Practice Areas: Family Law
Licensed in North Dakota since: 1989
Education: The University of North Dakota School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023 Gjesdahl Law, P.C.
1375 21st Avenue NorthFargo, ND 58102-1838 Phone: 701-237-3009 Email: Michael L. Gjesdahl Visit website
Details
My practice is devoted to families in transition. We help families come together by helping them with assisted reproduction technology (ART, aka gestational carrier agreements), adoptions, paternity matters, and drafting prenuptial agreements. We help families transition apart by helping them through the divorce process, and the many issues involved in a divorce (e.g., custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and property distribution).
I routinely handle high net-worth divorces, which often include farm, business, professional practices, and intellectual property issues. These divorces are unique and beyond the competency of most divorce attorneys, who tend to be generalists (handling anything that comes their way).
My firm is devoted to helping people, and to working for families. We don't do anything else.
First Admitted: 1985, California
Professional Webpage: https://gjesdahllaw.com/our-firm/attorneys/michael-l-gjesdah...
- I routinely represent high net worth clients. The majority of my clients' net worth exceeds $1M. I currently represent 5 clients whose net worth exceeds $5M, 2 clients whose net worth exceeds $10M, 2 clients whose net worth exceeds $20M, and 1 client whose net worth exceeds $100M. I am also one of only two lawyers (to my knowledge) who provide representation to those employing Assisted Reproductive Technologies to have children. I negotiate and draft Gestational Carrier Agreements, and obtain Pre-Birth Orders for both carriers and intended parents.
- I routinely represent high net worth clients. The majority of my clients' net worth exceeds $1M. I currently represent 5 clients whose net worth exceeds $5M, 2 clients whose net worth exceeds $10M, 2 clients whose net worth exceeds $20M, and 1 client whose net worth exceeds $100M.
- 2012, Taught "family law basics" seminar to Grand Forks Air Force Base JAG Corp; 2013, Taught "collaborative law" seminar to Fargo's Inns of Court; 2014, Taught "Divorce 101" seminar to ND lawyers, on behalf of the State Bar Association of North Dakota. Video of that seminar is now distributed to new family law lawyers, upon request, by SBAND.
- State Bar of California, 1985State Bar of North Dakota, 1989State Bar of Minnesota, 1989U.S. District Court, California, 1985U.S. District Court, North Dakota, 1989U.S. Supreme Court, 2001Associations:North Dakota Bar Association: licensed since 1989 Minnesota Bar Association: licensed since 1989 California Bar Association: licensed since 1985 American Bar Association Cass County Bar Association Clay County Bar Association North Dakota Collaborative Law Group, 2012 Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota, 2012 International Academy of Collaborative Professionals National Association of Counsel for Children
Office location for Michael L. Gjesdahl
1375 21st Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102-1838
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023