Experienced Attorney for Legal Assistance

Biography

Courtney guides clients through complex legal matters involving probate and estate disputes, as well as contested guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. She focuses on litigation and courtroom advocacy, helping clients navigate conflict within families and estate matters while working toward practical, results-oriented resolutions.

Courtney is hard working, efficient, and professional. She listens and provides level-headed, practical advice. She is accessible and responsive. Her litigation experience and judicial clerkship background provide a strategic advantage in court. Clients value her as personable, practical, and compassionate in high-conflict situations.

Courtney’s practice is centered on resolving disputes through probate & estate litigation and contested guardianship and conservatorship matters.

Education

University of Saint Thomas, Magna Cum Laude

    B.A., English, minors in French & Philosophy

2002

William Mitchell College of Law, Cum Laude

2010

Experience

Judicial Law Clerk, Minnesota Court of Appeals

The Honorable Gordon W. Shumaker

The Honorable Lawrence B. Stauber, Jr.

Associate Attorney, Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.

Minneapolis

Represented school districts, cities, and counties

Helped research and write winning brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure

Associate Attorney, Meagher & Geer, PLLP

Minneapolis

Represented large insurance companies in no-fault automobile insurance, property insurance, and life insurance matters

Wendland Utz, Ltd.

Rochester, Minnesota

Represented individuals, business owners, and corporations in a variety of litigation disputes

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Former adjunct professor of Evidence and Property and writing professor in Lawyering course

Notable Accomplishments

Assisted in researching and writing winning brief to the Minnesota Supreme Court in a defamation matter

Secured verdict at trial in probate & estate litigation matter involving $1.5 million estate

Routinely secures settlements of hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate litigation matters

Routinely appears on court arguing motion hearings, evidentiary hearings, petitions, trial, etc.

Associations & Affiliations

Minnesota State Bar Association

Olmsted County Bar Association

Minnesota CLE Trust and Probate Annual Conference Planning Committee
Chaired 2025 course on estate planning for blended families at Minnesota CLE
Routinely presents on areas of interest for estate planners, including the SECURE Act and working with blended families

Minnesota CLE – Current Board Member

Ability Building Community, Rochester, Minnesota – Current Board Member (Past Board President)

Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota – Current Board Member

Elder Network, Rochester, Minnesota – Past Board Member

Parkinson’s Foundation of Minnesota Advisory Board, Minneapolis, Minnesota – Past Board Member

Rochester Estate Planning Council – Past President

Articles & Presentations

Author, estate planning for blended families chapter of Minnesota CLE deskbook

Co-author, Post-Death Retirement Distributions from Trusts, 2021-2024, Trust Administration Deskbook, Minnesota CLE

Past President of the Rochester Estate Planning Council

Chair of full-day course on estate planning for blended families through Minnesota CLE

Courtney's most adored and cherished roles are as wife and mother