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Melissa J. Houghtaling

Melissa J. Houghtaling

Heltzer & Houghtaling, P.A

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

Language(s): English
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About Melissa

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.

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Experience

Adjunct Professor

Inver Hills Community College

2011 -

Admission

Verified Minnesota

2007

Education

JD

2007

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Minnesota Qualified Neutral – Family Law Mediation (), Civil Mediation and Arbitration ()
    2010 / 2006
  • Current Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association:
  • Assembly Reative
    present
  • 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
Honors / Awards
  • Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, December 8Minneapolis, Minnesota
    2010
  • ation: Estate Planning For Non-Traditional Families
    Present
  • Ramsey County Bar Association, October 22, St. Paul, Minnesota
    2010
  • ation: Homophobia/Heterosexism/Sexual Stigma: An Exploration Through Experience, Listening and Talking
    Present
  • The Flowers Project, September 30Minneapolis, Minnesota
    2010
  • ation: Legal Rights in Minnesota for GLBT citizens
    Present
  • Inver Grove Community College, March 1Inver Grove, Minnesota
    2010
  • ation: Family Law Practice and Procedure
    Present
  • William Mitchell Going Solo ation, September 29St. Paul, Minnesota
    Present / 2009
  • ation: Solo-Small Firm Practice Tips and Tricks
    Present
  • Rainbow Families Conference, April , Minneapolis, Minnesota
    2009 / 2009
  • ation: Protecting Unmarried Families when Marriage is Not an Option
    Present
  • 30th Annual Family Law Institute, March , St. Paul, Minnesota
    2009
  • CLE Written Material and ation on "Same Sex Family Dissolutions"
    Present
  • Elder Law and Estate Planning ation, February , St. Paul, Minnesota
    Present / 2009

Notable Work

Publications

Estate Planning For Non-Traditional Families Deskbook, 2nd Ed. Editor, Author. Published December

2010

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Adoption, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Litigation, Divorce & Family Law, Contracts For Your Domestic Life, Common Interest Communities, Business, Non-Profits, Child Custody, Probate, Evictions

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