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Lymari J. Santana is a founding partner of Mack & Santana Law Offices, P.C., a Minneapolis law firm focused exclusively on family law issues, mediation and related civil litigation, and dedicated to providing clients throughout Minnesota with compassion, strength and planning in times of personal crisis.
Over the course of her career, Lymari has successfully resolved a wide variety of family law cases and issues, including high-asset divorce cases, marital and nonmarital asset and debt division, business valuations, child custody disputes, child support, spousal maintenance, post-decree modifications, and more. Lymari is also a Minnesota Rule114-qualified mediator, which provides a cost-effective option for people seeking to resolve their disputes outside of court.
Born in Augusta, Georgia, Lymari spent most of her childhood in Puerto Rico, where she received a bilingual education and became fluent in both Spanish and English. She was admitted to the Minnesota State Bar in 2000 and has been a practicing attorney since 1994. She is also a veteran of the armed forces, having served as an attorney in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) for nearly five years immediately prior to relocating and establishing a private practice in the Twin Cities. Her professional accomplishments include past service as president of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association and multiple selections for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers and Top 100 Women Super Lawyers listings.
About Lymari Santana
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Admitted: 2000, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: www.macksantanalaw.com/biolsantana.htm
Honors and Awards:
- Cum Laude, Michigan State University College of Law
- 25 On the Rise Leadership Award, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota, November 2005
- Army ROTC Scholarship
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association - Family Law Section
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Habitat for Humanity, Law Day Law Clinics, MHBA law student mentorship program
- Member, National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
- Partner, WCCO News Radio Real Estate Hour
- Member, CLE Committee, 35th Annual Hispanic National Bar Association Convention: El Futuro Sin Límite/Future Without Limits, Minneapolis MN, September 8-11, 2010
- Member, CLE Committee, Hispanic National Bar Association Mid-Year Conference & Moot Court Competition, Minneapolis MN, Spring 2007
- Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
- Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, MN Chapter
- Organization Secretary, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, 2001-2003
- Past-President, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, 2005-2006
- President-Elect, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, 2003-2004
- President, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, 2004-2005
- Member, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
- Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member, State Bar of Michigan
- Member, State Bar of Minnesota
- Minnesota, 2000
- Michigan, 1994
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Captain, United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps, 1995-2000, U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division,
18th Airborne Corps, also serving U.S. Army Special Operations Command (John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School) and
U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne)
- Member, West Medicine Law Community Club, Plymouth MN
- Volunteer Attorney, Family Court Settlement Program, Hennepin County
- Volunteer, Limited Scope Attorney, Family Court Unbundled Legal Services, Hennepin County
- Volunteer, Spanish LAW Clinics, Tubman/Chrysalis (provide instruction and legal assistance on family law issues to individuals who have difficulty speaking English or who only speak Spanish)
- Chrysalis - Spanish Law Clinic
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Co-Author, Division of A Business in A Marriage Dissolution, eWatch, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A., Volume 17, Issue 2, Summer 2006
- Co-Author, Division of A Business in a Marriage Dissolution, Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Family Law Forum, Vol. 16, No. 1, Summer 2007
- Co-Author, Child Support (Chapter 1), Family Law Financial Deskbook (Stephen G. Dennis ed., 1st edition 2008 and 2009 update), Minnesota CLE, 2008 and 2009
- Co-Author, Creative Solutions from Practitioners in Dealing with Real Property Issues and the Increase in Drafting Language to Deal with the Possibility of Foreclosures in J&Ds, Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Family Law Forum, Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter 2010/11
- Co-Presenter, Family Law and the New Bankruptcy Reform Act, Bankruptcy Seminar, Minnesota CLE, May 2006
- Co-Presenter, The Basics of Child Support and Spousal Maintenance, Family Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2009
- Co-Presenter, The Basics of Child Support, Family Law Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2007, 2008, and 2010
- Co-Presenter, Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders, Minnesota Paralegal Association Annual Convention, June 2008 and 2009
- Co-presenter, Quick Answers to the Legal Questions that Friends, Relatives & Strangers Will Ask You at Cocktail Parties, The New Lawyer Experience, MN CLE, July 8, 2010
- Co-presenter, Quick Answers to the Legal Questions that Friends, Relatives & Strangers Will Ask You at Cocktail Parties, The New Lawyer Experience, MN CLE, January 26, 2011
- Co-presenter, Introduction to Family Law, The Basics of Child Support, MN CLE, January 19, 2011
- Co-presenter, Maintaining Boundaries in Family Law Practice, Family Law Institute, MN CLE, March 28-29, 2011
- Co-presenter, Creative Solutions For Dealing With Real Estate Issues Arising From The Downturn In The Real Estate Market And Material Changes To The Mortgage Qualification Process, Ramsey County Bar Association, Family Law Section, May 25, 2011
- Co-presenter, Immigration Issues in Family Law Cases, Webinar, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition, June 8, 2011
Educational Background:
- University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, B.A., Political Science, With honors, 1991
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