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Family Law, Estate Planning, Adoption, General Practice, Housing & Construction Defects, Civil Litigation

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Melissa grew up in small town South Dakota and the sense of family, community, service and loyalty that experience developed plays an integral part in the way she practices law. Committed, consistent and cost effective representation is key to Melissa's legal practice. She incorporates all of this into her practice areas of family law, estate planning for traditional and non-traditional families, probate/estate administration, adoption, housing and general civil litigation.
Position Organization Location Duration
Adjunct ProfessorInver Hills Community College2011 -
School Degree Major Graduation
William Mitchell College of LawJD Law School2007  
Hamline UniversityBASociology and Women's Studies2002
State / Court Date
Minnesota2007
  • Minnesota Qualified Neutral – Family Law Mediation (2010), Civil Mediation and Arbitration (2006)
    Current Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association:
    Assembly Representative
    Legislative Committee
    Minority Bar Summit

    Current Member of the Ramsey County Bar Association
    Current Treasurer, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
    Past Chair, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
    Volunteer for:

    Chrysalis/ Tubman Family Services, Volunteer Attorney
    Minnesota State High School Mock Trial Program, Judge
    National College Mock Trial Program, Judge
  •     Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, December 8, 2010, Minneapolis, Minnesota
        Presentation: Estate Planning For Non-Traditional Families
        Ramsey County Bar Association, October 22, 2010 St. Paul, Minnesota
        Presentation: Homophobia/Heterosexism/Sexual Stigma: An Exploration Through Experience, Listening and Talking
        The Flowers Project, September 30, 2010, Minneapolis, Minnesota
        Presentation: Legal Rights in Minnesota for GLBT citizens
        Inver Grove Community College, March 1, 2010, Inver Grove, Minnesota
        Presentation: Family Law Practice and Procedure
        William Mitchell Going Solo Presentation, September 29, 2009, St. Paul, Minnesota
        Presentation: Solo-Small Firm Practice Tips and Tricks
        2009 Rainbow Families Conference, April 2009, Minneapolis, Minnesota
        Presentation: Protecting Unmarried Families when Marriage is Not an Option
        30th Annual Family Law Institute, March 2009, St. Paul, Minnesota
        CLE Written Material and Presentation on "Same Sex Family Dissolutions"
        Elder Law and Estate Planning Presentation, February 2009, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Estate Planning For Non-Traditional Families Deskbook, 2nd Ed. Editor, Author. Published December 2010
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Melissa J. Houghtaling
413 Wacouta Street
Suite 430
Saint Paul, MN 55101
44.950756,-93.083565

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