Debra Bulluck is committed to compassionate advocacy and understands that creating a new normal for a transitioning family is not a one-size-fits-all approach. She assists and strategizes with clients to develop creative and effective solutions to complex family matters, including dissolution proceedings, paternity, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, orders for protection, distribution of marital assets and debts, and the many other issues today's families face.

Debra is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice, available to offer families facilitative family law mediation virtually or remotely.

Debra clerked for the Honorable Mary Madden in the Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County Family Court. Before joining private practice, she served as the Legal Assistance for Victims Project Attorney at Standpoint, providing holistic legal services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. During law school, Debra served as the Student Director of the Family and Immigrant Justice Clinic where she tried three domestic relations cases, including a complex third-party custody and divorce matter.

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law, J.D.
• Berea College, B.A.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Judicial Clerkships:

• Fourth Judicial District, Hennepin County Family Court, The Honorable Mary A. Madden, Law Clerk
• Wyoming State Supreme Court, Chief Justice Kate M. Fox, Judicial Externship

Languages

• Spanish

Professional Achievements

• Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court

Bar Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Family Law Section, former Council member
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Family Law Section, Executive Committee, Co-Secretary, 2018-2022
• Ramsey County Bar Association
• Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
  • LS Pathways Faculty
  • Mentor

Professional Associations

• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), Minnesota Chapter
  • Values Committee, Co-Chair
• Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
  • Emerging Leaders, 2024-present
• Minnesota Women Lawyers

Civic Involvement

• University of St. Thomas School of Law
  • Adjunct Professor, Domestic Violence in the Law, 2023-present
• St. Louis Park Public Schools, Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School, Career Fair Presenter/Volunteer
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities, Big Sister
• The Brook Community Church, Nursery Volunteer
• The Cowles Center for the Performing Arts, Programs & Education Committee
• Jagged Moves Dance Company, Advisory Board Member

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding New Lawyer, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2024
• Minnesota Alice O. Lynch Inspire Award, Violence-Free Minnesota, 2023

• New Chapter Ahead: Retirement and Modification of Spousal Maintenance, author, August 2024
• Minnesota Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Family Law, author, August 2024
• Can Parents Handle the Truth? A Primer on Child-Inclusive Mediation, author, Winter 2023
• Post-Pandemic Practice, author, The Hennepin Lawyer, March/April 2021
• Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Black Women from Seeking Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence and What Young Black Jurists Can Do, author, NBLSA Legal Pad, Embracing Our Legacy: The Role of the Young Black Attorney, Spring 2018

• Elimination of Neurodiversity Bias, moderator, Justice Alan Page Elimination of Bias CLE Seminar, December 6, 2024
• Legislative Advocacy, Domestic Violence, and Child Custody: Next Steps for Minnesota, presenter, 2024 Family Law Institute, March 25, 2024
• Elimination of Bias: An Interactive Approach to Confronting Bias and Conflict in Family Law Matters, presenter, 2024 Family Law Institute, March 25, 2024
• ERPOs 101 and Family Law, presenter, Minnesota Paralegal Association, February 17, 2024
• ServeWyoming’s Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service, keynote speaker, First United Methodist Church, Casper, WY, January 16, 2023
• Beyond Berea: A Convocation on Careers, presenter, Berea College, Berea, KY, September 22, 2022
• Domestic Violence – Addressing Bias in Family Courts and Related Systems, presenter, Ramsey County Bar Association and Ramsey County Law Library Elimination of Bias CLE, September 19, 2022
• Minnesota Supreme Court Public Comment Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Rules Governing the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project, designated speaker, Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, May 17, 2022
• Domestic Violence – Addressing Bias in Family Courts and Related Systems, presenter, Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, January 8, 2022