Start Your Future On The Right Foot
Bethany Hurd
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Practice Areas:
- High-Asset Divorces with Business Valuations and Non-Marital Claims
- Contested Custody Matters
- Spousal Maintenance Claims
- Military Issues
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- J.D. - 05/2015
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- B.A. - 05/2009
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: English
Published Works
- Erica Holzer, Bethany Hurd, and Steven Messick. "What is the most useful professional advice/feedback you ever got from a non-lawyer?" Bench & Bar of Minnesota, March 2, 2023, 10-11.
- Sonja Nyberg and Bethany Hurd. "Chapter 19: Alternative Dispute Resolution." Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Child Custody Deskbook, published November 2021; revised November 2022; revised November 2023.
Honors
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2021 – 2024
Pro-Bono Activities
- Fourth Judicial District Domestic Fatality Review Team, Minneapolis, MN, Team Volunteer, January 2010 – December 2012
- Fourth Judicial District Domestic Fatality Review Team, Minneapolis, MN, Member, August 2018 – present
- Fourth Judicial District Domestic Fatality Review Team, Minneapolis, MN, Advisory Board Member, July 2022 – present
- MSBA Publications Committee, Minneapolis, MN, Volunteer Member, November 2017 – present
- Judicare of Anoka County, Inc., Anoka, MN, Panel Attorney (Family Law), September 2019 – October 2022
- Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, St. Paul, MN, Volunteer Probation Supervisor, April 2020 – March 2022
- Hennepin County Family Court Services, Minneapolis, MN, Volunteer, September 2009 – April 2011
Past Positions
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, MN, Adjunct Faculty (Legal Writing Program), 08/2020
- Johnson/Turner Legal, Forest Lake, MN, Attorney, 09/2017 to 08/2019
- Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Edina, MN, Staff Attorney, 11/2015 to 09/2017
- Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Edina, MN, Law Clerk, 06/2014 to 10/2015
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, MN Chapter
- Family Law League
Training
- Social and Financial Early Neutral Evaluation Training, Minneapolis, MN
AFCC-MN Chapter, 21.75 hours completed, March 2024 - Family Mediation Training, Minneapolis, MN
Mediation Center, 40 hours completed, October 2018- Qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice
- Basic Mediation Skills Training, Minneapolis, MN
Conflict Resolution Center, 30 hours completed, December 2013 - Solomon’s Surrogates Child Custody Study Evaluations Training, Saint Paul, MN
Minnesota Association of Custody Resolution Specialists, 28 hours completed, November
2010
Volunteerism & Activities
- Fourth Judicial District Domestic Fatality Review Team, Minneapolis, MN
Team Volunteer, January 2010 – December 2012;
Member, August 2018 – present
Advisory Board Member, July 2022 – present
Review cases to find opportunities for intervention where a change in policy or current practice could reduce the likelihood of a similar crime occurring in the future. - MSBA Publications Committee, Minneapolis, MN
Volunteer Member, November 2017 – present
Provide guidance for the administration of Bench & Bar, the magazine for the Minnesota State Bar Association. Review and select a submission to receive the annual Elmer Wiblishauser Award for best article. - Judicare of Anoka County, Inc., Anoka, MN
Panel Attorney (Family Law), September 2019 – October 2022
Represented parties of limited means in family law matters through referrals from Anoka County. - Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, St. Paul, MN
Volunteer Probation Supervisor, April 2020 – March 2022
Supervised the law practice of an individual attorney throughout their probation and provide regular reports to the Assistant Director. - Hennepin County Family Court Services, Minneapolis, MN
Volunteer, September 2009 – April 2011
Developed and implemented a research process to evaluate the effectiveness of the Early Neutral Evaluation program, an alternative dispute resolution tool. Earned the Hennepin County Employee Recognition Award in Community Engagement.
Current Employment Position
- Attorney/Mediator