Linder, Dittberner & Bryant,
LTD.
Michael
Dittberner practices exclusively in the area of family law, including
contested custody matters, along with complex business valuations, 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 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,
Minnesota State, and American Bar Associations as well as the Collaborative Law
Institute. 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 Association for Justice continuing
legal education programs.
We are mourning the
loss of our dear friend and colleague, Lorraine S. Clugg, who passed away on
March 2, 2009. We remember her with love and respect and miss her
greatly.
Lorraine Clugg had been practicing law since
1982, 21 of those years exclusively in the area of family law and was
regularly named one of Minnesota's Top Family Law Super Lawyers. She was a
Past-President of the Minnesota Chapter of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
served as President of the Family Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar
Association, and co-chaired the Family Law Sections for the Trial Lawyers and
the Hennepin County Family Law Sections. She served regularly as a
parenting consultant, spoke frequently at Continuing Legal Education Courses,
and was one of the authors of the new Minnesota Custody and Child Support Desk
Book. She was a member of the Collaborative Law Institute and was
also a mediator. Her practice included matters relating to custody and
access of children, support and maintenance issues, and the full range of
property issues.
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.
Experience. Expertise.
Excellence.