Stevan S. Yasgur, P.C.

Specialties

I have represented dozens, if not hundreds, of clients in divorce hearings and trials since 1980. If you knew what I know, a courtroom is the last place you’d choose to end your marriage and plan your family’s future. Although sometimes there’s no choice, usually there is.

Every family is unique in some respect. Collaborative practice lets you find solutions that preserve that uniqueness, because you and your spouse make the decisions. A wise family court judge once told a client and his spouse, «It’s not in my job description to love your children. Don’t you think decisions about their future should be made by someone who does (love them)?» Collaborative divorce gives you the freedom – and safety – to do this. It’s what I admire most about this approach.

History

Established in 1984.

This office was opened in 1984, four years after my admission to the bar. From my first day of practice, I was involved in Family Law and the Family Law bar. Our office has been located in Edina since 1986. Since 1999, Collaborative Process has played an increasing role in our practice, and today represents the largest proportion of our cases. We do, however, maintain a substantial number of litigated files for those cases that can only be handled that way, and each type of practice informs the other, keeping the comparisons between the two fresh, when new clients interview us.

Meet the Business Owner

Stevan Y.

Business Owner

I have been a Minnesota resident since 1972, moving here for my first job after being graduated from college. I moved to Minneapolis in 1973 and have lived in the metro ever since. I entered law school in 1976, receiving my degree in 1980, and was admitted to the Minnesota bar that year, and to the federal bar in 1981. I divorced in 1989 and remarried in 1993. I have two adult step-​children. Leisure activities center around my 50-​year love of fly-​fishing and include bamboo rod-​making and fly tying. At home, photography and cooking are big interests.