Theresa E. Bea
Attorney at Messerli | Kramer
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Family Law, Child Custody, Mediation
1400 Fifth Street Towers, 100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Theresa E. Bea
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Mediation
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2013Juris Doctor
- Honors: <i>magna cum laude</i>
- Honors: Academic Dean's List with "A" average, 2011 - 2013
- Honors: Best Brief Award, Legal Writing, Spring 2011
- Honors: Student Attorney and Director, Child Advocacy Clinic, Fall 2011 - Spring 2013
Show More - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, May, 2010Bachelor of Business Administration
- Major: Finance and Spanish
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Honors: Academic Dean's List
- Honors: National Honors Society in Hispanic Studies (Sigma Delta Pi)
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Languages
- Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Co-Presenter, “Third Party Custody” and “Adoption & Assisted Reproductive Technology” – The Complete Family Lawyer, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 27, 2020
- Co-Presenter, “Advanced Strategies for Modifying Spousal Maintenance: Minnesota’s New Cohabitation Law” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education/Family Law Institute, December 7, 2016/March 21, 2017
- Co-Presenter, “Family Law Series: Financial Issues − Receiverships and Divorce” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 20, 2015
- Co-Presenter, “Unlocking the Secrets of Chamber Conferences” – Minneapolis, MN, October 13, 2015
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2013
Other Affiliations
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Minnesota State Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
- Family Law League, 2013 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- The Honorable Jeannice M. Reding, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, June 2013 - February 2014
- Walling, Berg & Debele, P.A., Law Clerk, Spring 2013
- Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, Summer 2011 - Fall 2012
- The Observer, Notre Dame, Indiana, Advertising Manager and Executive, 2006 - 2010
- The Honorable Jeannice M. Reding, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Summer 2012 - Winter 2012, Judicial Extern
Articles
Published Works
- Author, “Minnesota Custody and Child Support Deskbook” – Custody Modification and Relocation in Minnesota, Chapter 14, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2015-2017
- Co-Author, “The Cohabitation Conundrum: What’s new in Minnesota’s new cohabitation law?” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 9, 2017
- Author, “Diversity Award Honorees: Judge Peter Reyes” – Hennepin Lawyer Magazine, May/June 2016
- Co-Author, “Child Support and Financial Responsibility in Third Party Custody Matters” – Family Law Forum, Vol. 23 No. 1, Winter 2014-2015
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Business Law, Commercial Law
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