Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, MN

An attorney at Best & Flanagan LLP, Karolina Brekken-Hoerl focuses her practice on family law matters. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she assists clients throughout the Twin Cities and the surrounding areas who are contemplating or going through a divorce, and who are facing issues such as child custody and visitation, the division of assets and debts, and spousal and child support. In addition to advocating for her clients in the courtroom, Karolina is a certified mediator, and thus she often seeks to help them reach accords through that and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

Other family law matters that Karolina has experience in include paternity disputes, grandparents' rights, post-divorce order enforcement and modifications, and adoptions, and she also helps victims of domestic violence seek protective orders. Her successes have earned her the respect of her fellow attorneys, as evidenced by her receipt of an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo.

In 2005, Karolina received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College. She then went on to attend what was then known as the William Mitchell College of Law and was awarded her Juris Doctor in 2008. After graduation, Karolina spent several years with another family law firm before joining Best & Flanagan LLP in December 2017. Admitted to practice before all Minnesota state courts, she is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the Supreme Court of the United States.

An active participant in several legal organizations, Karolina counts among her memberships the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Minnesota State Bar Association and Minnesota Women Lawyers. She has also provided pro bono services as a volunteer attorney at Tubman, an area nonprofit organization.