Over 20 Years of Family Law Experience

Carla Kjellberg’s Experience

KJELLBERG LAW OFFICE (Law Practice Industry)
March 1987 – Present (21 Years 6 Months)

I have been practicing family law for over 20 years. I have worked extensively throughout the seven county metro area. I work hard to settle all of my cases. If that cannot be done without compromising my client's interests I fight for my client in the Courts. I have experience in settling cases quickly as well as complex divorce litigation. Call me for a free consultation.

Attorney for Minneapolis Public Resource
January 1983 – March 1987 (4 Years 3 Months)

After leaving my clerkship with Judge Miles Lord, I had two job offers, one from a large law firm, and the other from MPIRG. I was always proud to have chosen MPIRG. I worked for four years on issues of consumer and environmental protection.

Philosophy of Divorce Practice

After twenty years of practice I have come to understand that when someone comes to see me for a divorce their family was broken long before they came to my office. My job is to help heal that family by giving honest information and advice so that the family can divide into two homes. Sometimes that means I have to fight for the interests of my client or the children. Sometimes it means that I have to counsel my client to stop fighting and compromise. Often, it means both. You can trust that your best interests and my twenty years of experience motivate my advice.

There are two kinds of divorce lawyers: those who do whatever you ask them to do and those who counsel you on what is best to do for your case. You can trust that I will tell you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear. 

Some lawyers let their client’s walk through the system, meeting with court evaluators and testifying in Court without guidance. I work with my client’s to let go of their angry emotional response to their spouse so that they can work effectively in the court system to get what they need.

"Hello, babies.  Welcome to Earth.  It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter.  It's round and wet and crowded.  At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here.  There's only one rule that I know of, babies -- 'Damn it, you've got to be kind.'"

- Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, in "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"

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