Karen Tarrant | Estate Planning

Tarrant & Liska, P.L.L.C.

Karen Tarrant | Tarrant & Liska, P.L.L.C.

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Firm Summary

Karen is a partner at Tarrant & Liska, PLLC. She graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College in 1970, and from the University of Chicago Law School in 1973. She practiced law for over four years with a medium-sized Chicago firm, Friedman & Koven, in their litigation department. She has practiced law in Minnesota since 1977, and was an associate and partner with the firm Brown, Stolpestad and Smith in Saint Paul until 1982. Since 1982, she operated her own firm or has been a partner with Tarrant & Liska, PLLC.

Karen is also a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the Ramsey County Bar Association. She has volunteered with the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services since 1977. She was a member of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and received their Life Time Achievement Award in 2005.

Education
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois
J.D. – 1973
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
B.A. – 1970
Honors: magna cum laude

Pro-Bono Activities
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, 1977

Representative Clients
Individuals and Small Businesses
Larger Entities that she has Represented Include:
Giertsen Company
Nelson Brothers Construction, Inc.
Bishop Fixture and Millwork, Inc.
Haven Chemical Health Systems, LLC
Continental Foodservice Company
Aslesen Company
Neighborhood Development Center
Western State Bank

Past Positions
Friedman & Koven
Brown, Stolpestad and Smith in Saint Paul

Fraternities or Sororities
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Associations
Minnesota State Bar Association, Member
Ramsey County Bar Association, Member
The National Association of Women Business, Minnesota Chapter, Member

Current Employment Position
Attorney/Partner

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Probate
Real Estate
Corporate Law
Litigation

Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 1977
Illinois, 1973
U.S. Federal Courts, 1978

Honors
Life Time Achievement Award – National Association of Woman Business Owners, Minnesota Chapter

Representative Cases
In Re: Estate of Moldenhauer, 2009 WL 173867, 2009, Minn. App.
Gellert v. Eginton, 770 N.W.2d 190, 2009, Minn. App.
In Re: Iwen, 2003 WL 21007240, 2003, Minn. App.