Your Advocate for Family Law
Zachary A. Kretchmer
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.
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
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (7 October, 2005)"Minnesota's New Child Support Law"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (28 November, 2007)"Child Support: MN's New Law in Practice"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (19 January, 2011)"Introduction to Minnesota Family Law"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (28 March, 2011)2011 Family Law Institute – "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (7 July, 2011)"Summer New Lawyer Experience"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (21 November, 2011)"Family Law: Hot Topics"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (26 March, 2012)2012 Family Law Institute – "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (4 June, 2012)"Family Law Basics"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (18 June, 2012)"New Lawyer: Family ADR Advocacy"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (22 June, 2012)"21st Century Practice: Family Law"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (19 March, 2013)2013 Family Law Institute – "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (21 June, 2013)"Your First Minnesota Divorce Case"
- Speaker, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (21 November, 2013)"Advanced Family Law 2013"
- Speaker, 35th Annual Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 2014)"Your First Minnesota Divorce" and "Annual Case Law & Legislative Update"
Pro-Bono Activities
- Volunteer attorney providing services for low-income clients through Tubman, 2009