Practice areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Minnesota since: 2013
Education: University of Minnesota Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2023 Call today:
612-473-1240
Messerli | Kramer
50 South 6th StSuite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402 Visit website
Theresa E. Bea is an attorney at the law firm Messerli | Kramer located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She concentrates her practice primarily on family law matters, with an emphasis on juvenile law matters. Her practice areas include:
- Divorce
- Custody and parenting time
- Spousal maintenance
- Third-party custody
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Grandparent visitation
- Child support
- Child protection
- Adoption
Ms. Bea also has immense experience in mediation and collaborative law and fights for her clients’ rights both inside and outside the courtroom. She provides practical solutions to each client’s unique case and is committed to their needs and best interests. Compassionate, empathetic and professional, she serves as a zealous advocate for them.
With a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance, Ms. Bea graduated from the University of Notre Dame and studied semesters abroad in Spain and Mexico. She went on to study law at the University of Minnesota Law School, earning her Juris Doctor in 2013. In law school, she was a part of the Minnesota Journal of International Law, a member of the Child Advocacy Clinic and an extern for a renowned judge at the 4th Judicial District Court.
Ms. Bea is actively involved in professional legal associations, including the American Bar Association, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Hennepin County Bar Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Hennepin County Law Library, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Family Law League, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education and Public Access to Court Electronic Records.
Recognized for her impeccable work in the field of law, Ms. Bea is named to the list of North Star Lawyer by the Minnesota State Bar Association. She is licensed to practice in the state of Minnesota and serves clients throughout the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area and has over eight years of experience practicing law.
Ms. Bea has written extensively as well as presented about family law topics, such as third-party custody, assisted reproduction, cohabitation law and more at many continuing legal education platforms.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2013, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://messerlikramer.com/professional/theresa-e-bea/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 2014 - Present; Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member, 2014 - Present; Minnesota State Bar Association, Member, 2014 - Present; Hennepin County Bar Association, Member, 2014 - Present; Family Law League, Member, 2013 - Present.
- Public Access to Court Electronic Records, Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
- Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Member
- Hennepin County Law Library, Member
- Family Law League, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Pro bono / Community Service
- Guardian ad Litem, Second Judicial District, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Spring 2011 - Winter 2013; Student Attorney and Director, Child Advocacy Clinic / University of Minnesota Law School, Fall 2011 - Spring 2013; Judicial Extern, The Honorable Jeannice M. Reding, State of Minnesota, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Summer 2012 - Winter 2012; Research Assistant, Professor John Matheson, University of Minnesota Law School, Fall 2012; Volunteer, Asylum Law Project / University of Minnesota, Tucson, Arizona, Spring 2011; Volunteer, Notre Dame Legal Clinic, Notre Dame, Indiana, Spring 2010; Legal Intern, Michael York Attorney at Law, Rochester, Minnesota, Summer 2007.
Educational Background
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., cum laude
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Author, “Minnesota Custody and Child Support Deskbook” – Custody Modification and Relocation in Minnesota, Chapter 14, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2015-2017
- Co-Presenter, “Unlocking the Secrets of Chamber Conferences” – Minneapolis, MN, October 13, 2015
- Co-Presenter, “Family Law Series: Financial Issues − Receiverships and Divorce” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, November 20, 2015
- Co-Presenter, “Advanced Strategies for Modifying Spousal Maintenance: Minnesota’s New Cohabitation Law” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education/Family Law Institute, December 7, 2016/March 21, 2017
- Co-Presenter, “Third Party Custody” and “Adoption & Assisted Reproductive Technology” – The Complete Family Lawyer, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 27, 2020
- Co-Author, “Child Support and Financial Responsibility in Third Party Custody Matters” – Family Law Forum, Vol. 23 No. 1, Winter 2014-2015
- Author, “Diversity Award Honorees: Judge Peter Reyes” – Hennepin Lawyer Magazine, May/June 2016
- Co-Author, “The Cohabitation Conundrum: What’s new in Minnesota’s new cohabitation law?” – Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 9, 2017
Office location for Theresa E. Bea
50 South 6th St
Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-473-1240
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2023
