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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
No-Fault or Our Fault? Ideas on How We Can Solve Many of Our Own No-Fault Problems
Bodily injury liability filings and verdicts are lower than any time in the last decade, but No-Fault filings and awards are higher than ever. Our carriers are deluged with No-Fault claims which often are worth several thousand dollars before the carrier gets its...
The Effect of Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code on Trade Creditors
Deb Swenson presented "The Effect of Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code on Trade Creditors" to the National Truck, Trailer and Fuel Credit Association in Orlando, Florida, in October 2005.
Liability Under Federal and State Securities Laws: For the Company and for You, the Attorney
Phil Cole spoke on September 20, 2005 at the Practical Side of Private Securities Law seminar presented by Minnesota CLE. Phil presented the topic, "Liability Under Federal and State Securities Laws: For the Company and for You, the Attorney." Program...
31st Annual Federal Practice Seminar and Third Annual Mason Memorial Lecture
Kay Hunt spoke at the Federal Bar Association and Minnesota Federal Judiciary in 2005 on "31st Annual Federal Practice Seminar and Third Annual Mason Memorial Lecture."
State Court Appellate Practice
Kay Hunt spoke at the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition in 2005 on "State Court Appellate Practice."
Oral Argument – Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers
Kay Hunt spoke at the Minnesota Association for Justice in 2005 on "Oral Argument - Appellate Practice for Trial Lawyers."