Gary Debele Walling Berg & Debele PA, Minneapolis, MN President. January 2001- Present.Shareholder. January 1996 - Present.Practice devoted exclusively to all aspects of adoption, assisted reproductive technology services, family law and juvenile law in state, federal, and tribal courts; professional licensing board investigations; appeals in all of these areas of practice; and estate planning, including pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and cohabitation agreements. Practice also includes mediation in all of these areas.Family and Civil Mediator registered with the Minnesota Supreme Court and Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice.Certified Adoption Mediator, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2001.Repeatedly designated as a "Super Lawyer" in the Law & Politics survey of lawyers who are tops in their field. This designation has included being named a "Top 40" family law attorney and appellate attorney since 2003, a "Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer" since 2005, and a "Top 10 Minnesota Super Lawyer" in 2007 and 2009 (lists of the top 100 and 10 lawyers respectively in Minnesota from all areas of practice).Areas of Practice:AdoptionAntenuptial & Cohabitation AgreementsAppellate PracticeAssisted Reproductive TechnologyChild in Need of Protection or ServicesCustodyDomestic Abuse & HarassmentEstate PlanningLicensing BoardsMarriage DissolutionMediationPaternityCertification/Specialties:Qualified Neutral Under Rule 114, Family & Civil Mediator, Minnesota Supreme Court, 1997Bar Admissions:Minnesota, 1987Wisconsin, 2005U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1988U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1999U.S. Supreme Court, 1993Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Tribal Court, 1997Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Court, 1999Lower Sioux Tribal Court, 1999Upper Sioux Tribal Court, 1999Education:University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 1987; Juris Doctorate; Honors: Recipient, Steven Block Prize for Civil Liberties; Dean's List; Honors in Legal Research and Writing; Student Attorney, Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners (LAMP); Law Review: Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Managing Editor, 1986 - 1987University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July, 1991; Master of Arts; Honors: Assistant Archivist, Social Welfare History Archives; Advisor, Professor Paul L. Murphy; Major: American Legal and Constitutional History St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, May, 1984; Bachelor of Arts; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Dean's List; Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary) - President of College Chapter; Assistant, College Archivist (1982 - 1984); Departmental Distinction in History; Major: History; Minor: Literature and Political Science