Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meet Michael Fink
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family law it’s a calling
it’s really a passion to do it properly
you have to care about the clients so i
look at it my philosophy is this is a
calling but it’s not a crusade
i’m not about to start a war
between my client and the opposing party
my goal
is to do what’s right for the client and
cause the least amount of pain possible
from getting the start to point b
interim relief temporary
parenting time all the way to the final
judgment and decree
i don’t want war
conflict just costs money
if you’re fighting the other attorney
and not getting along with them
you’re doing a disservice to your client
and so my philosophy
is it’s a calling but not a crusade
my other philosophy
is that family law takes great patience
it’s a marathon it’s not a sprint cases
take time to develop and they take time
to resolve if you’re going to do it
right
things do not happen overnight if
somebody comes in here and asks me how
long a divorce is going to take i’m not
going to say we’re going to get it done
in a month or six weeks
i tell them the range and that could be
months i’ve even had divorces go a year
a year and a half before they even get
to trial and that’s just the reality of
of how family law works
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a lot of people ask me you know they
look at me you know i’m quite
distinguished with gray hair and and
when i say i’ve only been practicing
family law for 10 years they wonder well
what did i do before
and and how did that help prepare me for
this career
prior to becoming a lawyer i owned a
family business i went into business
with my father i started helping him
when he got sick
right when i graduated from college and
we owned a family business selling
promotional products custom printed
t-shirts and mugs
and i took that business uh with my dad
we built it from about a quarter million
dollar company in 1978 to 79
into a nine or 10 million dollar company
uh in 2008.
then there was the recession
and frankly after 30 years of doing this
business i i was looking for something
different to do something that
would be more of a challenge that i
could be more passionate about than just
making money i had dreamt of being a
lawyer before my father got sick
so i first went to graduate school i got
a degree in public affairs so that i
could understand
how law is made how public interest and
law intersects so that i could properly
interact with the judicial system then i
went to law school
at the age of
i think i was 56 when i went to law
school and i spent three years got my
law degree i was admitted to the bar in
2012 in minnesota and the rest is
history i i started out
working for a boutique family law firm
they gave me some training they gave me
a start and four years ago i went out on
my own and founded michael think law
Minneapolis, MN family law attorney Michael Fink shares the philosophy that guides his work and covers his unique background and experience. He views family law as more than just a profession—it’s a calling. He believes that practicing it properly requires genuine care for clients. His philosophy is that family law is a calling, not a crusade. He doesn’t seek to start battles between his clients and the opposing party. His goal is to advocate for his clients while minimizing the pain from start to finish—from interim relief and temporary parenting time all the way to the final judgment and decree. Conflict, in his view, only costs money. Fighting the other attorney rather than focusing on the client’s needs is a disservice.
Patience is another cornerstone of his approach. Family law is a marathon, not a sprint. Cases take time to develop and to resolve. When clients ask how long a divorce will take, he provides a realistic range rather than false promises. Some cases can take months; he’s even had divorces stretch a year or more before reaching trial.
Before practicing law, he gained valuable experience running a family business. Right after college, he joined his father in building a promotional products company that sold custom t-shirts and mugs. Together, they grew it from a $250,000 operation in the late 1970s to a $9–10 million business by 2008. After three decades in that business and following the recession, he sought a new challenge—something he could be truly passionate about.
Having dreamed of becoming a lawyer before his father fell ill, he first earned a graduate degree in public affairs to understand how law and public interest intersect. Then, at age 56, he attended law school, earned his law degree, and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 2012. He began at a boutique family law firm that provided training and mentorship. Four years ago, he launched his own practice, founding Michael Think Law, where he continues to dedicate himself to his clients and the field he considers a true calling.
