RICH KRAMBEER - THIRD PARTY NEUTRAL - BACKGROUND

General Background/Experience

          Rich Krambeer actively practiced Law for over 30 years, representing clients and conducting trials in Family Court as well as in Criminal and Civil cases.  Twice named a Minnesota Super Lawyer by his peers, nationally recognized lawyer peer rating service Martindale Hubble has also long rated him “AV 5.0 Pre-eminent” - their highest rating for competence and ethics.  Several times, he was a presenter at the Annual Family Law Institute on the topic “Real Estate Issues in Family Law”.

          While he tried cases when necessary, his preferred outcome was always obtaining the best settlement possible for clients.  After decades of successfully negotiating hundreds of settlements for clients, Rich became a Qualified Neutral on the Minnesota Supreme Court roster for Civil cases in 2003 and for Family cases in 2004.

          He has served in his private practice as a mediator, and as an evaluator in Social and Financial Early Neutral Evaluations (ENE’s).  He also has voluntarily done church-related mediations and been a volunteer mediator and Parenting Time Expeditor for Community Mediation and Restorative Services, Inc., has participated in training other mediators and has presented a day-long seminar on Church Conflict to seminarians.

          As a school board member and in the State Legislature, Rich skillfully dealt with a variety of controversies  He typically took the lead in bringing disputing factions together to resolve difficult community issues.

Serving as a Neutral Decision-Maker

          Rich is also well suited to serve as a Consensual Special Magistrate in contested cases.  He has successfully briefed and argued Minnesota Court of Appeals cases, including a case in which he established the method for valuing the seller’s interest in an ongoing Contract for Deed that is still good law today.  He has prepared dozens of sets of proposed Findings of Fact and Order or Judgment and Decree documents.  He has served as a school district labor grievance hearing officer.  His written Decision as a hearing officer in a dispute over a student’s athletic eligibility was upheld by the State High School League.

Cases Involving Children - Unique Qualifications/Experience

          In cases involving children, Rich has unique qualifications.  While, most important, he is a father and a grandfather, for several years, he and his wife were foster parents.  They did short-term emergency shelter care for adolescents, cared for young children of parents with chemical abuse problems, and provided the family of a mentally challenged child regular respite care.  Their training included child development, family systems, alcohol/drug issues, teen suicide, etc.  He has also been court appointed to perform custody evaluations.

Other Real Life Experiences/Qualifications

          A Vietnam veteran, he has insight into problems faced by veterans and their families.

          A former prosecutor with both a close relative and a close friend in law enforcement, he has represented many law enforcement officers or their spouses in Family Court.  He knows the unique issues that arise in their lives.

          He knows many people in various medical professions and related fields and has been the attorney for physicians, nurses, dentists, and other medical professionals, or their spouses.  Rich is well suited to help resolve disputes in which someone in those professions may be involved.

          A former school board member, he personally knows many teachers or teachers’ spouses.  He has had many cases involving teachers or professors and their employment benefits.  This gives Rich much insight into those types of cases.

          Whether parties have an eighth grade education like his own farm-born parents or a Ph.D., Rich feels comfortable assisting and communicating with people of every background.  He has lived in the city and has lived in rural areas

          Rich has represented clients whose financial situation qualified them for legal aid, those whose net worth was more than a million dollars, and those in between.  He has experience problem-solving a broad range of financial issues.

Rich Krambeer's real life and professional background is why the Krambeer Mediation, LLC motto is:  EXPERIENCED, FAIR, and EFFECTIVE.