Jessica Birken
Minneapolis, MN
Licensed for 14 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Real Estate
Language
English
About
I am an attorney and consultant. I help nonprofits solve problems so they can stop worrying and focus on what matters most -- The Mission. In addition to my law degree I also hold a Masters in Nonprofit Management and worked in-house for several years. About me:Hi, I’m Jess Birken.I am the owner of Birken Law Office, I help nonprofits solve problems so they can quit worrying and get back to what matters most – The Work. I’m not like most attorneys, I actually have an outgoing personality, and – like you – I like to think outside the box. Most of my clients are passionate and have an entrepreneurial spirit. I’m like that too. My goal is to help you crush it. Getting bogged down in the minutia sucks the joy out of the important work. My clients want to do the work – not the paperwork.My CredentialsBA, Sociology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2001)JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Magna Cum Laude (2007)MA, Nonprofit Management, Hamline University (2010)Certified Transformative MediatorWant more? Check out my LinkedIn profile.My BiographyI am the former CEO & Managing Partner at Urban Birken PLLC, a boutique firm that specialized in serving the nonprofit community. I have worked with nonprofit organizations for most of my career.Before becoming a private practice attorney, I spent four years inside a national nonprofit organization, Pheasants Forever.I worked my way through law school and had the beginnings of a promising career in criminal law after graduation. However, I quickly realized that going to court is depressing! In court, the toothpaste is out of the tube and you’re just trying to clean up the mess. My colleagues reassured me I’d become callous and get used to the grim reality. But I thought that sounded like a terrible personal outcome and decided I needed to change course. I really missed the nonprofit sector. As a result, I went back to grad school and earned a Masters in Nonprofit Management. I rejoined the nonprofit sector through my work with Pheasants Forever where my role was a marriage of attorney work and federal grant management and administration.Since that time, I have run my own firms. I’m now the owner of Birken Law Office a firm designed to help nonprofits and the arts.
Practices Areas
Real Estate
Language
English
Contact
Birken Law Office PLLC1400 Van Buren St. NESuite 200Minneapolis, MN, 554131400 Van Buren St. NESuite 200Suite 200Minneapolis, MN, 55413
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Jess has been fabulous from the beginning. We would not be where we are if not for her firm. She not only did what we needed her to do, she went above and beyond. Telling us next steps and what to be looking for was invaluable to our non profit business. K9s From Carrie
When it comes to NPO and law, you want Jess Birken. Prior to our NPO, we spoke with many from all over the area and found Jess to be the easiest to communicate with by far. Key with any relationship. Honest and forthright, which we prefer direct to the point conversations which is second only to her very impressive knowledge (and relations) on law and NPO's. Cost is always a factor for NPO's and compared to the twenty plus we spoke with, Birken Law was very reasonable. Since retaining her as sole counsel for our entity, we have found that she is worth her weight in gold! Whether you are a few individuals with a dream and a plan or an established, fully operational blessed org. You will find her integrity, knowledge, communication skills to be by far superior than the others in this marketplace. We spent the time doing our due diligence and would strongly recommend making the first appointment to be with Birken Law. You will be thankful you did. Jim
Jess has been fabulous from the beginning. We would not be where we are if not for her firm. She not only did what we needed her to do, she went above and beyond. Telling us next steps and what to be looking for was invaluable to our non profit business. K9s From Carrie
When it comes to NPO and law, you want Jess Birken. Prior to our NPO, we spoke with many from all over the area and found Jess to be the easiest to communicate with by far. Key with any relationship. Honest and forthright, which we prefer direct to the point conversations which is second only to her very impressive knowledge (and relations) on law and NPO's. Cost is always a factor for NPO's and compared to the twenty plus we spoke with, Birken Law was very reasonable. Since retaining her as sole counsel for our entity, we have found that she is worth her weight in gold! Whether you are a few individuals with a dream and a plan or an established, fully operational blessed org. You will find her integrity, knowledge, communication skills to be by far superior than the others in this marketplace. We spent the time doing our due diligence and would strongly recommend making the first appointment to be with Birken Law. You will be thankful you did. Jim
Jess has been fabulous from the beginning. We would not be where we are if not for her firm. She not only did what we needed her to do, she went above and beyond. Telling us next steps and what to be looking for was invaluable to our non profit business. K9s From Carrie
When it comes to NPO and law, you want Jess Birken. Prior to our NPO, we spoke with many from all over the area and found Jess to be the easiest to communicate with by far. Key with any relationship. Honest and forthright, which we prefer direct to the point conversations which is second only to her very impressive knowledge (and relations) on law and NPO's. Cost is always a factor for NPO's and compared to the twenty plus we spoke with, Birken Law was very reasonable. Since retaining her as sole counsel for our entity, we have found that she is worth her weight in gold! Whether you are a few individuals with a dream and a plan or an established, fully operational blessed org. You will find her integrity, knowledge, communication skills to be by far superior than the others in this marketplace. We spent the time doing our due diligence and would strongly recommend making the first appointment to be with Birken Law. You will be thankful you did. Jim