Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC is proud to highlight the following attorneys recognized as 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars: Thomas Tuft is a shareholder at Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC practicing in all areas of family law, including complex divorce, spousal maintenance, paternity, child custody, child support, and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, […]
Tuft Lach Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC Attorneys named to the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell is proud to announce that several of our attorneys are listed among the 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers! Thomas Tuft – Named to the List of Top 100 Super Lawyers Susan Lach – Named to the List of Super Lawyers John Jerabek – Named to the List of Top 100 Super […]
Tuft Lach Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC Attorneys named to the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell is proud to announce that several of our attorneys are listed among the 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers! Recognized as 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Tom Tuft Susan Lach John Jerabek Dan O’Connell Letty Van Ert Recognized as 2023 Minnesota Rising Stars: Lindsey O’Connell Alexandra Michelson Allyson Kerr In addition, Thomas Tuft, […]
Tuft Lach Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC Attorneys named to the 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell is proud to announce that several of our attorneys are listed in the 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine! Recognized as 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Tom Tuft Susan Lach John Jerabek Dan O’Connell Letty Van Ert Recognized as 2020 Minnesota Rising Stars: Alexandra Connell Lindsey O’Connell In addition, Thomas Tuft, Susan […]
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell Attorneys Named 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell is proud to announce that several of our attorneys are listed in the 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine! Recognized as 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers: Tom Tuft Susan Lach John Jerabek Dan O’Connell Recognized as 2019 Minnesota Rising Stars: Alexandra Connell Lindsey O’Connell In addition, Thomas Tuft, Susan Lach, John Jerabek […]
Attorney Letty M-S Van Ert Becomes a Shareholder!
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC is pleased to announce that Letty M-S Van Ert has become a shareholder at the firm. Letty started as a law clerk with the firm in 2007 and remained with the firm as an attorney upon graduating from William Mitchell College of Law in 2008. She has been named […]
Thomas Tuft, Susan Lach, John Jerabek, Dan O’Connell, Letty Van Ert, and Lindsey O’Connell Listed in 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers Magazine.
Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell is proud to announce that all six of our attorneys are listed in the 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine! Tom Tuft, Susan Lach, John Jerabek and Dan O’Connell are named SuperLawyers; associates Letty Van Ert and Lindsey O’Connell are honored as Rising Stars. In addition, Tom, Susan and Dan are […]
Blog #68: Affairs and Dissipation Claims
Q: I just found out my spouse is having an affair. I also found out that my spouse has used our money to support the affair in the form of gifts, dates, and so on. My spouse says he wants a divorce. What can be done about the money that has been spent on the […]
Q&A Blog #66: I have a special needs child who requires extra care. Is there a way I can get more child support because of his special needs?
Q: I have a special needs child who requires extra care. Is there a way I can get more child support because of his special needs? A: Minnesota law allows for upward deviations of child support in a few circumstances. One factor the Court considers is the extraordinary financial needs and resources, physical and emotional […]







