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Kendal O’Keefe is a partner with Chestnut Cambronne. She focuses her practice exclusively on family law, including divorce, child custody, interstate and international divorce and child custody matters, paternity, asset and debt division, spousal maintenance, child support, domestic abuse (including Orders for Protection) and Harassment Restraining Orders. Kendal is also a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral and offers mediation services in addition to her litigation practice.
Kendal has been named a Minnesota Rising Star by Super Lawyers for several years. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where she teaches Advanced Family Law. She has been invited to speak on a number of topics, including International Service of Process, Interstate and International Child Custody, and Establishing Child Support, among others. Kendal also serves as co-editor of Minnesota CLE’s Divorce Practice Deskbook, a resource for family law practitioners across the state. In addition, Kendal serves as a board member for the Family Law League, a local non-profit organization focused on professional development and promoting collegiality among family law professionals. Kendal’s interest in and passion for helping families developed during law school when she began volunteering for Tubman, a family violence prevention organization. Kendal has continued her involvement with Tubman and regularly volunteers her time to Tubman’s legal clinics for self-represented litigants.
Outside of her law practice, Kendal enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, stand-up comedy, and is a voracious reader.
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Acquired: 2012
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100 South Washington Ave., Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN, 55401
22 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Family
Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Family
Kendal O'keefe - Top notch family law attorney
Kendal represented me in a complicated divorce case and did an awesome job! She was very professional and respectful in all our dealings, yet she was very personable too. Kendal went above and beyond to understand me, my family, and what I was hoping for in an outcome, and helped get me to that out...
Posted by Aaron | July 29, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Family
Kendal > Than Any Other Family Attorney
I was referred to Kendal by a close family member. I couldn’t ask for a better advocate to be on my side during a divorce with children. I have 4 children, and she cares about them and how they will be affected by my divorce. Kendal is always responsive. She is efficient, respectful, determined, and ...
Posted by Jeff | February 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Family
Family Law Review
Utilized Kendal for a Family Law Case Involving 3rd Party Custody. Kendal was Professional but related to our needs & wants. Was upfront and transparent about cost. She helped us understand the process. Was prompt in returning Emails and Phone Call. Kendal ensured proper time for reviews on documents...
Posted by Derek | August 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family
Excellent Attorney
Kendal has been a wonderful asset to an ongoing custody and child support issue. She goes above and beyond and always responds to me in a timely manner. I've had two attorneys for this custody issue prior to hiring Kendal that have not been able to help me and my son like Kendal has. She's understand...
Posted by Kurtis | June 12, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family
Best ever
So 8 years ago my daughter was abducted by my ex-wife and she went to Mexico and this year in March my wife was on Facebook and found out that my daughter was no longer in Mexico but in Minnesota. With the great help of some detectives here in Utah we were able to locate her. Then I was online lookin...
"I have know Kendal for over 5 years, and through out that time she has shown herself to be an incredibly smart and dedicated attorney. I would strongly encourage anyone who needs a family law attorney to use Kendal."
"I am Ms. O'Keefe's co-worker and fellow associate attorney at Arnold, Rodman & Kretchmer, PLLC. Ms. O'Keefe is experienced in family law matters, including child custody and parenting time matters as well as dissolution proceedings involving complex financial issues. I have found Ms. O'Keefe to be a strong, effective, and approachable advocate for her clients."
Employment and labor lawyer
Family lawyer
2021
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2020
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2019
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2022 - Present
Partner, Chestnut Cambronne PA
2021 - 2022
Partner, Arnold, Rodman & O’Keefe, PA
2013 - 2020
Associate, Arnold, Rodman & O’Keefe, PA
2016 - Present
Minnesota Family Law LeagueBoard Member
2012 - Present
Minnesota State Bar AssociationMember
2012 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2012
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
2008
Bachelor of Arts
2018
Determining Child Support
2017
Determining Child Support
2016
Determining Child Support
2013
International Service of Process
2020
2019