Minnesota Divorce Law

Do You Need a Lawyer?

Who Practices Law in YOUR County?

Minnesota has a state-wide court system, and our Minnesota licensure covers practice in all counties.   For instance, your attorney’s office may be located in Hennepin County, but she might routinely go to other counties for her clients.  For some lawyers this happens often enough that they have valuable first-hand professional knowledge of the bench, opposing counsel and so on in more tan one county.  Sometimes, it also makes economic sense for a client to hire an attorney in one county even though their case is venued in another county.  You don’t have to stick to your home county when you are looking for a lawyer.

Sometimes, an attorney will suggest that a potential client hire an attorney more familiar or located closer with the Court in question.  In particular, this recommendation makes sense where there is reason to believe that extensive litigation will be required, travel expenses would be prohibitive, and there are qualified attorneys located closer to the Courthouse.  Recently, there have been 2significant changes to the state-wide Rules of General Practice which have unified the Court’s family court case management practices.  These changes make it less likely that your Family Law Attorney Minnesota will run afoul of local practice discrepancies.  The only consideration favoring an attorney who practices more often in your county is knowledge of your specific judicial officer.  In some counties, you will see a different judicial officer for every family court hearing.  Although your family lawyer can educate himself about a single judge, it might be too much for him to educate himself about an entire bench.  In those cases, your potential divorce attorney might recommend that a prospective client hire an attorney who practices in the County where the case is venued.  Many attorneys do not hesitate to recommend another attorney, or decline to take on cases, where the potential client and the lawyer are not compatible.  So, do ask your potential divorce lawyer if they think it better you look for family law attorney elsewhere – even in another county if need be.

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Jennifer graduated from the University of Minnesota cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in speech communications. In 2006, Jennifer achieved her life’s dream; owning her own family Law Attorney Minnesota practice. She practices every day as Divorce Lawyers MN with the intention of representing her clients’ future.