Derk Karl Schwieger
- Managing Attorney
Location:
Edina, MN
Phone:
Fax:
(952) 854-2909
Email:
Schwieger Law Firm, PLLC
Derk Schwieger, J.D., LL.M.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Wills & Trusts
- Family Law & Divorce
- Child Custody and Support
- Criminal Defense
- DWI/DUI
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- LL.M., Master of Laws - 05/2016
- Major: Taxation
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- J.D.
- Honors: Dean's List
- Drake University, Des Moines, IA
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: President's List
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- State v. Williams (Burglary, Kidnapping, Domestic Assault with a Weapon), 2000, Iowa District Court
- State v. Hatcher (Methamphetamine Manufacturing with Weapons), 2000, Iowa District Court
- State v. Washington (Escape from Custody), 2001, Iowa District Court
- State v. Wolfe (Criminal Sexual Assault), 2001, Iowa District Court
- In re the Interest of C.M. (Termination of Parental Rights), 2002, Iowa District Court
- Hasslen v. Hasslen (Dissolution of Marriage, Custody & Property), 2004, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Honors and Awards
- Gold Seal Award, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Certificate of Appreciation, Domestic and Sexual Assault Outreach Center
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Board of Directors
- Ramsey County Bar Association, New Lawyer's Co-Chair
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Member, Misdemeanor Defense Panel
- American Bar Association, Member
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Dakota County Bar Association, Member
- Iowa Bar Association, Member
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Missouri Bar Association, Member
- National District Attorneys Association, Former Member
- Iowa County Attorneys Association, Former Member
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Former Member
- Sports Lawyers Association, Former Member
- Humboldt County Bar Association, Past President, 1999 to 2002
- Political Party Vice Chair, County Central Committee
- Chairman, Political Party County Convention
- Political Delegate, State, District and County Conventions
- Domestic Violence Awareness Council
Past Employment Positions
- Dakota County, Minnesota, Contract Public Defender
- Humboldt County, Iowa, County Attorney, Appointed 1999, Elected 2000 & 2002
- Dennis J.C. Owens, Esquire, Kansas City, MO, Associate and Law Clerk
- Missouri Attorney Generals Office, Kansas City, MO, Student Attorney
- Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP, Overland Park, KS, Law Clerk
- Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Boston, MA, Law Clerk
- United States Army, West Point, NY, Active Duty Soldier
- CS-76, Inc. Dows, IA, Vice President of Agricultural Organization
Schwieger Law Firm, PLLC
You have rights. I protect them. TM
7101 York Ave. South
Suite 309
Edina, MN 55435
952-854-2900 (Main Line)
651-303-3809 (Cellular - for emergency only)
952-854-2909 (Fax Line)
