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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
Lawyers in Trouble: Defending Legal Malpractice & Understanding Professional Liability
Phil Cole, Richard Thomas, and Timothy Gephart presented "Lawyers in Trouble: Defending Legal Malpractice & Understanding Professional Liability" as a live webcast for Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance on April 24, 2014. Program Description: Legal malpractice...
Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota)
John Crawford co-authored an article in 2014 for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section titled “Damages: A State by State Summary (Minnesota).
Collecting and Preserving Evidence Following a Truck Accident and Avoiding Spoliation Claims
John Crawford spoke at the 2014 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Annual Conference on "Collecting and Preserving Evidence Following a Truck Accident and Avoiding Spoliation Claims. Program description: Rapid Response Team Attorney-Client Privilege...
Dickhoff – What now?
Phil Cole spoke on March 6, 2014 at the 2014 Medical Malpractice Conference presented by the Minnesota Association for Justice, the Hennepin County Bar Association and the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association. Phil presented with Steven Schwegman on the topic...
Bryan Feldhaus Elected Lommen Abdo Shareholder
Bryan Feldhaus has become a shareholder of Lommen Abdo, P.A. effective January 1, 2014. Bryan Feldhaus is a civil litigation attorney focusing on business litigation, appeals, partnership/shareholder litigation, professional liability disputes, insurance coverage...
Child Relocation: How to Create an Effective Record to Succeed at the Trial Court
Kay Hunt spoke on February 12, 2014 at a family law CLE presented by the Hennepin County Bar Association with fellow presenters Michael Dittberner and John Jerabek on the topic, “Child Relocation: How to Create an Effective Record to Succeed at the Trial Court.”...