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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
Probate Practice: The Essential Basics
Keith Broady spoke on June 23, 2008 at the Probate Practice: The Essential Basics seminar presented by the National Business Institute. Keith's topics were Closing the Estate and Ethics in Probate Practice. Program description: Closing the Estate Timing of...
Is the Property Marital or Non-Marital? Baker v. Baker
Kay Hunt spoke at the Minnesota State Bar Association 29th Annual Family Law Institute in 2008 on the topic "Is the Property Marital or Non-Marital? Baker v. Baker."
From the Defense: How to Combat a Deepening Insolvency Claim
Mike Keyes authored the article, "From the Defense: How to Combat a Deepening Insolvency Claim," which appeared in the Journal of Accountancy in 2008.
Statute of Limitations: A New Idea
Kay Hunt spoke on April 17, 2008 at the 2008 Medial Malpractice Conference sponsored by the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and Minnesota Association for Justice. Kay's topic was "Statute of Limitations: A New Idea."
Spoliation of Evidence: State by State Summary (Minnesota)
John Crawford authored an article in July of 2008 for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section titled “Spoliation of Evidence: State by State Summary (Minnesota). Read the full article.
Ethics on Appeal: Taking the High Road to the High Court
Kay Hunt spoke on April 2, 2008 at Minnesota CLE's Ethics in Everyday Litigation Practice seminar on the topic, "Ethics on Appeal - Taking the High Road to the High Court. Program description: When an appeal is filed, there are new rules to follow and a new...