Linder, Dittberner & Bryant, Ltd.
Michael Dittberner practices exclusively in the area of family law including contested custody matters, along with complex property division issues, spousal maintenance cases and child support proceedings. Mr. Dittberner is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and is a fellow in the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbel. He also teaches many continuing legal education courses in the area of family law, and helps compile the case law update for the annual Family Law Institute report. For many years, he has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and a member of the top five percent of family law attorneys in Minnesota.
Karen Linder has been practicing law since 1982, 20 of those years exclusively in the area of family law. She has been named a Minnesota Family Law Super Lawyer for several years. Karen also has been recognized as one of Minnesota's Top 100 Women Super Lawyers. Ms. Linder received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1979 and her juris doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1982. She is a member of the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Ms. Linder was also a member of the Advisory Task Force on the Guardian Ad Litem System for the Minnesota Supreme Court. Karen has co-authored: "Practitioner's Guide to An Efficient Family Law Practice," and has been a speaker for the Minnesota State Bar, Family Law Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, and Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association continuing legal education programs.
Elizabeth Bryant has been practicing family law in the Twin Cities since 1990. She has been named one of Minnesota's Top 40 Family Law Super Lawyers and Top 100 Women Super Lawyers. Originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota, she is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Michigan Law School. She advises and represents persons contemplating or involved in divorce proceedings, in private negotiation, mediation and in Court. She has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.