Practice Areas: Family Law, Appellate, Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Minnesota since: 2002
Education: William Mitchell College of Law
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Attorney Jennifer M. Macaulay is the founder and managing attorney of Macaulay Law Offices in St. Paul, Minnesota. A highly versatile attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience, Ms. Macaulay provides exceptional representation and support to clients throughout Ramsey, Dakota and Washington counties who have legal needs involving any of the following:
· Family law and divorce, including child custody and support, parenting time, and all other related matters
· Criminal defense, domestic violence defense and DUI defense
· Appeals
Over the course of her legal career, Ms. Macaulay has gained a reputation for her in-depth legal knowledge and unwavering focus on her clients’ needs. Noted for her excellent client service and aggressive advocacy, she has helped hundreds of clients efficiently and cost-effectively achieve the favorable outcomes they seek for their serious and pressing legal challenges, and she has earned top rankings and endorsements from her peers along with numerous testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Ms. Macaulay attended William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), where she obtained her Juris Doctor cum laude in 2001. The Minnesota State Bar Association admitted her to practice the following year, and she is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the Eastern District of Wisconsin as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the7th and 8th Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
A leader in her field, Ms. Macaulay serves as adjunct associate professor of legal writing at the University of Minnesota Law School, and she has published articles and conducted lectures and continuing legal education seminars across her region on a variety of legal topics. She is also an active member of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Minnesota State Bar Association and the Ramsey County Bar Association, among her other professional affiliations.
Practice areas
Family Law, Appellate, Criminal DefenseFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Appeals, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Child Support, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Custody & Visitation, Debt, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, False Accusations, Father's Rights, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Name Change, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Probation, Same Sex Family Law, Sex Offenses, Tax Evasion, Theft, Traffic Violations
First Admitted: 2002, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://www.macaulaylaw.com/attorney/jennifer-m-macaulay/
- I enjoyed teaching legal writing at the U for seventeen years., University of Minnesota Law School, Adjunct/Associate Professor of Legal Writing
- White v. Dingle 616 F.3d 844 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Habeas Corpus. Petitioner demonstrated extraordinary circumstances warranting equitable tolling of AEDPA's limitations period. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1534981.html
- U.S. v. Adejumo772 F.3d 513 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Evidence. District court abused its discretion in admitting into evidence organizational chart depicting person involved in conspiracy.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1684887.html
- Sanchez-Diaz v. State758 N.W.2d 843 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Postconviction Relief. Claims of ineffective assistance of counsel that could have been raised on direct appeal were procedurally barred.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1124500.html
- Taylor v. State910 N.W.2d 35 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Postconviction Relief. Petitioner was barred from claim that requiring persons attending trial to show photographic identification violated his right to public...https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1893340.html
- Schmidt v. Wittinger687 N.W.2d 479 REAL PROPERTY - Joint Tenancies and Tenancies in Common. Trial court's finding that partition in kind would cause great prejudice was not clearly erroneous.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nd-supreme-court/1313291.html
- U.S. v. Chase717 F.3d 651 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Searches and Seizures. Warrant to search defendant's residence for child pornography was supported by probable cause.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1636236.html
- State v. R.H.B.821 N.W.2d 817 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Records. District court's ruling on side of competing interests in expungement case was subject to review for abuse of discretion.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1614259.html https://minnlawyer.com/2012/10/19/state-may-have-burden-in-some-expungements/
- State v. Larson787 N.W.2d 592 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Evidence. Defendant did not proffer evidence that had inherent tendency to connect alleged alternative perpetrators with crime.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1537151.html
- U.S. v. Tyler580 F.3d 722 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Habitual Offenders. Defendant was improperly sentenced as a career offender in bank robbery case.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/summary/opinion/us-8th-circuit/2009/09/04/165881.html
- United States v. Gaye902 F.3d 780 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Sentencing. District Court could consider report of defendant's proffer interview with government to rebut representation made by defendant at sentencing.https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/17-1496/17-1496-2018-08-29.html
- State v. Laine715 N.W.2d 425 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Homicide. Evidence was sufficient to support first-degree domestic abuse murder conviction.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1268443.html
- White v. Dingle757 F.3d 750 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Counsel. Counsel was not ineffective in failing to investigate relationship between foreperson and victim's roommate.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1671775.html
- Crawford v. Minnesota698 F.3d 1086 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Habeas Corpus. A nonmaterial Brady claim was subject to the preauthorization requirement for a second or successive habeas corpus petition.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1069708.html
- U.S. v. Datcu627 F.3d 1074 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Searches and Seizures. Evidence found during warrantless search of vehicle was admissible.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1549791.html
- Noe v. U.S.601 F.3d 784 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Postconviction Relief. Defense counsel did not engage in joint representation so as to deprive defendant of his right to effective assistance of counsel.https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/08-2057/082057p-2011-02-25.html
- U.S. v. Real Property Located at 3234 Washington Ave. North, Minneapolis, Minn, MN Church of Angels, Claimant. 480 F.3d 841 LITIGATION - Judgment. The issue as to the credibility of witnesses precluded summary judgment
- U.S. v. Paton535 F.3d 829 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Sex Offenders. Defendant's life sentence for guilty plea to five counts of production of child pornography did not violate Eighth Amendment.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1178962.html
- U.S. v. Callahan800 F.3d 422 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Mental Commitment. Denying defendant's request for hospitalization for mental health treatment following conviction was not plain error.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1712524.html
- U.S. v. Banks706 F.3d 901 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Conspiracy. The evidence supported a conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute controlled substances.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1623504.html
- Anderson v. State811 N.W.2d 632 CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Postconviction Relief. Procedurally-barred postconviction claim did not qualify for review in interests of justice.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-supreme-court/1597071.html
- Women in the Law
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2004
- Ramsey County Bar Association
- Minnesota, 2002
- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
- Minnesota State Bar Association, member. Member of Family Law Section, Criminal Section, Appellate Section, 2002
- Ramsey County Bar Association, 2002
- North Star Lawyer, 2016
Office location for Jennifer Macaulay
3300 Edinborough Way
Suite 550M
Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 651-231-1237
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2024
