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Zachary A. Kretchmer

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Practice Areas

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Complex Financial Matters
  • Non-Marital Property
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Paternity
  • Custody & Parenting Time
  • Child Support

Biography

Since 2003, my legal practice has been exclusively devoted to representing individuals on all varieties of Minnesota family law-related cases, particularly divorce and all it entails, including complex financial matters, non-marital property, spousal maintenance, paternity, custody & parenting time, and child support.

To make the best decisions for you and your family, you need to have the best information, and I will always strive to provide just that. I deliver advocacy, guidance, advice, support, and feedback, and promise to tell you what I think you need to hear, not necessarily what you want to hear.

I also regularly offer alternative dispute resolution services, including mediation, early neutral evaluations, and arbitration.

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Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
    • J.D. - 2003
  • University of Texas at Arlington
    • B.A.
    • Major: Journalism
  • University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota
    • M.A.
    • Major: Business Communications

Professional Associations

  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Program Co-chair, Family Law Section, 2008
  • Minnesota Supreme Court, 2003
  • Board of Managers of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow and Member
  • Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
  • Divorce Camp Planning Committee
  • Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court, Member
  • Founding Member, Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

Honors

  • Selected To Super Lawyers: 2014 – present
  • Top 100: Minnesota Super Lawyers 2017 – 2020
  • Rising Star (2008-2013), Minnesota Law & Politics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a national organization of family law attorneys recognized by their peers as among the most skilled family law practitioners. Board Member of Minnesota Chapter.

Classes & Seminars

  • 35th Annual Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 2014)"Your First Minnesota Divorce" and "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update", Speaker, 2015
  • Family Law Forum: Dealing effectively with opposing counsel, 2009
  • Annual Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, including "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update," Speaker, 2011-present

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Volunteer attorney providing services for low-income clients through Tubman, 2009