Jonathan J. Fogel
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, MN
Selected to Rising Stars: 1999, 2004
The founder of his own law firm, Jonathan J. Fogel focuses his practice exclusively on divorce and other family law matters. The Fogel Family Law office is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and its clients come from throughout the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area. Mr. Fogel has been admitted to practice in Minnesota since 1994, and he is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Many of Mr. Fogel’s clients are seeing their marriages coming to an end, and he assists them when they are dealing with such divorce-related issues as the division of marital assets and debts, spousal and child support, and child custody and visitation. He has had extensive training and experience in mediation, and he is a Qualified Rule 144 Mediator and is listed as such on the roster that is published by the Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office. Accordingly, Mr. Fogel is often able to help his clients reach an accord on those issues through the use of the method of alternative dispute resolution. However, when that is not possible and when settlement agreement negotiations have broken down, he is a forceful courtroom advocate on their behalf.
Mr. Fogel also helps victims of domestic violence in obtaining protective court orders, and he has represented clients who have already gotten a divorce and who are now seeking to have their existing parenting or support orders modified or enforced. His successful track record has earned him an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo. A graduate of what used to be known as William Mitchell College of Law, Mr. Fogel has written and lectured extensively on family law topics.
- 100%Family Law
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Paternity, Marital Property
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004, 2006 - 2008
- Rising Stars: 1999, 2004
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About Jonathan J. Fogel
First Admitted: 1995, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://fogelfamilylaw.com/about-jonathan/
Pro bono/Community Service
- Member PACER Center Advisory Board
- Cardozo Society, Executive Committee
- Board of Trustees, Temple Israel Synagogue
- Jewish Family and Children’s Service Domestic Violence Taskforce
- Hennepin County Parental Cooperation Task Force
- Hennepin County Paternity Public Defender
- President, William Mitchell Brandeis Society
- I have gotten very involved with CASA Minnesota, which is the agency that trains Guardian Ad Litem to help children going through a child protection process. I hosted a seminar at my law office to promote CASA Minnesota, 2016
Educational Background
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, B.A., Political Science, Psychology, Education
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- “Spousal Maintenance: An In-Depth Analysis,” MILE Seminar
- How to Calculate Child Support Under New Statute, NBI Seminar
- “Minnesota’s New Child Support Statute – Calculation Workshop,” Minnesota Family Law Institute
- “How Divorce Changes Insurance Needs,” Prosource Seminar
- “Custody in the Context of Paternity,” Family Law Institute
- “Cohabitation Agreements,” Rainbow Families
- Book - Preparing for Divorce While Happily Married: Tips from a Divorce Lawyer, 2006 , Author, Preparing for Divorce While Happily Married: Tips From a Divorce Lawyer, Book
- I have been the featured speaker for MN CLE regarding the changes to the Alimony Law in Minnesota as it relates to Cohabitation., Speaker, Cohabitation Alimony Law, 2016
Honors/Awards
- Listed in “Super Lawyers“, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Business Monthly, Minnesota Law and Politics Magazines
Bar/Professional Activity
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Past Chair, Family Law Section
Videos
- Fox 9 Legal Correspondent
Last Updated: 12/26/2021