Kristy L. Miamen - a Minneapolis, Hennepin (MN) Franchise Lawyer

Minneapolis Franchise Lawyer

Updated: 04/01/2026

Areas of Practice

Franchise

Litigation: 50%

Attorney Information

Overview

Kristy Miamen is a partner at Dady & Gardner, P.A., who represents franchisees, distributors and dealers in disputes with their franchisors and suppliers. Kristy graduated summa cum laude in 2002 from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, and is a 2006 summa cum laude graduate of Hamline University School of Law. Kristy has been with the Firm since 2005 and has contributed extensive research, writing and editing to the 2006 Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments, which was authored by Michael D. Joblove and Scott E. Korzenowski. In 2009 Kristy spoke at the 32nd Annual Forum on Franchising in Toronto, Canada on the topic of the "The Accidental Franchise," a workshop that addressed the risks involved when an inadvertent franchise is formed. Kristy is a former associate editor of The Franchise Lawyer. Kristy is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Minnesota.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Best Lawyers – Franchise Attorneys and Lawyers – Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2025
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
Selected to Rising Stars: 2011 - 2021
Minnesota Top Women Attorneys – Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Stars, 2016-2020
Minnesota Top Women Attorneys – Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Stars, 2021-2024
Top 150 Legal Eagles – Franchise Times
Chambers USA, Franchising: Mainly Franchisee, 2015-2025
“WWL Thought Leaders - USA” by Lexology, 2024-2025
“Legal Eagle” by the Franchise Times

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Included on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2013 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2012 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
2011 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
Non Legal Education
- St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin
  2002
  Honors: summa cum laude

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Classes and Seminars

Speaker, “I Didn’t Do That! Dealing with Vicarious Liability Issues,” American Bar Association 48th Annual Forum on Franchising, October 2025

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 2006
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota

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Contact

Minneapolis, MN

80 S 8th St
Ste 5100
Minneapolis, MN 55402

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Phone: 888-261-3777

Fax: 612-359-3507

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.dadygardner.com

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