Sandahl & Associates

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Suzanne Couillard Sandahl

Ms. Sandahl has been in the private practice of law for over 25 years. She is also a public servant, volunteer and community leader. She was admitted to practice in Minnesota and the United States District Court in 1975. Ms. Sandahl and her husband and sons are life-long residents of Richfield.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1975 - cum laude
• University of Minnesota, B.A., 1970-summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa

Professional

• Certified Real Property Law Specialist, certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association since 1990
• Elder Law Governing Council MSBSA, member and past chair
• Probate and Estate Law Committee HCBA, past chair

Community

• Richfield City Council, member and mayor pro tem
• Richfield Chamber of Commerce
• Richfield Visions, past chair
• Richfield Remodeling Fair, past co-chair
• League of Women Voters
• St. Richard's Community Choir     

Kristen Beard Kimball

Ms. Kimball joined Sandahl & Associates in 1999. Prior to that she worked in private practice and served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Bruce R. Douglas. She was admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 1990, and to the United States District Court in 1997. Ms Kimball lives in Eden Prairie with her husband and two children.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1990
• Concordia College, B.A., 1985,
  magna cum laude

Professional

• Minnesota State Bar Association, member
• Hennepin County Bar Association, member
• Law Day Forum on Judicial Elections, co-chair
  A joint project of the MSBA and the League of Women Voters
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, member

Community

• Richfield League of Women Voters, past co-president
• Cornerstone Advocacy Center, past board member
• Woodale Church, member & volunteer
• Richfield Remodeling Fair, volunteer

Shannon E. W. Berg

 Ms. Berg joined Sandahl & Associates in 2007.  Ms. Berg was admitted to practice in Minnesota in 1998 and served as a Judicial Clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Her private practice included work as a neutral facilitator  in the largest civil rights class action settlement in U.S. history.  Ms. Berg lives in Southeast Minneapolis with her husband and two children.

Education 

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1998 cum laude
• Minnesota State University, Mankato, B.A., 1995 summa cum laude

Professional 

• Minnesota State Bar Assoc.,  member
• Hennepin County Bar Assoc., member
• Qualified Neutral under Minnesota Rule 114
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, member
• University of Minnesota Law School Legal Writing Instructor, 2007-2008

Community 

• Community Mediation Services, volunteer
• Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, member and Fellowship Committee volunteer

Areas of Practice

• Business Law
• Real Estate
• Will, Trust & Estate

Locations

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