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Jillian K. Duffy brings experience, judgment, and steady advocacy to every matter she handles. She is a Minnesota attorney focusing on family law, divorce, mediation, and general business law, advising clients through complex legal and financial issues with clarity and purpose.
Jill represents clients in all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody and parenting time disputes, post-judgment modifications, and appeals. Her practice includes negotiating and drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, assisting with step-parent adoptions, and handling high-conflict and financially complex matters. She is a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral and Certified Family Law Mediator, helping parties resolve disputes efficiently both in and out of court.
Jill also frequently serves as a court-appointed Receiver, managing real estate, financial accounts, businesses and other assets during pending litigation. In that role, she works closely with courts, attorneys, title companies, and financial professionals to ensure compliance with court orders, preserve asset value, and facilitate orderly resolution.
Jill’s professionalism and ethical standards have earned consistent peer recognition. She was selected for Thomson Reuters Minnesota Lawyers Rising Stars (2013–2016) and has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer annually from 2017 through 2025, including Top 50: Women Minnesota Super Lawyers in 2025.
Jill is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Women Lawyers’ Association, and the Lavender Bar Association.
She earned her Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law and holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Criminology from The College of St. Scholastica and the University of Minnesota–Duluth.
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4800 Olson Memorial Hwy, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN, 55422
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Posted by Nicole | October 31, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Jillian K. Duffy is reliable, trustworthy and will get great results for you. She set me at ease from the first moment we discussed my case. I never once felt inconvenienced and was able to move along with my life as the case progressed. We worked together through mediation and then again in court, w...
Posted by Jenn | January 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Jillian is a fantastic lawyer. A co-worker referred her to me and I could not be happier with the service I received. I retained Jillian to help me navigate my divorce in 2017. She is proactive, smart, responsive, honest, straight-forward and aggressively looked out for my best interests. Jillian was...
Posted by Ashley | January 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Jillian is prompt, proactive and very well connected to the community. I needed her advice with several Child Specialists and she was able to make great recommendations based on working with them prior. I have worked with Jillian for the last 5 years on a regular basis and trust her with my life.
Posted by Zachary | January 12, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Jill is a terrific lawyer, offering pragmatic solutions to her clients and promoting the virtues of compromise, yet fearless if a matter requires litigation. She enjoys good relationships with other members of the bar and the judicial officers before whom she appears. She's sharp, practical, and stra...
Posted by Allison | January 12, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I used Jillian Duffy for my divorce and received nothing short of EXCELLENT service. She was was very knowledgeable and explained everything to me at every step in the process. She were very clear on potential outcomes and, in the end, I was granted a divorce with fair results. I never once questione...
"I have worked with Jill both as opposing counsel and along side her in various matters. I enjoy working with her. She advocates strongly for her clients. I have often referred potential clients to her when I have a conflict or when she has more expertise in an area."
Family lawyer
Family lawyer
2018
The Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota 2018, SuperLawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2016
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2015
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2014
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2013
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2011 - Present
Attorney, Robinson | Duffy, PLLC
2008 - 2011
Attorney, Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC
2006 - 2007
Attorney, Montgomery, Kolodny, Amatuzio & Dusbabek, LLP
Member
Member
Member
Trial Court Order Upheld
2006
JD - Juris Doctor
2003
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2002
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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