Jim has significant trial and settlement experience in complex marital dissolution matters, including the division of marital and nonmarital assets, the division of closely held businesses, spousal maintenance, child support, and custody issues. He brings a compassionate approach to difficult family law cases in both alternative dispute resolution forums and litigation.
Clients seek Jim's counsel on antenuptial and postnuptial agreements, business valuation litigation, complex litigation and settlement of marital and nonmarital assets, complex nonmarital tracing, spousal maintenance and child support, custody settlement and litigation, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
Jim joined the firm along with his colleague from Moss & Barnett in 2026. Previously, Jim clerked for Hennepin County District Court Judge Mary DuFresne. In addition to participating in landmark family law cases in Minnesota, he contributes articles on family law topics to professional journals and lectures on a multitude of family law issues. He earned his J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.