Chad M. Roggeman - St Cloud, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1998
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Law Review: Law Review

• Non Legal Education

  • St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1993
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Communications and Political Science (Double Major)

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Classes and Seminars

• Estate Plans of the Rich and Famous, CentraCare Foundation, 2019
  
• Minnesota Revised Uniform Limited Liability Act, Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council, 2017
  
• Estate Planning, CentraCare Foundation, 2013 to 2017
  
• Charitable Giving, NAIFA Twin Cities and Glacial Ridge, 2012
  
• Coordinating Retirement Plan Beneficiary Designations with a Client’s Estate Plan, Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council, 2011
  
• Planning for Incapacity, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2010
  
• Overview of Trusts and Estate Tax Planning, Central Minnesota Community Foundation, 2008
  
• Planning for Incapacity, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2006
  
• How a Conservator Sells Real Estate, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2006
  
• The Charitable IRA Rollover, Central Minnesota Community Foundation, 2006
  
• Planning for Incapacity, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2005
  
• Less Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianship & Conservatorship , Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2004

Pro Bono Activities

• Wills for Heroes Legal Clinic Supervisor and Attorney Volunteer, 2008 to Present
• LegalCORPS Attorney Volunteer, 2017 to 2024
• Central Minnesota Community Foundation, Director, 2024 to Present
• Central Minnesota Community Foundation Professional Advisors Council, Member, 2003 to Present
• Local Education & Activities Foundation for St. Cloud Area School District 742, Director, 2020 to Present
• CentraCare Foundation, Director, 2017 to 2023
• CentraCare Foundation, Board Chair/Vice Chair, 2021 to 2023
• CentraCare Foundation Planned Giving Committee, Member, 2003 to Present
• CentraCare Foundation Planned Giving Committee, Chair, 2017 to 2023
• Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity, Director, 2011 to 2018
• Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity, Board Vice President, 2017 to 2018
• Light the Legacy, Director, 2015 to 2019
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Planned Giving Committee, Member, 2008-2013

Representative Cases

• In re Guardianship and Conservatorship of Powers, A23-1473, 2024 WL 3320874, 2024, Minn. Ct. App. (nonprecedential)
• In re Estate of Tomczik, 992 N.W.2d 691, 2023, Minn. Sup. Ct.
• In re Estate of Franta, A12-0663, 2013 WL 491530, 2013, Minn. Ct. App. (nonprecedential)
• In re Guardianship of Wells, 733 N.W.2d 506, 2007, Minn. Ct. App.
• In re Estate of Mealey, 695 N.W.2d 143, 2005, Minn. Ct. App.
• In re Conservatorship of Brady, 607 N.W.2d 781, 2000, Minn. Sup. Ct.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1999

Other Affiliations

• Minnesota State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust, and Business Law Sections Member, 1998 to Present
• Stearns-Benton Bar Association, Member, 2003 to Present
• John E. Simonett American Inn of Court, Treasurer, 2014 to 2016
• John E. Simonett American Inn of Court, Member, 2011 to Present
• Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council, Member, 2003 to Present
• Central Minnesota Estate Planning Council, President, 2005 to 2007
• Minnesota Association for Guardianship & Conservatorship, Member, 1998 to Present
• Minnesota Association for Guardianship & Conservatorship, Director and Journal Editor, 2001 to 2003

Fraternities and Sororities

• Theta Chi