| Profile |
Margie Bodas litigates bankruptcy disputes such as preference claims, turnover actions, issues relating to the property of the bankruptcy estate, and other adversary actions. She chairs the Creditors’ Rights Section of Lommen Abdo. Ms. Bodas also litigates workers’ compensation disputes in both the administrative system and the state and federal district courts -- defending against workers’ compensation claims, pursuing subrogation claims, defending employers’ liability and .82 actions, resolving insurance coverage and premium disputes. Ms. Bodas is the Vice-President of Practice Management at Lommen Abdo. Prior to her legal career, she coordinated an award winning community drug prevention program on the Iron Range and worked as the news editor of the Mesabi Daily News. She is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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| Bar Admissions |
Minnesota, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1986
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| Published Works |
"How to avoid financial pain when others file," Upsize Minnesota Minnesota, April-May 2010
"Medical Managed Care Reimbursement: Unjust but Constitutional," Minnesota Medicine, October, 2000
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| Classes or Lectures |
Legal Malpractice Actions & Ethics Issues Related to Bankruptcy Matters, Minnesota CLE, October 2009
Collecting Debts in Minnesota: From Documentation, to Levies, to bankruptcy in the Year 2000, Lorman Educational Services, January 19, 2000
Skip Tracing in Minnesota, National Business Institute, August 29, 2000
When You Have to Go to Court - Litigation and Ethical Obligations to Collections, National Business Institute, July 21, 1998
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| Membership |
Skyway Connections–Inspiring Executive Women Steering Committee, a Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Networking Group
Putt for the Pink Steering Committee, a Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Event MSBA’s Managing Partner Roundtable
Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Member; 1999 - 2000, Co-Chair, Steering Committee for Leadership Minneapolis
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
American Bar Association, Advisory Panel Member
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| Areas of Practice |
Bankruptcy Litigation
Collections
Creditors' Rights/Collection
Insurance Law
Litigation
Trial Practice
Workers' Compensation |