Chad M. Roggeman
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Saint Cloud, Minnesota
RGP Law Ltd.
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Business & Corporate
Licensed in Minnesota since: 1998
Education: William Mitchell College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2002 - 2004 RGP Law Ltd.
4140 Thielman LnSuite 110
Saint Cloud, MN 56301 Phone: 320-251-1055 Email: Chad M. Roggeman Visit website
Details 
For over 25 years, Chad M. Roggeman has been in the private practice of law, providing personable and specialized estate planning for clients. He also represents individuals and fiduciaries in the administration of estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships. A significant part of his practice is advising private and family business owners in the formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships and acting as general counsel for these businesses.
First Admitted: 1998, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://www.rgp.law/attorney/chad-m-roggeman/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Stearns-Benton Bar Association (Member 2003 - present)
- Minnesota Association for Guardianship & Conservatorship (Director and Journal Editor, 2001-2003, Member 1998 - present)
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust, and Business Law Sections Member 1998 - present)
- Central Minnnesota Estate Planning Council (President, 2005-2007, Member 2003 - present)
- John E. Simonett American Inn of Court (Treasurer, 2014-2016, Member 2011 - present)
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- In re Guardianship and Conservatorship of Powers, A23-1473, 2024 WL 3320874 (Minn. Ct. App. July 8, 2024)(nonprecedential). Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the district court did not err in the appointment of a guardian and conservator when it found Powers was an incapacitated person and his needs could not be addressed by less restrictive means., 2024
- Estate of Tomczik, 992 N.W.2d 691 (Minn. 2023). Minnesota Supreme Court held in favor of personal representative, who was a brother of the testator, that the clause in the will devising half of estate to "my wife's heirs-at-law" did not allow parents of testator's former wife to inherit half of his estate because the clause referred only to members of a group defined by family ties, and, due to divorce, testator did not have a "wife" at the time of his death and the class of his "wife's heirs-at-law" no longer existed at the time of death., 2023
- Estate of Franta, A12-0663, 2013 WL 491530 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 11, 2013)(unpublished). Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the order of the District Court declining to appoint testator's daughter as personal representative as nominated in the will because the court determined she was unsuitable. , 2013
- In re Guardianship of Wells, 733 N.W.,2d 506 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007). Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the appointment of a daughter as an agent pursuant to Wells' health care directive did not limit the district court's discretion to decline to appoint such daughter as guardian, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the appointment of a third-party guardian as Wells' guardian was in her best interest., 2007
- Estate of Mealey, 695 N.W.2d 143 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). Minnesota Court of Appeals held in favor of personal representative that testator's father did not have standing to object to the personal representative's final account or appeal the District Court order allowing the final account because he had no legal or other right affected by the accounting of the testator's estate and he could not gain standing by trying to assert a right that the attorney general's office chose not to assert after being fully apprised of father's objections., 2005
- In re Conservatorship of Brady, 607 N.W.2d 781 (Minn. 2000). Minnesota Supreme Court held that the district court is not required to consider Brady's expressed preference to live in Pennsylvania with her daughter when such preference was not expressed when Brady was competent prior to the appointment of her conservator, and therefore the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that it was in Brady's best interest that Minnesota is her place of abode. , 2000
Pro bono / Community Service
- Central Minnesota Community Foundation (Director, 2024 to present; Professional Advisors Council, 2003 to present)
- Local Education & Activities Foundation for St. Cloud Area School District 742 (Director, 2020-present)
- Wills for Heroes (Clinic Supervisor, 2011 - present; Volunteer Attorney 2008 - present)
- CentraCare Foundation (Chair, 2022 - 2023; Director, 2017 - 2023; Planned Giving Committee, 2003 to present)
- LegalCORPS (Volunteer Attorney, 2017 - 2024)
Honors
- This Excellence in Leadership Award identifies and honors students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership while at St. Cloud State University based on an evaluation of their academic commitment and leadership experiences., Excellence in Leadership Award, St. Cloud State University, 1993
Educational Background
- J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota (Law Review, Research Assistant), 1998
- B.A., cum laude, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Majors: Speech Comunication and Political Science), 1993
Office location for Chad M. Roggeman
4140 Thielman Ln
Suite 110
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
Selections
7 Years Super Lawyers
3 Years Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2002 - 2004