Jana is a nationally recognized family law practitioner who serves as a compassionate advocate for clients and their children. Knowledgeable and responsive, she is committed to understanding her clients’ needs and working with them to achieve positive outcomes. Jana strives to resolve matters outside the courtroom to minimize distress and disruption, but when the parties cannot reach a consensus, she is fully prepared to represent her clients’ interests at trial.

Jana believes that every client deserves dedicated, competent guidance throughout their family court proceeding, culminating in a conclusion that prepares her clients to confidently move forward.

Jana provides effective counsel in all areas of family law, including:

  • Complex property valuation and division
  • Child support and child support modification
  • Spousal maintenance and modification
  • Complex nonmarital tracing
  • Asset and income management
  • Parenting agreements and paternity
  • Custody settlement and litigation
  • Stepparent adoption
  • Premarital, postmarital, and cohabitation agreements
  • Settlements
  • Post-decree matters
  • Appeals, trial, and motion practice
  • Mediation, arbitration, and evaluative processes representation
  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral

In addition, Jana is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice, available to offer families ADR services such as family law mediation and financial early neutral evaluations.

Jana also serves on Moss & Barnett’s board of directors and as chair of M&B Cares, the firm’s community outreach and philanthropic committee.

Representative Cases

  • Moon v. Moon, A16-0173 (Minn. Ct. App. 2016)
  • Nelson v. Nelson, No. A15-2024 (Minn. Ct. App. 2016)
  • Lauderdale v. Lauderdale, No. A14-0864 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
  • Hill v. Hill, No. A14-1752 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
  • Brooks v. Brooks, No. A12-0553 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012)
  • Ellingson v. Ellingson, No. A09-1709 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010)
  • Melius v. Melius, 765 N.W.2d 411 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
  • Ellingson v. Ellingson, No. A06-1522, No. A06-1221 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007)
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