Jennifer L. Carey

Jennifer L. Carey focuses her legal practice on real estate and estate planning, guiding individuals, families, and businesses through complex transactions and long-term planning decisions. Her work centers on clear strategy, careful risk management, and practical solutions that protect assets, support growth, and provide lasting legal stability for clients.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, with distinction, building a strong academic foundation in analysis and research. She later completed her Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she refined her legal reasoning skills and prepared for a career addressing sophisticated property and planning matters.

Jennifer advises property owners, developers, lenders, and associations across a wide range of real estate matters. Her experience includes sales, acquisitions, leasing, title issues, lending arrangements, and development projects, with particular focus on condominiums, townhomes, resorts, and fractional ownership structures requiring detailed coordination and compliance with evolving regulatory standards statewide.

Jennifer also assists individuals and families with comprehensive estate planning solutions tailored to personal and business goals. Her work covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, advanced wealth transfer planning, business succession strategies, and probate and trust administration, helping clients maintain control, clarity, and continuity across generations with confidence.

Jennifer has received significant peer recognition for her legal work and leadership. She has been named Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers since 2015 and Top 50 Women Minnesota Super Lawyers since 2010, earned Super Lawyers recognition since 2004, and has appeared in Best Lawyers in America each year since 2013.

Jennifer L. Carey contributes to the legal community through teaching, writing, and professional service. She has authored continuing legal education publications, lectures attorneys on real estate topics, and presents at estate planning seminars. Her involvement includes leadership roles with the Minnesota State Bar Association and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Hanft Fride Law Firm
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Wisconsin
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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