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Christine J. Cassellius

Email CasselliusC@seversonsheldon.com
Phone (952) 953-8813
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Practice Areas

  • Family Law
  • Criminal Prosecution
  • Criminal Defense

Legal Assistant

Jackie Bendoraitis
telephone (952) 953-8833

Attorneys

Christine J. Cassellius | Shareholder

Christine has resided in Eagan with her family since 2001. She is shareholder of Severson Sheldon.  Christine is an Assistant City of Apple Valley Attorney working extensively in criminal prosecution matters. Christine represents the City of Apple Valley in criminal court on a weekly basis. She has represented the City in many jury trials and has drafted several Memoranda to the Court of Appeals on behalf of the City of Apple Valley.

Christine also works in the private sector in family law. In her family law practice, she represents clients in marriage dissolutions, custody proceedings, child support proceedings, adoptions property division, paternity matters and spousal maintenance proceedings.

Christine also represents clients in limited criminal defense cases.

When Christine is not running after her two children, she enjoys gardening, cooking and reading.

Professional Memberships

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Member of Minnesota State Bar Association Assembly

Professional Recognition

  • Christine's peers in the Minnesota bar recognized her in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Minnesota Rising Stars® lists, a designation given to only 2.5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year.
  • Nominated by Legal Assistance of Dakota County, Ltd. and recognized  by the Minnesota Supreme Court for her significant contributions to serving the legal needs of low-income clients in Dakota County.
  • Received BV Peer Review Rating, the highest rating awarded by Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell to attorneys admitted to the bar from 5-9 years.
  • Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice

Representative Cases

  • Kerr v. Kerr, 2009 Minn. App. LEXIS 154 (Minn. App. 2009).
  • Wisness v. Wisness, 2009 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 234 (Minn. App. 2009).

  • Tweeton v. State, 2007 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 593 (Minn. App. 2007).

  • State v. Demars, 2005 Minn. App. LEXIS 23 (Minn. App. 2005).

Court Admissions

  • State of Minnesota
  • United States District Court, District of Minnesota

Judicial Clerkships

  • Honorable Harry Seymour Crump, Fourth Judicial District (2000-2002)

Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, J.D.
  • University of Minnesota - Duluth, B.A.

Community Involvement

  • Eagan Foundation, Board of Directors (2005-2007)
  • Active Member of the Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Volunteer Attorney for Legal Assistance of Dakota County
  • Member of St. Thomas Beckett