Tara L. Smith
Attorney at Smith Family Law PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Family Law
7101 York Avenue South Suite 306, Edina, MN 55435
About Tara L. Smith
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 2009Juris Doctor
- Honors: Minnesota Justice Foundation/Achievement in Volunteer Public Service
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2006Bachelor of Arts
- Major: English Honors
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- Normandale Community College, Bloomington, Minnesota, 2003Associate of Arts
- Honors: Highest Honors; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Classes and Seminars
- Thomson Reuters Learning Week, Customer Panel: Firm Administrators, June 10, 2015
- Got Money? Program Guest, Lake Minnetonka Community Channel 12, June 4, 2013
- The Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Practice, Co-Presented with Terryl Johnson, CDFA and Becca Wong, Esq., Cooperative Practice Network of Minnesota, April 17, 2013
- Cooperative Practice: The Flexible ADR Framework, Co-Presented with Lisa J. Kallemeyn, Esq. and R. Leigh Frost, Esq., Minnesota CLE Webcast, November 20, 2012
- Cooperative Practice: The Flexible ADR Framework, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) - Minnesota Chapter, November 02, 2012
- Introduction to Family Law - Law and the Legal Process Course, Metro State University, October 11, 2012
- Cooperative Practice: The Flexible ADR Framework, Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section, October 8, 2011
- Cooperative Practice: The Flexible ADR Framework, Co-Presented with Lisa J. Kallemeyn, Esq., Ramsey County Bar Association, September 30, 2011
- She is Strong, She is Invincible, and She Outearns Him, Ramsey County Bar Association, December 22, 2010
- Participation Agreements and Informed Consent: How to Get Your Cooperative Agreement in Writing, Cooperative Practice Network of Minnesota, December 1, 2010
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2009
Other Affiliations
- Association of Legal Administrators (Verdict Newsletter Editor (2018-present; 2014-2015); Membership Development Committee (2018); Communications Committee (2014-2015); Member (2014-present))
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Member (2009-present))
- Hennepin County Bar Association (Member (2009-present))
- Ramsey County Bar Association (Member (2009-2018))
- Minnesota Women Lawyers (Member (2010-present))
- American Bar Association (Member (2009-2017))
- Legal Marketing Association (Member (2015-2017))
- Society for Human Resource Managment (Member (2014-2017))
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Member (2010-2017))
- Cooperative Practice Network of Minnesota (Executive Committee Chair (2009-2014), Founding Member (2009-2017))
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
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