Margie Bodas

Margie R. Bodas/Retired

Former Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy Litigation, Creditors’ Rights/Collection

Margie R. Bodas / Biography

Prior to her retirement, Margie litigated bankruptcy disputes such as preference claims, turnover actions, issues relating to the property of the bankruptcy estate, fraudulent transfers and other adversary actions. Most often she helped creditors who found themselves at odds with a bankruptcy trustee related to issues such as a claim for return of payments made to the debtor as a preference or the avoidance of a mortgage due to filing problems. She also helped businesses and individuals file proofs of claim.

In addition, she litigated workers’ compensation disputes in both the administrative system and the state and federal district courts – defending against workers’ compensation claims, pursuing subrogation claims, defending employers’ liability and .82 actions, resolving insurance coverage and premium disputes.

She has been rated AV Preeminent® for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell.

As Vice-President of Practice Management at Lommen Abdo, her duties included business development, marketing, staffing, finances and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the firm. She was selected as one of the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Women in Business in 2012.

Margie has been actively involved in the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Women’s Council and is a member of the Minneapolis St. Paul Community Board of Trustees for the Jeremiah Program. She has also been a strong supporter of Friends of Ngong Road, Hope Community and the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer.

Prior to her legal career, she coordinated an award winning community drug prevention program on the Iron Range and won awards as the news editor of the Mesabi Daily News. She is an avid Gopher football and basketball fan, baker of bundt cakes and an itinerant traveler.

Leadership + Activities

  • Jeremiah Program, Minneapolis-St. Paul Community Board of Trustees

Education

  • University of Minnesota, Duluth, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
  • William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1986

News + Articles

How to Protect a Non-Marital Home in a Minnesota Divorce

How to Protect a Non-Marital Home in a Minnesota Divorce

When going through a divorce in Minnesota, one of the most common concerns is how to protect assets acquired before the marriage—especially a home. Whether you purchased the property independently or received it as a gift from a parent or relative, it may qualify as...

Why You Need a Balance Sheet in Your Divorce

Why You Need a Balance Sheet in Your Divorce

Highlights: · Minnesota law requires a just and equitable division of marital property in divorce—not always an equal split, but often close. · A divorce balance sheet itemizes all assets and debts and assigns values to each spouse. · The sheet calculates an...

How Child Support Is Calculated in Minnesota

How Child Support Is Calculated in Minnesota

In Minnesota, both parents have a legal obligation to financially support their children. Whether you're divorcing, legally separating, or establishing paternity outside of marriage, child support will be determined using the Minnesota Child Support Guidelines. These...