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 National Guard and 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 these two years, he realized his deep-rooted desire to help others resolve their problems, which led him to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer. In 2000, Jason graduated from Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline 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 at a top-tier boutique trial firm in Southern Minnesota, he decided to help clients in a different way and opened his own firm in 2008.
Jason is an international speaker. He has presented at international conferences in Toronto for the American Bar Association and the American Association for Justice, and has spoken on family law for the Minnesota State Bar Association and Minnesota CLE. 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 has called Mankato home, where he lives with his wife and children. An avid adventure motorcyclist, Jason has tackled adventures across the Himalayas, through the northern highlands of Vietnam, and the Greek Isles on a Yamaha, as well as the Rockies and the Great Plains. In addition to his legal career and motorcycle adventures, Jason has written Beat Your Divorce: How to Survive a Minnesota Divorce (2026), the new edition of his book The Divorce Survival Guide: Getting Divorced in Minnesota
Jason also has a podcast, Minnesota Family Law & Divorce Questions, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. As well as writing a weekly family law blog at MinnFamilyLaw.com, where he addresses legal questions that come up on a near-daily basis
Jason Kohlmeyer is a Minnesota family law attorney who has practiced since 2000, handling divorce, child custody, parenting time, spousal maintenance, and complex farm and business asset cases. A former Army Intelligence Analyst, he began his legal career at the Dakota County Attorney’s Office and now leads Kohlmeyer Hagen, the firm he founded in 2008. Since 2010, he has practiced exclusively in family law and is a frequent speaker at ABA and MSBA events. Jason lives in Mankato with his wife and children and is the author of Beat Your Divorce: How to Survive a Minnesota Divorce (2026).
