Lisa M. Meier

Educational Background

Juris Doctorate

William Mitchell College of Law - 2002
Law Student Public Service Award

Syracuse University College of Law

1999-2000
Dean's Scholar
Admissions Recruiter
Member, Women’s Law Caucus

Bachelor of Arts

Smith College - 1999
Double Major: History; Russian Language and Literature
Dean's List - 1995 - 1999
Student Organizer, Coalition for Children
Student Government Association Senate
Co-chair, History Department Liaisons

Professional Experience

Attorney 2009 – Present	Honsa & Associates, p. a.
Attorney 2002 – 2009	Honsa & Michales, P. A.
Law Clerk 2001 - 2002	Honsa & Michales, P. A.

Development Assistant, 2000, Office of Institutional Advancement
    William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN

Children's Program Intern, 2000
    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, MN

Other Experience

Program Staff, Summer - 1999, Summer – 2000
    Camp Courage, Maple Lake, MN

College Relations Office, 1997 - Spring 1999
    Smith College, Northampton, MA

Loan Processing Assistant, Summer 1998
    Lake Sunapee Bank, Newport, NH

Assistant to the Selectmen’s Office and Planning Board, 1996 -1997
    Charlestown Town Offices, Charlestown, NH H

Awards

Minnesota Rising Star - each year since 2004.

Professional Memberships

Hennepin County Bar Association
    Family Law Section

Past Secretary, Hennepin County Family Law Executive Committee
     2004 - 2006

Past Program Co-Chair/Vice Chair - Hennepin County Family Law
     Executive Committee 2006 – 2008

Co-Chair – Hennepin County Family Law Executive Committee 2008 – 2009

Ramsey County Bar Association - Family Law Section

Dakota County Bar Association

Volunteer Law Clinic Attorney – Chrysalis

Volunteer Law Clinic Attorney - Dakota County Legal Services

Appellate Court Representation

Boxall v. Boxall, C1-02-1599, 2003 Minn. App. Lexis 718
    (Minn. App. June 17, 2003)

Boxall v. Boxall, A06-1035, 2007 Minn. App. Lexis 678
    (Minn.Ct. App. July 3, 2007)

Branz v. Branz, No. A05-2222, 2006 WL 2676417
    (Minn. Ct. App. September 19, 2006)

Doom v. Doom, No. A03-740, 2004 WL 614574
    (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2004)

Eidsvold v. Eidsvold, No. A03114, 2003 WL 22177728
    (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2003)

Ganyo v. Engen, No A05-394, 2005 WL 3291223
    (Minn. Ct. App. December 6, 2005)

Kampf v. Kampf, 732 N.W. 2d 630
    (Minn. Ct. App. 2007) Review Denied (Minn. Aug. 21, 2007)

Personal Interests

Reading, hiking, walking