Lynn Slaathaug Moen

Lynn Slaathaug Moen is a partner at Nilson Brand Law who focuses exclusively on family law. She represents clients in high-asset and farm and ranch divorce, child custody and parenting time, child support, adoption, guardianship, military family matters, and mediation. Her practice also includes gestational carrier agreements, assisted reproductive technology matters, parenting investigations, and disputes involving complex finances. Moen combines careful preparation with practical guidance during sensitive family transitions.

Moen earned her J.D. with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2009, where she served on the Moot Court Board. She received a B.B.A. in business management, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota in 2006 and was a Presidential Scholar. Her legal and business education supports her detailed approach to financial analysis, support calculations, property issues, and agreements affecting families and future planning.

Her experience includes representing gestational carriers and prospective intended parents in matters involving local and international agencies. She helps clients navigate adoption and assisted reproduction requirements while addressing agreements, parental rights, and other legal concerns involved in building families. Moen also handles complicated divorce and custody matters, including cases requiring close review of financial records, child support calculations, parenting arrangements, and other details that can significantly affect clients and their children.

Lynn Slaathaug Moen is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar Association of North Dakota, and the Ronald N. Davies American Inn of Court. Recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, she also speaks at bar programs and serves as vice president of the Mayville Public Library Board.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Nilson Brand Law
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Fellow, American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• North Dakota

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Dakota
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)