Michael D. HarnoisLaw Offices of Michael D. Harnois PLC
PO Box 16985
Duluth,
Minnesota 55816 |
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 and his wife, Stephanie, live in Duluth's West End with their three dogs, Spencer, Joe Shadow, and Bogart. 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
Federal District of Minnesota, 2006
- 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
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- Minnesota State Bar Association
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- Federal Bar Association
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- District 11 Bar Association
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- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
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