Gillian Blomquist | Estate Planning

Wermerskirchen & Blomquist, LLC

Gillian Blomquist | Wermerskirchen & Blomquist, LLC

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Attorney Gillian J. Blomquist is a partner with Wermerskirchen & Blomquist. Her commitment to family law started in 1998, working as a paralegal for a prominent St. Paul family law attorney and for the Hennepin County Domestic Abuse Service Center.

Gillian has been a practicing attorney since 2004 and has extensive experience in all stages of family law cases from negotiations, settlement conferences, mediations, SENEs, FENEs, custody evaluations, motion hearings, and evidentiary hearings. Gillian believes that an attorney’s role is to provide realistic expectations based on the law, to consider creative ways to solve complex problems, and to reduce client stress by acting as a steady guide through difficult times.

Gillian graduated from the Honors College at Arizona State University and then obtained a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She returned to Arizona State University for her law degree, where she was a member of the Arizona State Law Journal and a William H. Pedrick scholar.

Gillian’s legal career started as an Assistant Attorney General with the State of Arizona working on child protection matters. Upon returning to Minnesota, she spent time working for the 10th Judicial District as a Guardian ad Litem advocating for children in juvenile and family court. Prior to focusing her practice on family law, Gillian handled matters as diverse as estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, and guardianship. Gillian continues to assist families, particularly single parents, with their estate planning needs.

Gillian completed extensive training in mediation, SENE, and FENE evaluations. She is a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for vulnerable adults for the 4th Judicial District. She volunteers for Children’s Law Center as an attorney for children in child protection cases. She volunteers for Tubman helping clients advocate for themselves in family court matters. Gillian is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Collaborative Law Institute, Minnesota Women Lawyers, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, American Bar Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the Cooperative Practice Network. She has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer since 2020.

Gillian spends her time away from the practice of law raising busy teenagers, spoiling three dogs, and running.

Education
Arizona State University College of Law
J.D., 2004 Honors: William H. Pedrick Scholar
Law Journal: Arizona State Law Journal

University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, M.P.P., 2000
Honors: Cum Laude

Arizona State University
B.A. Sociology, 1997 Honors: Cum Laude, University Honors College Graduate, Dean’s List

Activities & Affiliations
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

• Minnesota State Bar Association

•Hennepin County Bar Association

• Collaborative Law Institute

• Minnesota Women Lawyers

•Cooperative Practice Network

•American Bar Association

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

• Super Lawyer

• Qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice

Bar Admissions
•State of Arizona, 2004 (not active)
•State of Minnesota, 2005
•U.S. District Court, Dist. of Minnesota, 2007

Pro Bono Activities
•Self-represented Legal Clinic – Tubman
•Rule 117 GAL, Hennepin County Dist. Ct.
•Children’s Law Center Volunteer Attorney