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BRITTNEY JONES, Attorney

Brittney assists clients with a broad range of legal issues confronting modern families and relationships. Brittney counsels clients in the following areas:

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  • Antenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements

  • Estate planning, probate and trust litigation 

  • Stepparent and same-sex adoptions

  • Dissolution, post-dissolution and custody matters

  • Orders for protection and harassment restraining orders

  • Name changes 

  • Appeals

 

Brittney has extensive experience with cases involving complex social and financial issues, both in mediation and in litigation at the trial court and appellate court levels.  

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Clerkships

  • Honorable Anne K. McKeig, Hennepin County Family Court, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District

  • Honorable Jane B. Ranum, Hennepin County Family Court, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District


Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D.; magna cum laude

  • Drake University, B.A., English and Political Science; summa cum laude


Admissions

  • Minnesota

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Honors & Recognitions

Minnesota Rising Stars (2019-present)
Best Lawyers: One to Watch (2021-present)
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association (2023)

 

Publications

  • Trouble at Home, Best Lawyers: The Family Law Issue 2022, 12.20.2021

  • When DNA Isn't the Tie that Binds, Best Lawyers: The Family Law Issue 2021, 12.08.2020

  • Presumptions in Paternity Cases: Who Is the Father in the Eyes of the Law?, Family Advocate, Volume 40, No. 4 (Spring 2018), Parentage and the Modern Family, 04.23.2018

  • In Whose Best Interest? Custody and Parenting Time Decisions in the Context of Family Violence, Global Rights for Women*, 12.08.2016

  • From Private to Public: The Impact of Domestic Violence in the Workplace, Global Rights for Women, 05.24.201

 

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association

  • Minnesota State Bar Association

  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

  • Minnesota Women Lawyers 

 

Representative Cases

  • Frison v. Asfaw, No. A20-1423 (Minn. Ct. App. June 1, 2021)

  • Marx c. McArthur, No. A18-1373 (Minn. Ct. App. May 13, 2019)

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