team-member

Michelle Kniess

Woodbury, MN

Licensed for 16 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

Practices Areas

Child custody

Child support

Divorce and separation

Family

Language

English

Contact

Kniess Law, LLC2155 Woodlane DriveSuite 100Woodbury, MN, 551252155 Woodlane DriveSuite 100Suite 100Woodbury, MN, 55125

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Steve
February 8, 2019

Michelle was great through my pending divorce. She asked the right questions and gave advice that really helped through the process and focused on what I was looking to achieve.

Kristin
February 7, 2019

This was my first experience with any lawyer/law issue - Michelle and her team did an excellent job training and helping me through this. Michelle was very straight forward on what to expect with the initial consultation, negotiated extremely well throughout the entire (almost) 2 year process. Amanda is amazing as well. She did fantastic work, quickly responded and was extremely reassuring. As a team they did a great job handling my case. Negative reviews stated that people were frustrated by the lack of response. I will say initially I was frustrated myself, but Michelle and Amanda reminded me that I pay for them to read my emails/answer my phone calls and respond. So know that they are working on it when it needs to be worked on to help prevent excessive charges to you!! They got me involved when I needed to be and kept me updated as there were updates. I was very happy that I had Michelle and Amanda with me to help me through the worst couple years of my life.

Darrell
February 6, 2019

Michelle crafted a very versatile divorce decree that was accepted by my ex-wife. I avoided alimony and retained a larger portion of my retirement portfolio.

anonymous
February 6, 2019

I was extremely happy with the legal advice I received. My needs and opionions were heard. Michelle was very friendly and happy to answer all my questions and concerns. Appreciated her being patient with me and explaining all the next steps what to expect and what it means to me. Michelle was prepared and knows the laws well, could tell she was is a experienced lawyer. Invoice was detailed and easy to understand the charges. What can be a emotionally and hard experience was the best experience I could of asked for. thank you Kniess law!

JMG
May 9, 2015

This review is long over due. I met Michelle in 2009 while she was an associate attorney at another firm. My divorce was very tricky and was a "perfect storm" of unfortunate events. I learned so much through the process and I think Michelle did too. I NEEDED an advocate that would be able to change my "game". Michelle and the firm she was with did that. Michelle is smart, thorough, compassionate, and patient. 2009-10 was a life changing time for me and thanks to Michelle & her team, it was a positive change. Life in 2015 is full of blessings and MK is one of the members of "Team J" that worked feverishly in 09-10 that made today's blessings possible. If you are in need of a family law attorney, reach out to Michelle, you will not be disappointed.

anonymous
February 4, 2019

We are so disappointed in this law firm and we were clients (I read the disclosure from the law firm on another negative review and none of what Kneiss law states on there is at all accurate. We would dispute every single bullet point that they claim. We completely agree, unfortunately, with the negative review) and put down our hard earned money to retain them. After an initial meeting that bolstered our confidence, everything after that was unacceptable. The communication was abhorrent: we would go weeks without hearing ANYTHING about our case and when I complained, we were given excuse after excuse why they hadnt responded. Everything from a lawyer quit unexpectedly to they had family in town for the holidays. We were promised our case would be scheduled in December and as of today (february), nothing is scheduled. And yet, our retainer is 99% gone. They only responded when I reached out to them and even then there was no consistency in how soon they would reply (could be 2 days could be never). It was so bad they actually gave us a discount, which was appreciated, HOWEVER, we racked up all the money they discounted in emails still begging to get some information. Many unnecessary and costly emails later literally begging to get some communication and updates on our case and we are no closer to resolving our case than when we hired them months ago. Please save your money and go with another law firm that gives you the attention you deserve.

anonymous
April 28, 2018

I would never reccomend this lawyer unless you have money to burn. We were very disappointed. Benefit of the doubt, maybe she was super busy and shouldn't have taken the case... regardless, errors on paperwork, wanting payments without supplying billing statements unless repeatedly asked for, being unprepared, lack of follow through and etc.. I'm not trying to insult her, just laying out some of the facts and dissatisfaction we felt with our particular case.

Steve
February 8, 2019

Michelle was great through my pending divorce. She asked the right questions and gave advice that really helped through the process and focused on what I was looking to achieve.

Kristin
February 7, 2019

This was my first experience with any lawyer/law issue - Michelle and her team did an excellent job training and helping me through this. Michelle was very straight forward on what to expect with the initial consultation, negotiated extremely well throughout the entire (almost) 2 year process. Amanda is amazing as well. She did fantastic work, quickly responded and was extremely reassuring. As a team they did a great job handling my case. Negative reviews stated that people were frustrated by the lack of response. I will say initially I was frustrated myself, but Michelle and Amanda reminded me that I pay for them to read my emails/answer my phone calls and respond. So know that they are working on it when it needs to be worked on to help prevent excessive charges to you!! They got me involved when I needed to be and kept me updated as there were updates. I was very happy that I had Michelle and Amanda with me to help me through the worst couple years of my life.

Darrell
February 6, 2019

Michelle crafted a very versatile divorce decree that was accepted by my ex-wife. I avoided alimony and retained a larger portion of my retirement portfolio.

anonymous
February 6, 2019

I was extremely happy with the legal advice I received. My needs and opionions were heard. Michelle was very friendly and happy to answer all my questions and concerns. Appreciated her being patient with me and explaining all the next steps what to expect and what it means to me. Michelle was prepared and knows the laws well, could tell she was is a experienced lawyer. Invoice was detailed and easy to understand the charges. What can be a emotionally and hard experience was the best experience I could of asked for. thank you Kniess law!

JMG
May 9, 2015

This review is long over due. I met Michelle in 2009 while she was an associate attorney at another firm. My divorce was very tricky and was a "perfect storm" of unfortunate events. I learned so much through the process and I think Michelle did too. I NEEDED an advocate that would be able to change my "game". Michelle and the firm she was with did that. Michelle is smart, thorough, compassionate, and patient. 2009-10 was a life changing time for me and thanks to Michelle & her team, it was a positive change. Life in 2015 is full of blessings and MK is one of the members of "Team J" that worked feverishly in 09-10 that made today's blessings possible. If you are in need of a family law attorney, reach out to Michelle, you will not be disappointed.

anonymous
February 4, 2019

We are so disappointed in this law firm and we were clients (I read the disclosure from the law firm on another negative review and none of what Kneiss law states on there is at all accurate. We would dispute every single bullet point that they claim. We completely agree, unfortunately, with the negative review) and put down our hard earned money to retain them. After an initial meeting that bolstered our confidence, everything after that was unacceptable. The communication was abhorrent: we would go weeks without hearing ANYTHING about our case and when I complained, we were given excuse after excuse why they hadnt responded. Everything from a lawyer quit unexpectedly to they had family in town for the holidays. We were promised our case would be scheduled in December and as of today (february), nothing is scheduled. And yet, our retainer is 99% gone. They only responded when I reached out to them and even then there was no consistency in how soon they would reply (could be 2 days could be never). It was so bad they actually gave us a discount, which was appreciated, HOWEVER, we racked up all the money they discounted in emails still begging to get some information. Many unnecessary and costly emails later literally begging to get some communication and updates on our case and we are no closer to resolving our case than when we hired them months ago. Please save your money and go with another law firm that gives you the attention you deserve.

anonymous
April 28, 2018

I would never reccomend this lawyer unless you have money to burn. We were very disappointed. Benefit of the doubt, maybe she was super busy and shouldn't have taken the case... regardless, errors on paperwork, wanting payments without supplying billing statements unless repeatedly asked for, being unprepared, lack of follow through and etc.. I'm not trying to insult her, just laying out some of the facts and dissatisfaction we felt with our particular case.

Steve
February 8, 2019

Michelle was great through my pending divorce. She asked the right questions and gave advice that really helped through the process and focused on what I was looking to achieve.

Kristin
February 7, 2019

This was my first experience with any lawyer/law issue - Michelle and her team did an excellent job training and helping me through this. Michelle was very straight forward on what to expect with the initial consultation, negotiated extremely well throughout the entire (almost) 2 year process. Amanda is amazing as well. She did fantastic work, quickly responded and was extremely reassuring. As a team they did a great job handling my case. Negative reviews stated that people were frustrated by the lack of response. I will say initially I was frustrated myself, but Michelle and Amanda reminded me that I pay for them to read my emails/answer my phone calls and respond. So know that they are working on it when it needs to be worked on to help prevent excessive charges to you!! They got me involved when I needed to be and kept me updated as there were updates. I was very happy that I had Michelle and Amanda with me to help me through the worst couple years of my life.

Darrell
February 6, 2019

Michelle crafted a very versatile divorce decree that was accepted by my ex-wife. I avoided alimony and retained a larger portion of my retirement portfolio.

anonymous
February 6, 2019

I was extremely happy with the legal advice I received. My needs and opionions were heard. Michelle was very friendly and happy to answer all my questions and concerns. Appreciated her being patient with me and explaining all the next steps what to expect and what it means to me. Michelle was prepared and knows the laws well, could tell she was is a experienced lawyer. Invoice was detailed and easy to understand the charges. What can be a emotionally and hard experience was the best experience I could of asked for. thank you Kniess law!

JMG
May 9, 2015

This review is long over due. I met Michelle in 2009 while she was an associate attorney at another firm. My divorce was very tricky and was a "perfect storm" of unfortunate events. I learned so much through the process and I think Michelle did too. I NEEDED an advocate that would be able to change my "game". Michelle and the firm she was with did that. Michelle is smart, thorough, compassionate, and patient. 2009-10 was a life changing time for me and thanks to Michelle & her team, it was a positive change. Life in 2015 is full of blessings and MK is one of the members of "Team J" that worked feverishly in 09-10 that made today's blessings possible. If you are in need of a family law attorney, reach out to Michelle, you will not be disappointed.

anonymous
February 4, 2019

We are so disappointed in this law firm and we were clients (I read the disclosure from the law firm on another negative review and none of what Kneiss law states on there is at all accurate. We would dispute every single bullet point that they claim. We completely agree, unfortunately, with the negative review) and put down our hard earned money to retain them. After an initial meeting that bolstered our confidence, everything after that was unacceptable. The communication was abhorrent: we would go weeks without hearing ANYTHING about our case and when I complained, we were given excuse after excuse why they hadnt responded. Everything from a lawyer quit unexpectedly to they had family in town for the holidays. We were promised our case would be scheduled in December and as of today (february), nothing is scheduled. And yet, our retainer is 99% gone. They only responded when I reached out to them and even then there was no consistency in how soon they would reply (could be 2 days could be never). It was so bad they actually gave us a discount, which was appreciated, HOWEVER, we racked up all the money they discounted in emails still begging to get some information. Many unnecessary and costly emails later literally begging to get some communication and updates on our case and we are no closer to resolving our case than when we hired them months ago. Please save your money and go with another law firm that gives you the attention you deserve.

anonymous
April 28, 2018

I would never reccomend this lawyer unless you have money to burn. We were very disappointed. Benefit of the doubt, maybe she was super busy and shouldn't have taken the case... regardless, errors on paperwork, wanting payments without supplying billing statements unless repeatedly asked for, being unprepared, lack of follow through and etc.. I'm not trying to insult her, just laying out some of the facts and dissatisfaction we felt with our particular case.