DeAnn Pladson
Fargo, North Dakota 58104
United States
Profession(s)
Lawyer, Attorney, MediatorDeAnn Pladson is the owner of Pladson Law Office, P.L.L.C., practicing in all areas of family law, and specifically including those areas which focus on resolution outside of the courtroom, including collaborative law, divorce and residential placement disputes, mediation, arbitration, parenting coordination, parenting investigations, guardian ad litem assignments, and early neutral evaluations.
Undergraduate Education
1989: Graduate of Minnesota State University at Moorhead, B.A. in Speech Communications
Postgraduate Education
1992: Graduate of University of North Dakota Law School, J.D.
Professional Education
2019 – Present Joint Procedures Committee, North Dakota Supreme Court
2019 – Present Chair, ND Collaborative Divorce Group
2019 – Present Advisory Subcommittee, ADR Committee, ND Supreme Court
2013 – Present Social Early Neutral Evaluator
2013 – Present Financial Early Neutral Evaluator
2015 --Present Certified Collaborative Law Attorney
2009 – Present Certified Parenting Coordinator
2009 – Present Minnesota Statewide ADR Neutral Roster
2008 – Present SBAND, Volunteer Lawyer Program Mentor
2007 – Present North Dakota Attorneys for Justice Law Student Mentorship Program
1999 – Present Certified Divorce Mediator
1999 – Present North Dakota Statewide ADR Neutral Roster
1998 – Present Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Judicare Attorney
2019 – 2021 Executive Committee, Family Law Section
2018 – 2020 Women Lawyers Section, Leadership Subcommittee
2018 – 2021 Mentor Attorney, SBAND
2016 – 2018 Best Interest Factors, Subcommittee, SBAND
2015 – 2021 Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member
2012 – 2021 Family Mediation Program of the Supreme Court, Mediator
2008 – 2012 Custody and Visitation Task Force
2008 – 2010 Chair, Drafting Committee Parenting Investigator Manual
2005 – 2009 North Dakota Racing Commission
2002 – 2020 North Dakota Attorneys for Justice
2001 – 2010 SBAND Civil Legal Assistance Committee
2002 – 2009 Solutions, Inc., Board of Directors
2002 – 2008 The Arc Cass County, Board of Directors
2005 – 2009 Hope Lutheran Foundation
2010 Finalist, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship
2004 Finalist, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship
2003 Finalist, East Central Judicial District, Judgeship
2004 – 2007 Faith Steps Teacher, Hope Lutheran Church
2004 – 2009 Girl Scout, Troop Leader Troop 681
2002 – 2006 Longfellow Elementary PTA, Legislative Representative
2000 – 2015 Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, Consulting Attorney
2002 Pro Se Forms Subcommittee, ND Supreme Court Services
1999 Chair, Family Law Manual Subcommittee,
ND Family Law Section
Honors
2010 Nominee, YWCA Woman of the Year
2008 Keynote Speaker, Responding to Ethical Complaints, CCBA
2003 Recipient, Healing the Hurt Award, Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
2003 Inducted, Fargo North High School Hall of Fame
2001 Keynote Speaker, Law Day, May 1, 2001 "Best Interests of the Children"
2000 NALS of Fargo-Moorhead Boss of the Year
I am interested in providing training to other professionals in all aspects of the introductory collaborative practice training, with emphasis on theory and ethics, process value and costs, professional teamwork and practice and practice group development. I have coordinated three major interdisciplinary trainings for North Dakota, and I am working on our fourth.
2023, Speaker, Legislative Update, Family Law Seminar SBAND
2022 Speaker, Overview of Collaborative Law, Family Law Seminar SBAND
2019 Speaker, Avoiding Disciplinary Complaints, Family Law Seminar SBAND
2018 Speaker, Avoiding Ethical Complaints, Family Law Seminar, SBAND
2018 Speaker, Destination CLE, Complex Issues in Family Law, SBAND
2017 Speaker, New Developments in ND Family law;
2015 Speaker, Breaking Down the Best Interest Factors; Red River Paralegal Association
2015 Speaker, Property Division in Family Law, Family Law Seminar
2014 Speaker, Protecting Your Online Reputation, Family Law Seminar
2014 Peoples Law School, State Bar Association of North Dakota
2014 Speaker, Real Property, Probate Trust Seminar, Family Law
2013 Speaker, A Mediation Primer, Clay County, MN
2010 Speaker, Family Law Primer, Red River Paralegal Association
2009 Speaker, “A Summary of North Dakota’s New Laws” CLE by North Dakota State Bar Association
2022 Speaker, Overview of Collaborative Law, Family Law Seminar SBAND (2 hours)
2020 Speaker, Collaborative Law, A New Way to Divorce, ND Counseling Association (3-one hour sessions)
2020 Moderator, Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training, SBAND (15.5 hours)
2018 Speaker, Collaborative Law and Cost Effectiveness for Clients, Family Law Seminar, SBAND (1.3 hours)
1999, Erickson Mediation Institute, 40 hours of Intro to Mediation
2013, Minnesota Judicial Branch, Financial and Social Early Neutral Evaluation Training
2014, State Bar Association of North Dakota, Parent Coordinator Training
2015, Minnesota Collaborative Law Institute, The New Collaborative Experience
2016, North Dakota Collaborative Divorce Group, The Collaborative Experience Training (Fargo)
2017, North Dakota Collaborative Divorce Group, Financial Neutrals in Collaborative Law
2018, North Dakota Collaborative Divorce Group, The Collaborative Experience Training (Grand Forks)
2020, AAML, Arbitration Training Institute