Karen L. Tarrant

Bio Practice Areas Education Legal Experience Professional Associations 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. Estate Planning Probate Real Estate Corporate Law Litigation Education University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois J. D. - 1973 Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota B. A. - 1970 Honors: magna cum laude Fraternities or Sororities Phi Delta Phi Phi Beta Kappa 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. 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 Current Employment Position Attorney/Partner Minnesota State Bar Association, Member Ramsey County Bar Association, Member The National Association of Women Business, Minnesota Chapter, Member