Ellen M. Schreder

Ellen started her practice at Carson, Clelland & Schreder doing criminal prosecution and family law in 1991 after getting her start as an Assistant Hennepin County Attorney. As her family law practice grew, her time as a prosecutor decreased. Ellen soon became a partner, and the law firm has since been known as Carson, Clelland & Schreder. Ellen now practices solely in the field of family law, and works with all types of family law cases, including but not limited to dissolution, custody and parenting time, post-decree issues and modifications, third party custody, and grandparent visitation.

Ellen has nearly 35 years of experience in family law litigation and works with all types of family law cases. In addition, she serves as an Early Neutral Evaluator, Parenting Consultant and Parenting Time Expeditor. Ellen has also increased her time providing mediation services. She now spends approximately ½ of her time doing neutral work, including serving as a mediator in all aspects of family law.

Ellen has been a member of the PICK Counties (Pine, Isanti, Chisago and Kanabec) Early Neutral Evaluation Task Force Committee since 2011.

Ellen spends the majority of her time away from the office working on all aspects of the sewing center and farm which she and her husband manage in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Ellen is an active member of rotary and has received several rotary grants to further her work in Haiti.

Ellen enjoys spending time with her adult children and grandchildren, gardening and sewing.