About Michael Harnois

Michael D. Harnois is a native of Washburn, Wisconsin, and spent thirty years wandering around Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota and Minnesota before returning to the shores of Lake Superior. He served as a Lutheran pastor for sixteen years before coming to Minneapolis in 2001 to join the first class at the new University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Mr. Harnois, his wife, Stephanie, and daughter Haleigh live in Duluth’s West End with their three dogs, Joe Shadow, Bogart and Rocky. They are active members
of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, where they sing in the choir, perform with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Chorus, and are active in the Duluth-Superior Sailing Association.

Areas of Practice:

Family Law

Collaborative Law

Divorce

Child Support

Custody and Parenting Time

Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

Domestic Abuse

Paternity

Adoption

Consumer Bankruptcy

Estate Planning

Wills and Trusts

Probate and Estate Administration

Living Wills and Advance Medical Directives

Powers of Attorney and Appointment

Guardianships and Conservatorships

Elder Law

Residential Real Estate

Landlord/Tenant

Land Use and Zoning

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota, 2005
U.S. District of Minnesota, 2006
U.S. Western District of Wisconsin, 2009

Education:

University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota
J.D., 2004
Honors: President’s Scholar, 2001-2004
Honors: Dean’s Award in Family Law, 2003

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
M.Div., 1987

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
B.A. cum laude, 1981
Major: Music Minor: German

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

District 11 Bar Association

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys