Theresa E. Bea - Minneapolis, MN

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2013
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Academic Dean's List with "A" average, 2011 - 2013
    Honors: Best Brief Award, Legal Writing, Spring 2011
    Honors: Student Attorney and Director, Child Advocacy Clinic, Fall 2011 - Spring 2013
    Honors: Research Assistant, Professor John Matheson, Fall 2012
    Honors: Volunteer, Asylum Law Project, Spring 2011
    Law Journal: Journal of International Law, Managing Editor, 2012 - 2013
    Law Journal: Journal of International Law, Staffer, 2011 - 2012

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, May, 2010
    Bachelor of Business Administration
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Honors: Academic Dean's List
    Honors: National Honors Society in Hispanic Studies (Sigma Delta Pi)
    Honors: Volunteer, Notre Dame Legal Clinic, Spring 2010
    Major: Finance and Spanish

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• The Honorable Jeannice M. Reding, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, June 2013 - February 2014
• Walling, Berg & Debele, P.A., Law Clerk, Spring 2013
• Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, Summer 2011 - Fall 2012
• The Observer, Notre Dame, Indiana, Advertising Manager and Executive, 2006 - 2010
• The Honorable Jeannice M. Reding, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Summer 2012 - Winter 2012, Judicial Extern

Languages

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Co-Presenter, “Third Party Custody” and “Adoption & Assisted Reproductive Technology” – The Complete Family Lawyer, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 27, 2020
  
• Co-Presenter, “Advanced Strategies for Modifying Spousal Maintenance: Minnesota’s New Cohabitation Law” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education/Family Law Institute, December 7, 2016/March 21, 2017
  
• Co-Presenter, “Family Law Series: Financial Issues − Receiverships and Divorce” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 20, 2015
  
• Co-Presenter, “Unlocking the Secrets of Chamber Conferences” – Minneapolis, MN, October 13, 2015

Pro Bono Activities

• Guardian ad Litem, Second Judicial District, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Spring 2011 - Winter 2013
• Family Law League, Member
• Hennepin County Law Library, Member
• Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Member
• Legal Intern, Michael York Attorney at Law, Rochester, Minnesota, Summer 2007
• Limited Scope Attorney through Ramsey County, Volunteer Attorney

Published Works

Articles

• Author, “Minnesota Custody and Child Support Deskbook” – Custody Modification and Relocation in Minnesota, Chapter 14, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2015-2017
  
• Co-Author, “The Cohabitation Conundrum: What’s new in Minnesota’s new cohabitation law?” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 9, 2017
  
• Author, “Diversity Award Honorees: Judge Peter Reyes” – Hennepin Lawyer Magazine, May/June 2016
  
• Co-Author, “Child Support and Financial Responsibility in Third Party Custody Matters” – Family Law Forum, Vol. 23 No. 1, Winter 2014-2015
  

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2013

Other Affiliations

• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2014 - Present (Member)
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2014 - Present (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
• Family Law League, 2013 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)