Jody Ollyver DeSmidt
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Adoption, Appellate, Guardianship, Family Law
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Jody Ollyver DeSmidt
Practice Areas
- Adoption
- Appellate
- Guardianship
- Family Law
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1982J.D.
- Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Staff Member, 1980-1981, Editor, 1981-1982, 1980 - 1982
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1979B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta
Representative Cases
- In Re the Petition to Adopt: C.M.A., 557 N.W.2d 353 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996)
- In The Matter of the Welfare of L.A.F., 554 N.W.2d 393 (Minn.Sup.Ct. 1996)
- Matter of Custody of S.E.G., 521 N.W.2d 357 (Minn. 1994)
- In Re Custody of K.E.G., 1994 WL 714350 (Minn.App. 1994)
- Matter of Welfare of C.S.C., 1994 WL 273428 (Minn.App. 1994)
- Matter of Welfare of D.A.L., 1993 WL 328760 (Minn.App. 1993)
- In The Matter of the Welfare of D.H., 1992 WL 203253 (Minn.App. 1992)
- Matter of Welfare of J.S., 470 N.W.2d 697 (Minn.App. 1991)
- Durkin v. Hinich, 442 N.W.2d 148 (Minn. 1989)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, New and Emerging Issues in Juvenile Law, HCBA-CLE, May, 2002
- Speaker, Legal Issues in Adoption, Resolve, October 13, 2001
- Speaker, Direct Placement Adoption and Advanced Legal Topics in Adoption, Resolve, October 30, 1999
- Speaker, Working with Social Workers and Lawyers as a Team in the Adoption Process, National Conference on Openness in Adoption, October 19, 1998
- Speaker, Direct Placement Adoption, Resolve, October 17, 1998
- Speaker, Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Custody and Dissolution, Volunteer Lawyers Network - CLE, June 18, 1996
- MILE topic, March 21, 1996
- How to Succeed In A Foster Care Adoption, Minnesota CLE, November 10, 1995
- Panel Discussion on Visitation, Volunteer Lawyers Network - CLE, June 27, 1995
- Adoption Law Update, Family Law Section Meeting, Minnesota State Bar Association Annual Convention, June, 1995
- Direct Placement Adoption, Resolve, November 5, 1994
- Guardian ad Litem Services, HSA Foster Parent Association, October 29, 1994
- The Foster Parents Role in the Court System, HSA Foster Parent Association, November 20, 1991
- Adoption Law, Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, November 13, 1993
- How To Advocate For A Child In Foster Care, HSA Foster Parent Association, November 7, 1992
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Other Affiliations
- American Adoption Congress, 2005 - Present (Member)
- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Annual National Conference - CLE, 2002 - Present (Co-Chair)
- Minnesota Legislative Task Force on the Uniform Parentage Act, 2001 - 2002 (Member)
- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 1992 - Present (Fellow)
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
- Juvenile Law of Hennepin County Bar Association, 1992 - 1995 (Co-Chair)
Past Positions
- Mahoney, Walling & Kelley, Associate, 1987 - 1991
- Wright S. Walling & Associates, Associate, 1986 - 1987
- District Court of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Honorable Allen Oleisky, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1986
- District Court of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Honorable Rolf Fosseen, Law Clerk, 1983
- Lubov & Foster, Associate, 1982 - 1983
Articles
Published Works
- The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: Traps for the Unwary (Co-Author with Kimberly A. Weinacht), MILE Seminar, 2003
- Foster Parent Adoption, Family Law Forum, Summer, 1996
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