Lindsey E. O'Connell, Attorney -

Email: lindsey@tuftlaw.com
Phone: (651) 357-1893
Fax: (651) 771-0850
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Lindsey O’Connell is a shareholder at Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC. Lindsey practices almost exclusively in the area of family law but has also practiced in the area of professional responsibility and general civil matters, including helping non-profit organizations obtain 501(c)(3) status. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Minnesota and is a Rule 114 qualified neutral.

Since 2017, Lindsey has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers®. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Minnesota receive this distinction. Lindsey has also been named to the 2021 and 2022 list of The Best Lawyers in America^©.

Lindsey has had domestic and sexual abuse training and was a Guardian ad Litem in Ramsey County from 2012 until 2015 where she represented the best interests of children in need of protection or services in Juvenile Court. She continued her work with the Guardian ad Litem program by representing Guardians in court in cases involving abused or neglected children from 2015-2018. Having been a former Guardian ad Litem provides Lindsey with a unique insight that can help her clients if a Guardian is appointed on their case.

Lindsey was the 2022 President of the Washington County Bar Association and in 2023 remains on the Board. She is currently also on the Board of the Family Law League, which promotes collegiality within the family law profession, and is on the Public Relations committee for the Minnesota chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Lindsey is a member of the 19^th District Ethics Committee where she volunteers her time as an investigator. She also volunteers in Ramsey County as a volunteer mediator for family law cases and for the family law legal advice clinic. Lindsey also volunteers for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services in their divorce clinic.

Lindsey participated in and graduated from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Leadership Saint Paul” program. Leadership Saint Paul is a program for civic and business leaders that prepares, challenges, and engages emerging and existing leaders to strengthen the Saint Paul/East Metro region. She also attended the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers intensive “Institute for Family Law Associates” in Chicago. Lindsey has presented at several CLEs and enjoys those opportunities to teach and share her perspective. Lindsey’s range of experience and her leadership and involvement in the community and family law profession help serve her clients.

Current Employment Position:

Shareholder/Attorney
Mediator, Rule 114 Qualified Neutral

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota, 2014

Education:

William Mitchell College of Law, MN, J.D, 2014 Magna Cum Laude
University of Minnesota Duluth, MN, B.A, 2011 Magna Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Minnesota State Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Washington County Bar Association, board member
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Family Law League, board member
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, MN Chapter, Public Relations Committee

Honors and Awards:

Named by Super Lawyers to the Minnesota list of Rising Star Attorneys 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Presentations:

Washington County Bar Association, June 2021, “Washington County Judges Meet and Greet”
Washington County Bar Association, March 2021, “What You Should Know: Zoom Trial Practice”
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Institute 2021, “The Impact of the Pandemic on Family Law Practice”
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, The New Lawyer Experience 2018, “Candid Advice for New Lawyers”
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Institute 2017, “Driving Your Spousal Maintenance Case: The Importance of Sound Budgets”

Volunteer/Pro Bono Activities:

Volunteer Attorney Investigator for the 19^th District Ethics Committee, 2019 to present
Volunteer Mediator for Ramsey County, 2019 to present
Volunteer Attorney for SMRLS divorce clinic, 2018 to present
Volunteer Attorney for Ramsey County Legal Clinic, 2018 to present
Mentor for law students at Mitchell Hamline, 2015 to 2019
Volunteer Attorney for Tubman Pro Bono Safety Project, 2014 to 2019
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem for Ramsey County, 2012 to 2015