B. Steven Messick 5YEARSAWARDED

B. Steven Messick

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022
Awarded Practice Areas
Family Law Litigation - Trusts and Estates
B. Steven Messick
B. Steven Messick
Woodbury, MN
Works at
Messick Law PLLC

1 Best Lawyers award

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Biography

Steven Messick is a Minnesota attorney with more than ten years of experience representing clients in family law, probate, trust and estate litigation, and related civil matters. Based in Woodbury, Minnesota, Steven serves clients throughout the state through Messick Law PLLC.

Steven represents clients in probate and civil litigation, including trust and estate disputes, guardianship and conservatorship matters, and actions involving real property. He also serves as a mediator in family, probate, and civil disputes, helping clients work toward practical resolutions.

Steven is a former judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Thomas M. Neuville of Rice County, Minnesota. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Before entering private practice, Steven worked as an assistant to a U.S. Congressman and held advisory positions for state and federal candidates and officeholders.

Steven was recognized as a Rising Star in 2019 and 2020 and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2021.

Steven lives in Woodbury, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.

Works at
Messick Law PLLC

1 Best Lawyers award

Messick Law PLLC logo

Locations

Education

  • Hamline University, B.A.
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., graduated 2009

Bar Admissions

  • North Dakota, State Bar Association of North Dakota
  • Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2019
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2019
  • United States Supreme Court, 2022
  • Minnesota Supreme Court

Affiliations

  • City of Cottage Grove, MN - Vice-Chairman, 2011 to 2012
  • City of Cottage Grove, MN - Chairman, 2009 to 2011
  • City of Cottage Grove, MN - Planning Commissioner, 2007 to 2012
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) - Fifth District, President, Vice President, Treasurer, 2013 to 2016
  • Fifth District Bar Association - President, Vice President, Treasurer, 2013 to 2016
  • Minnesota State Bar Association - Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, 2015 to 2017
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) - Greater Minnesota Section, Council Member, 2016 to Present
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) - Fifth District Ethics Committee, Investigator, 2017 to Present
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) - Judiciary Committee Member, 2017 to Present
  • American Bar Association (ABA) - House of Delegates, Member, 2015 to 2017
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law - Trustee 2023 to Present
  • The Supreme Court of Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education - Member, 2021 to Present
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) - Governing Council, former Member, 2017 to 2024

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Family Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • B. Steven Messick has been named a Minnesota Legal 250 honoree by Minnesota Lawyer

  • Minnesota Super Lawyers – Rising Star

  • Minnesota Super Lawyers

  • AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings

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