Stacia Walling Driver Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Associate Attorney, since
2003 | |
| phone | 612-335-4295 |
| fax | 612-340-1154 |
| stacia.driver@wbdlaw.com | |
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2002
- Areas of Practice:
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Custody
- Marital Dissolution
- Juvenile Law
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Paternity
- Education:
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
June, 2003
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Minnesota Justice Foundation Recognition of Law Related Public Service - Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska,
May, 1997
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: First Place Great Plains Undergraduate Psychology Convention, April 1997
Major: Psychology
- Published Works:
- Guarding Your Client's Rights: Tips for Dealing with the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry, The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 79, Number 5, p 27-32, 2010
- 100 Years of Juvenile Court in Minnesota - A Historical Overview and Perspective, 32 WILLIAM MITCHELL LAW REVIEW 883-917, 2006
- Representative Cases:
- Perdomo v. Flying, WL 495707 (Minnesota Court of Appeals 2008)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Presenter, The Top 10 Things Agency Workers Fear/The Nuts and Bolts of Minnesota Adoption Law, Walling, Berg & Debele, PA Adoption Symposium, 2009
- Teaching Assistant, Adoption Law Class, Spring Semesters, University of St. Thomas Law School, 2006 - 2008
- Teaching Assistant, Adoption Law Class, Spring Semester, University of St. Thomas Law School, 2011
- Guest, Grandparent Rights and Third Party Custody, Minnesota Law Report on KYCR AM -1570, November 10, 2007
- Guest, Rights of Birth in Adoption, Minnesota Law Report on KYCR AM-1570, November 17, 2007
- Presenter, Legalities in Adoption, Children's Home Society & Family Services, Catholic Charities & Health East Care System, 2007
- Guarding your Client's Rights: Tip's for Dealing With the Minnesota Father's Adoption Registry, The Hennepin Lawyer, 2010 - Present
- A Historical Overview and Perspective, (Co-Author with Wright S. Walling,Esq.), Minnesota Juvenile Court, 2006 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2010 - Present
- Editor of Newsletter
- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2010 - Present
- Fellow
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2003 - Present
- Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Children Law Section, 2003 - Present
- Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association, Juvenile Law Section, 2005 - Present
- Section Chair
- Hennepin County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2003 - Present
- Member
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), 2010 - Present
- Member
- American Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Walling, Berg & Debele, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2003
- Children's Law Center of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Summer Law Clerk, 2001
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Volunteer Lawyer's Network, 2010 - Present
- Secretary, Gift of Adoption Fund, Inc. - Amy Silberberg Chapter, 2004 - 2007
- Co-Chair, 1st Annual Fundraiser, Gift of Adoption Fund, Inc. - Amy Silberberg Chapter, 2005
- Board Member, Gift of Adoption Fund, Inc.- Amy Silberberg Chapter, 2004 - 2008
- Member, Gift of Adoption Fund, Inc. - Amy Silberberg Chapter, 2004 - Present
- Member, Woman's Club of Minneapolis, 2005 - 2007
- Volunteer, Children's Hospital - Minneapolis, 1998 - 2000
