Jason Kohlmeyer

Born and raised on the prairie of Western Minnesota, Jason spent his summers on his uncle's farm, which taught him the importance of getting the job done right the first time. While still a high school student, Jason enlisted in the Army Reserve and went on to serve as an Army Intelligence Analyst after graduation. Then he pursued his education at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, becoming a High School social studies teacher in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. During this time, he realized his deep-rooted desire to help others resolve their problems, which led him to follow his dream to become a lawyer. In 2000, Jason graduated from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. After gaining valuable experience at the Dakota County Attorney's Office, Jason realized the crucial need for personalized attention and genuine empathy in the legal profession. This understanding motivated him to take up a position in the private sector. After nearly a decade of service with a top-tier boutique trial firm in southern Minnesota, he decided to help clients a little differently and opened his own firm in 2008. Since its inception, Kohlmeyer Hagen has evolved into one of the busiest and largest family and criminal defense firms in southern Minnesota. Jason has been a prominent speaker at international conferences, sharing his insights on family law issues with the American Bar Association, MN State bar Association, MN Continuing legal Education and the American Association of Justice. Since 2010, he has dedicated his practice exclusively to Family Law, helping clients navigate through challenges related to divorce, spousal support, child custody, and farm and business divorces. Since 2000, Jason calls Mankato home, where he lives with his wife and children. An avid adventure motorcyclist, Jason has tackled adventures across the Himalayas on a Royal Enfield, through the northern highlands of Vietnam, and the Greek Isles on a Yamaha, as well as the Rockies and the Great Plains. addition to his legal career and motorcycle adventures, Jason has penned his first book titled "The Divorce Survival Guide: Getting Divorced in Minnesota", available in print and Kindle edition on Amazon.com Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Jason Kohlmeyer included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors One of Ten Up and Coming Attorneys by Minnesota Lawyer, 2002 - 2003 Rising Star by Law and Politics Magazine, , 2003 - 2011 Listed in Who's Who in Minnesota Family Law, 2003 American Bar Association's Silver Key, 2000 Other Sources of Feedback About Jason Kohlmeyer Included on the 2026Minnesota Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2012 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2011 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2010 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2008 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2007 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2006 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2005 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2004 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2003 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

• Founding Partner

• Dakota County Attorneys Office, Clerk, 1998 - 2000
• Army Reserve, Army Intelligence Analyst

• Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2003 - 2017
• Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2020 - Present
• New Lawyer Experience, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2005 - 2015
• Solo Small Firm Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, 2011 - 2019
• AAJ Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004 - Present
• AAJ Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, 2005 - Present
• ABA Annual Family Law Meeting, San Diego, California, 2007 - Present
• ABA Mid-Year Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 2006 - Present
• Mid-Year Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004 - Present
• Mid-Year Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003 - Present

• State v. Wilking
• Court: Minnesota Court of Appeals
• Year: 2002
• Yocum v. Yocum
• Year: 2003
• Serial Number: WL 3779223
• State v. Kesselring
• Bertrand v. Krenz
• Court: MN Court of Appeals
• Year: 2013
• Backman v. Backman
• Year: 2023
• Serial Number: WL 3161220
• Hage v. Hage
• Year: 2012
• Serial Number: WL 3641015
• In re Welfare of M.A.H.
• Serial Number: WL 6050467

• American Bar Foundation, Member
• American Inns of Court, Member
• American Association for Justice, Criminal Law Section, Member, 2005 - 2006

• Minnesota, 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2002

• American Bar Association-Young Lawyer Division Family Law Committee, 2003 - 2004 (Chair)
• Minnesota State Bar Association-New Lawyer Section, 2003 - 2004 (Vice-Chair)
• MN State Bar Court Rules Committee, 2001 - 2004 (Member)
• 6th District New Lawyer Section Affiliate, 2002 - Present (Founding Chair)
• 6th District Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (President-Elect)
• Minnesota Association for Justice (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• 6th District Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (President)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Alpha Delta