With offices in Minneapolis and St. Cloud and legal professionals remote in other locations, we excel in employment counseling, negotiation, and litigation; estate and wealth transfer planning and administration – including estate and trust disputes and transfer taxation; mediation and other alternative dispute resolution; early childhood education law; individual specialty claims; and business and commercial transactions and planning. We provide strategic and cost-effective counsel to clients throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and beyond.






For Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A., providing legal assistance means more than just addressing your current legal needs. We are committed to working closely with you to develop creative and practical solutions to your individual and business challenges, both now and in the future.
Our team operates with a client-centered approach, ensuring prompt responses to questions and accessibility as we work to meet our clients’ legal needs. We strive to make you feel like part of the family, balancing solid legal representation with support during difficult times.
Skillful Representation For Employment Counseling, Negotiation, Training And Litigation | Representation In Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, St. Cloud, Throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin And Beyond.
A basic Minnesota estate plan includes a will, a health care directive, asset-protection strategies & a power of attorney. You may establish a trust to avoid probate, handle a special need in your family, or to manage specific assets.
Mediation is a more engaging approach to conflict resolution. Unlike a courtroom, where a judge or jury dictates the final word, it is a collaborative process that empowers you provide input to resolve disputes on your terms.
The Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A., professionals have spent decades helping businesses get started, grow, acquire, merge and implement sound business strategies.
Early Childhood Education providers do very important work, and it certainly is not easy. Few, if any, industries in Minnesota are as heavily regulated as the early childhood education industry.
At Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A., our legal professionals provide a variety of legal services in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, St. Cloud, throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond assisting individuals in their most important legal fights, such as whistleblower claims, catastrophic personal injury matters and more.
At Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A., our legal professionals have effectively assisted companies throughout various stages, including startup, growth, acquisitions, mergers, and transitions to next generations. Our lawyers design strategies to optimize processes and human capital as well as prevent potential legal conflicts. From a company’s creation to its maturity, they work closely with clients, structuring contractual relationships and agreements to help facilitate efficiency in delivering their products and services.
In employment law, our team has worked with employers and employees, helping them manage and face challenges ranging from contractual negotiations to disputes over rights and obligations in the workplace. Our legal professionals have experience in training, investigating and managing safe work environments. When proactive planning does not achieve optimal results, they strongly advocate for our clients.
Our professionals provide legal support to early childhood education providers, navigating the complexities of a heavily regulated industry. They address a wide range of legal matters, including compliance with licensing regulations, investigations, discrimination and maltreatment complaints, employment issues, and contract disputes.
With decades of experience representing early childhood educators, our legal professionals offer solid counsel to assist early childhood education providers in managing interactions with parents and governmental agencies, training staff on legal compliance and understanding extensive regulations and work proactively to avoid litigation, while optimally providing a safe and enriching environment for children.
Our skilled estate planning attorneys will be dedicated to managing your assets throughout your lifetime, facilitating a seamless transfer to your beneficiaries while reducing federal and state estate taxes, delays, and legal exposure. They have experience drafting wills, establishing trusts, and utilizing other effective transfer methods. Our services encompass elder care planning, trust administration, and representation in probate matters, including guidance on contested cases.
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