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You Need a Heavy Hitter for Your Divorce ~~. When you’re facing complex personal and financial issues arising from separation, divorce, child custody, child support, post-decree modifications, and other family law matters, you want the best legal representation possible. You need qualified expertise with decades of courtroom experience.  You'll find it at MARKIEWICZ LAW OFFICE, P.A. Attorney Julianne M. Markiewicz has a deep history forged by her extensive and varied background in civil litigation. With hundreds of cases spanning a myriad of complicated issues, the courtroom is her backyard.. With a reputation for excellence and an unmatched record of success, Julianne is one of the Twin Cities’ most respected family law practitioners. Divorce matters, particularly contested litigation, can be expensive. She is sensitive to her clients’ financial concerns and moderates costs with her distinctive, client-centered practice. In addition to her dynamic family law practice, Julianne’s practice includes civil litigation, entertainment law, contracts and business, personal injury, and estate planning. She is also admitted to practice in tribal law family court.

Sheila received her Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law and her BS from St. Mary's University of Minnesota.  She is licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota.Sheila has extensive experience in the business world and is a US Navy Veteran, where she held Top Secret Clearance.  Sheila is a member of several professional organizations including the Minnesota Bar Association, and the Ramsey County Bar Association.Sheila has long standing connections to the White Bear Lake Area.  She grew up in White Bear Lake and graduated from White Bear Lake High School.  She is a long-time resident of Vadnais Heights where she raised her son, Justin.  She is active in her church and community. Currently she is Chairperson of the St. Mary of the Lake Parish Leadership Council, Chairperson of the St. Mary of the Lake Stewardship Committee, and a member of the St. Mary of the Lake Outreach Ministries Committee.  She is the former President of the Villas on Edgerton Homeowners Association.  She is a member of the MN National Healthcare Directives Day Planning Committee and donates her time and skill to other causes, such as Wills for Heroes.Sheila enjoys spending time with her family and participating in church activities.  She enjoys traveling, reading, and playing board and card games.

Salena grew up in Eagan, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2009 with a degree in Psychology and minors in Political Science and Spanish. She attended the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis and graduated in 2012. During law school she was involved in many student organizations and worked at the Jacobson Law Group as a law clerk in the field of tribal law and governance.  After graduation Salena served as the Legislative Assistant to Senator Jim Carlson of the Minnesota State Senate.In November of 2013 Salena married her husband Jared Koster and moved to Iowa, where he owns the Jackson Millwork Company in Spirit Lake. Salena joined Sackett Law Firm as a Paralegal in July of 2014 and became an Associate after being admitted to the Iowa Bar in September of 2014. Salena is also licensed to practice in Minnesota.. Salena is a Director on the University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board as well as the Chair of the Alumni Giving Committee. She also serves on the Iowa Child Advocacy Board as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and member of the Foster Care Review Board.

Mary was born and raised in Cloquet, MN.  She loves the outdoors and has paddled many miles in the BWCA, hiked to the top of Mt. San Jacinto, the second highest peak in Southern California, and hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.  Besides Minnesota, she has lived in Oregon, California, Montana and Oklahoma.. In her spare time, Mary enjoys walking her mixed breed dogs, working with her husband in their antiques and collectibles business, playing disc golf and reading John Grisham novels.

Heather Gilbert is the President and Managing Attorney of Gilbert Law PLLC.  Ms. Gilbert is a Plaintiff’s attorney representing individuals of protected classes, primarily individuals with disabilities, with discrimination claims against employers, public accommodations, government entities, and/or other organizations.  Ms. Gilbert is the only attorney in Minnesota that is also a court-certified sign language interpreter and is well-versed in working with deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind and hearing-impaired clients.  Ms. Gilbert is not afraid to take on the largest of defendants to represent individuals that have been treated disparately because of who they are.  She has represented clients in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, New York, and Pennsylvania. She is admitted to practice in both Minnesota and North Dakota federal courts.. In addition to practicing law, Ms. Gilbert is an Adjunct Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law teaching Transactions and Settlements, is a frequent CLE presenter, and was named a 2014, 2015, and 2016 Super Lawyer’s Rising Star.  Ms. Gilbert is an entrepreneur, business owner, a wife and mother of three children.

For 30+ years Rich has successfully represented several thousand clients in claims involving serious bodily injury, brain injury, wrongful death, automobile/motorcycle accidents, liquor liability, insurance coverage disputes, sexual abuse, assault/battery, professional negligence, and work-related accidents. Rich a lifelong resident of the Twin Cities and is licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.  His practice has been built on past successes and "word of mouth."  He welcomes the opportunity to assist you in handling your legal issues.

Christopher L. Vatsaas is a shareholder at Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC. Chris practices exclusively in the area of family law including divorce, child custody, paternity, asset and debt division, spousal maintenance, child support, domestic abuse (including Orders for Protection), and Harassment Restraining Orders. His diverse family law experience ranges from child custody cases involving child endangerment to dissolution matters involving high net worth individuals and sophisticated non-marital tracing. He also serves in a neutral capacity as a family law mediator, parenting consultant (PC), parenting time expeditor (PTE), Social Early Neutral Evaluator (SENE), and Financial Early Neutral Evaluator (FENE).. Since 2019, Chris has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers®. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Minnesota receive this distinction. Chris was also named to the 2023 list of Top Lawyer in Minnesota by Minnesota Monthly. In 2018 and 2019, Chris received the North Star Lawyer Award from the Minnesota State Bar Association for his pro bono service.. Chris is an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where he teaches Advanced Family Law as well as coursework within the school’s Mentor Externship Program. He has also presented on topics such as Orders for Protection, Harassment Restraining Orders, Ex Parte Emergency Custody Orders, estate planning, and the use of technology within a family law practice. He is also the editor of the ADR Chapter of the Minnesota Divorce Practice Deskbook by Minnesota CLE and has co-authored legal articles regarding the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of family law as well as the impending evolution of child custody issues stemming from cannabis legalization.. Chris is engaged in both the local legal community and the greater Twin Cities community. Chris also has extensive board service experience, including presently serving as President-Elect of the Alumni Advisory Board at the University of St. Thomas School of Law as well as Past President of the Family Law League, a local non-profit organization focused on professional development and networking among family law professionals.. Chris and his family call St. Louis Park home, where he is involved in his local church and community. In his spare time, you’ll find Chris catching a basketball game, hosting a barbeque (ask about his chicken wings), foraging for fun espresso beans at a local coffee shop, or popping open a new bottle of wine with friends. An aspiring wine geek, Chris has obtained his Level 2 Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust and dreams of a part-time retirement job of pouring at a local wine bar someday.

Attorney Mark W. Perron started his career as a paralegal for a St. Paul firm that focused solely on Personal Injury. While working full-time, he went to school part-time at night. He completed his Juris Doctor a semester early and went on to pass the bar. Mr. Perron believes in taking a pragmatic approach to all cases in order to offer a clear, efficient and time effective result.. Mark has a vast amount of experience which includes practicing in one Minnesota’s most respected law firms in Minnesota before founding Perron Law Office in 2020. He draws on that experience to offer individuals representation regarding a variety of matters, from pre-suit disputes, through all phases of litigation, including state and federal trials, as well as arbitrating and mediating disputes. His practice includes personal injury, workers compensation, criminal law, family law and contract law. No case is too big or too small.. Mr. Perron has obtained excellent results in numerous state and federal courts throughout the country. From negotiating claims-handling agreements to addressing complex multidistrict litigation and declaratory judgments, he has converted his diligently served his client’s valuable rights and interests.

Astute, strategic, articulate, and accomplished attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and business management consultant. Knowledge and skills built upon those developed in private practice, while working within the human resources and legal departments of Intel Corporation, as a judicial clerk to a circuit court judge, as a legal clerk to administrative law judges, and with state and U.S. legislators.. Adam not only provides legal services, he also provides business management consulting services regarding a wide variety of business and business ownership related matters, including but not limited to business process management, accounting and payroll, computer software and network administration, and more. Considering this summary of services and matters handled by Adam, it should not be a surprise that a majority of his clients are entrepreneurs who own and often operate one or more business enterprises.. In addition to legal and business management consulting services, Adam can also be instrumental in facilitating the resolution of a variety of disputes outside a courtroom; which often leads to significantly lower expenditures (costs, fees, and other expenses) than the disputing parties likely would have incurred through traditional litigation. In this role he serves as an independent third person more commonly known as an alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) neutral. Adam is included on the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Civil (non-family) Qualified Neutrals* Roster for the following two ADR processes:• Civil Facilitative/Hybrid (Mediation, Mini-Trial, Med-Arb, Other);• Civil Adjudicative/Evaluative (Arbitration, Early Neutral Evaluation, Non-Binding Advisory Opinion, Neutral Fact Finder).. * see Rule (b) of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice for District Courts.