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Practice Summary Suzanne M. Remington practices exclusively in the area of family law, including complex business valuation, property division, cash flow analysis relating to spousal maintenance and child support, and contested custody matters. She has appeared before the Minnesota Supreme Court and has extensive experience before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Suzanne is a frequent presenter and trainer on topics such as financial early neutral evaluation, the new child support statutes, and effective marital dissolution practices. She is the co-founder of the Hennepin County Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Project and has been the co-chair since 2004, and was a child support magistrate presiding over expedited child support hearings. Suzanne has been recognized since 2001 as a Super Lawyer® and a member of the top five percent of Family Law attorneys in Minnesota, and has earned the recognitions as one of Minnesota’s Top 100 Women Attorneys and one of Minnesota’s Top 40 Family Law Super Lawyers®.
Areas of Focus
- Family Law
- Appellate Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bar Admissions
Professional Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Professional / Academic Honors
- Selected as a Super Lawyers® by peers since 2001
- Minnesota Top 40 Family Law Super Lawyers®, named by Minnesota Law & Politics,2006 & 2007
- Recognized as one of Minnesota’s Top 100 Women Attorneys, 2005 & 2007
Other Professional Experience
- Child Support Magistrate, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Administrative Law Judge, Southeastern Minnesota, Office of Administrative Hearings
- Federal Grant Project Co-Coordinator, Victim Services/Sexual Assault Program, Rochester, Minnesota
- Judicial Clerk, Honorable Lawrence E. Agerter, District Judge, Third Judicial District, Minnesota
- ABA Family Law Advocacy Institute Trial Seminar, Summer 2000
Publications / Speaking Engagements
- Family Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009 and 2010: Case Law Update
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Traning, Chaska, Minnesota, November 2009
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Woodbury, Minnesota, June 2009
- Effective Marital Dissolution Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 2009
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Jananuary 2009
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Denver, Colorado, February 2008
- Guest appearance on WCCO Radio’s Mondale and Jones radio show discussing the Hennepin County Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Project, 2007
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Duluth, Minnesota, November, 2007
- Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Bloomington, Minnesota, November 28, 2007: Child Support
- Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Hennepin and Ramsey County, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April, 27, 2007
- Ramsey County Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting, Saint Paul, Minnesota, March 28, 2007: Goldman v Greenwood Relocation Law in MN
- Effective Marital Dissolution Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota February 13, 2007: Settlements and ADR Options
- Minnesota New Child Support Statute Changes Effective January 1, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 30, 2006: Comparing the Old with the New Calculations—Key Differences
- Minnesota State Judges Conference Financial Early Neutral Evaluation presentation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August, 16, 2006
- Adjudicative Processes, Hamline Law School, Saint Paul, Minnesota, August, 16, 2006
- Effective Marital Dissolution Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2006: Pretrial and Settlement Conferences
- Family Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 21, 2005: Financial Early Neutral Evaluation in Family Court—New Developments
- Adjudicative Skills, Hamline Law School, Saint Paul, Minnesota, March 11, 2005
- Effective Marital Dissolution Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2005: Evaluating the Client and Case—Initial Considerations
Community Activities
- Gender & Justice Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, November,2007
- Family Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 2006, Planning Committee
- Chair of the Hennepin County Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Project, 2004-present
- NARAL, Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation Board President, 2001-2005
- VAWA Federal Grant Review Committee, Spring 2000
- Family Law Quarterly, Minnesota family law update, Winter 2000
- Minnesota Women Lawyer Endorsement Committee member, 1999
- Chair of the Family Law Section of the Olmstead County Bar, 1998
Education
- Graduate-Candidate for Doctorate of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1993
- Juris Doctor, Honors, Loyola University of Chicago Law School, 1992
- Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Indiana University,1989
- Justice Program, The American University, Washington D.C., 1988
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