Family Law

• Divorce
  IF YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING A DIVORCE AND YOU ARE CONCERNED THAT A CONTESTED DIVORCE MAY DRAIN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, BE HARMFUL TO YOUR CHILDREN, IRREPARABLY HARM OTHER RELATIONSHIPS, OR IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES IN YOUR DIVORCE MORE PRIVATELY, TALK TO YOUR SPOUSE ABOUT PRE-DIVORCE MEDIATION AND THEN CONTACT LAKES AREA LAW CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
• Child Support
  He has represented clients in District Court, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, before Child Support Magistrates, and in court ordered and voluntary mediations.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Bob has represented husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, grandparents, and adopting stepparents in all aspects of family law including divorce, child paternity, child custody and parenting time, child financial, medical and daycare support, and adoptions.
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  While Bob does not represent clients in criminal matters or bankruptcies, he will help his clients find competent representation in those matters if the need arises.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Formation

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  If you are injured at work, you are likely entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits under Minnesota law.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Real Estate – Bob has represented clients in title and boundary disputes and in actions to clear or correct title to real estate, as well as actions to partition (divide) joint ownership in real property and trespass cases.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Bob also has experience representing clients in business formation matters (incorporations, partnerships, joint ventures), debt collection and defense, landlord-tenant matters, and other legal matters.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Personal Injury – Bob has represented clients both in commencing lawsuits and defending against lawsuits arising from auto accidents, dog bites, slip & fall injuries, and professional negligence
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  Bob has represented over a 100 clients in their claims for social security disability and supplemental security disability income benefits (SSD & SSI).
• Dog Bites
• Slip and Fall Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Bob will then explain all of the tools that an estate planner has to meet your estate planning goals and priorities, from simple wills and other basic estate planning tools, to more complicated trusts when they are appropriate and cost effective.
• Wills

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  For a modest initial flat fee, Bob will meet with you, review your current estate plan, and then provide you with a clear and understandable explanation of the all of issues to consider such as planning for nursing home care, state and federal estate and gift tax issues, incapacity planning, and succession planning.
• Debt Collection