Jessica is a trial attorney that focuses her practice on all matters relating to trust, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and the like. Jessica routinely works with beneficiaries, trustees, personal representatives, family members with elderly loved ones, and other fiduciaries to resolve intra-family conflicts, to take action to protect their loved ones, and to ensure that their interests are protected. Additionally, Jessica assists both individual and corporate fiduciaries with the administration of trusts and estates.

Jessica also focuses her practice on commercial and real estate litigation. Jessica has significant experience in representing both commercial and residential landlords in eviction court and routinely advises landlords on day-to-day issues relating to various types of tenancies. Jessica also assists landlords in recovering unpaid rent and damages for breach of contract. Jessica’s experience is not limited, however, to the real estate industry. Jessica has experience representing individuals and companies in deceptive trade practices litigation, general business disputes, defamation actions, etc.

Jessica has been named an Up & Coming Attorney, an Attorney of the Year, and a Minnesota Rising Star. She graduated magna cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law where she was a member of the Mitchell Hamline Law Review. During law school, Jessica argued her first case in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Education

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2017
  • CALI Award recipient in Contracts
    
  • CALI Award recipient in Legal Research and Writing
  • Mitchell Hamline Law Review, Associate, 2015-2016, Vol. 42
  • Dorsey & Whitney Scholarship recipient, 2015-2017
• St. Cloud State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2013

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Judicial Clerkships

• Fourth Judicial District, The Honorable Daniel C. Moreno, Judicial Extern, Spring 2017
• Second Judicial District, The Honorable Laura Nelson, Judicial Extern, Spring 2017

Certifications

• Civil Rights Investigator, Foundations Certification, Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), 2021

Bar Associations

• Federal Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Probate and Trust Law Section
• Hennepin County Bar Association

Professional Associations

• Minnesota Women Lawyers

Civic Involvement

• The Advocates for Human Rights, 2019-present
• Volunteer Lawyers Network, 2018-2020
• Tubman, 2018-present

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation and Trust and Estates Litigation, 2025 ed.
• Up & Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2021
• Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2019
• Minnesota Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers, 2023-present

• Notes & Trends – Probate and Trust Law, monthly column author, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 2023-present
  
• Prepared In Anticipation – Taking Full Advantage of the Protections in Rule 26.02(d), co-author, Minnesota Defense, Winter 2017

The Work Week with Bassford Remele

• Minnesota’s Legislature Has Been Active. What’s Going on At the Federal Level?, author, August 14, 2023
  
• Legislative and Administrative Update: Paid Family Leave Bill Inching Closer to The Governor’s Desk, author, May 15, 2023
• 5 Reasons You Should Hire an Outside Investigator, author, March 20, 2023

• Damages, Damages, Damages: Understanding the Possible Outcomes in Probate Litigation, presenter, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, June 12, 2023
  
• 10 Ways Outside Counsel Can Increase Their Value to In-House Counsel, moderator, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education 2023 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 19, 2023
  
• Trends in Trust and Estate Litigation: What You Need to Know As An Estate Planner, co-presenter, Bassford Remele A Loss of Trust: What Trust and Estate Litigators Think Estate Planners Need to Know, January 24, 2023
• Mom Always Liked You Best: Tips from Experienced Trust Litigators for Estate Planners and Trustees, co-presenter with A.I. Silver, N.M. Abramson, and C.D. Marshall, private company, February 11, 2020
• Employment Law: Solutions for Top Complexities, presenter, National Business Institute National Webcast CLE, March 20, 2019
  
• Not Your Typical Dog and Pony Show: Service and Assistance Animals in Residential and Commercial Settings, presenter, Minnesota State Bar Association Animal Law Section, March 12, 2018