Mike was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1950. He grew up in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield where he attended high school and participated in swimming, golf, and drama. After high school, Mike attended the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse where he continued to swim and where he met his wife Linda.

Upon graduating from UW-La Crosse, he accepted a position as a physical education teacher at Rosemount Middle School; he also served as head swimming coach for Rosemount High School...

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About Michael E. Molenda

Practice Areas

Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Personal Injury
Criminal/Traffic

Litigation

100%

Current Employment Position(s)

Retired

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 1982
Wisconsin, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1984

Other Affiliations

Minnesota Association for Justice, 1983 - Present (Member)
Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
Minnesota State Bar Association, 2003 - 2009 (Past Governor)
Dakota County Bar Association (Member)
First Judicial District Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Rosemount Lions Club
Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, Inc., Past Chairman of and current Legal Advisor to the Board of Directors. The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, Inc., encourages cornea donations following death and processes the donated corneas to exacting federal standards. The corneas are used to return the gift of sight to individuals in need of corneal transplants
Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce (Three-year Member of Board of Directors)
Hastings Chamber of Commerce (Member)
Airplane Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) (Member)

Education

William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1982
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1975
M.Ed.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1972
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Physical Education

Fraternities and Sororities

Phi Sigma Epsilon

Pro Bono Activities

Legal Aid of Dakota County, 1983 - Present
Legal Advisor to the Minnesota Lions Vision and Hearing Foundations, 2006 - Present

Ancillary Businesses

Swimming and Diving Officiating

Achievements

Honors

Super Lawyer in Family Law, 2004 - Present

Representative Clients

Chief City Prosecutor for the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota since 1983
City Attorney for Coates, Minnesota since 1993
Appointed as guardian ad litem by Dakota County District Court judges in approximately 100 cases before State-wide guardian ad litem program went into effect
Airlake Aero Flying Club, Inc

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Address

14985 Glazier AveSuite 525 Apple Valley, MN 55124

Phone

952-953-8831 (Direct Dial)

Fax

952-432-3780

Email

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm

Websites

https://www.dmshb.com

Publication

Representative Cases

State v. Powell, 357 N.W.2d 146 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984)
Wood v. Schlagel, 375 N.W.2d 561 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985)
Kelm v. Kelm, 1988 Minn. App. LEXIS 145 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988)
McDonnell v. Comm. of Public Safety, 460 N.W.2d 363 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990)
Radke v. Radke, 1990 Minn. Ct. App. LEXIS 540 (Minn. App. 1990)
Knutson v. City of Coates, 519 N.W.2d 166 (Minn. Supp. Ct. 1994)
V.G. v. Bates, 1997 Minn. App. LEXIS 430 (Minn. App. 1997)
Lisser v. Lisser, 2006 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1389 (Minn. App. 2006)

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14985 Glazier AveSuite 525 Apple Valley, MN 55124