Jody Ollyver DeSmidt - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1982
    J.D.
    Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Staff Member, 1980-1981, Editor, 1981-1982, 1980 - 1982

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1979
    B.A.
    Honors: Phi Alpha Theta
    Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder and Attorney

Past Positions

• Mahoney, Walling & Kelley, Associate, 1987 - 1991
• Wright S. Walling & Associates, Associate, 1986 - 1987
• District Court of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Honorable Allen Oleisky, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1986
• District Court of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Honorable Rolf Fosseen, Law Clerk, 1983
• Lubov & Foster, Associate, 1982 - 1983

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, New and Emerging Issues in Juvenile Law, HCBA-CLE, May, 2002
  
• Speaker, Legal Issues in Adoption, Resolve, October 13, 2001
  
• Speaker, Direct Placement Adoption and Advanced Legal Topics in Adoption, Resolve, October 30, 1999
  
• Speaker, Working with Social Workers and Lawyers as a Team in the Adoption Process, National Conference on Openness in Adoption, October 19, 1998
  
• Speaker, Direct Placement Adoption, Resolve, October 17, 1998
  
• Speaker, Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Custody and Dissolution, Volunteer Lawyers Network - CLE, June 18, 1996
  
• MILE topic, March 21, 1996
  
• How to Succeed In A Foster Care Adoption, Minnesota CLE, November 10, 1995
  
• Panel Discussion on Visitation, Volunteer Lawyers Network - CLE, June 27, 1995
  
• Adoption Law Update, Family Law Section Meeting, Minnesota State Bar Association Annual Convention, June, 1995
  
• Direct Placement Adoption, Resolve, November 5, 1994
  
• Guardian ad Litem Services, HSA Foster Parent Association, October 29, 1994
  
• The Foster Parents Role in the Court System, HSA Foster Parent Association, November 20, 1991
  
• Adoption Law, Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, November 13, 1993
  
• How To Advocate For A Child In Foster Care, HSA Foster Parent Association, November 7, 1992

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Lawyers Network, 1991 - Present

Representative Cases

• In Re the Petition to Adopt: C.M.A.
  • Citation: 557 N.W.2d 353
  • Court: Minn. Ct. App.
  • Year: 1996
• In The Matter of the Welfare of L.A.F.
  • Citation: 554 N.W.2d 393
  • Court: Minn.Sup.Ct.
  • Year: 1996
• Matter of Custody of S.E.G.
  • Citation: 521 N.W.2d 357
  • Court: Minn.
  • Year: 1994
• In Re Custody of K.E.G.
  • Citation: 1994 WL 714350
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1994
• Matter of Welfare of C.S.C.
  • Citation: 1994 WL 273428
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1994
• Matter of Welfare of D.A.L.
  • Citation: 1993 WL 328760
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1993
• In The Matter of the Welfare of D.H.
  • Citation: 1992 WL 203253
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1992
• Matter of Welfare of J.S.
  • Citation: 470 N.W.2d 697
  • Court: Minn.App.
  • Year: 1991
• Durkin v. Hinich
  • Citation: 442 N.W.2d 148
  • Court: Minn.
  • Year: 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989100266

Published Works

Articles

• The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: Traps for the Unwary (Co-Author with Kimberly A. Weinacht), MILE Seminar, 2003
  
• Foster Parent Adoption, Family Law Forum, Summer, 1996
  

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1982
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Other Affiliations

• American Adoption Congress, 2005 - Present (Member)
• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Annual National Conference - CLE, 2002 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Minnesota Legislative Task Force on the Uniform Parentage Act, 2001 - 2002 (Member)
• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 1992 - Present (Fellow)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• Juvenile Law of Hennepin County Bar Association, 1992 - 1995 (Co-Chair)