2003; Member, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1990-2009). Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law.Email: Martin L. Swaden
——————————Cathryn C. Schmidt (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1982); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member, Warren E. Burger Inn of Court. Law Clerk to the Honorable Gorden W. Shumaker and John S. Conolly, Ramsey County District Court. Member: Hennepin County, Ramsey County and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law.Email: Cathryn C. Schmidt
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELAlice W. Hoak born Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1953; Education: Drake University (B.A., 1975). Member, Minnesota Association of Legal Assistants. Languages: French.Email: Alice W. Hoak
Debra S. Shiveley born Valley Springs, South Dakota, October 15, 1959; Education: Normandale Community College, 1983; 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Debra S. Shiveley
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