Tricia M.N. Lancaster
Tricia joined the firm in 2020 and became a partner in 2023. Tricia focuses her practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, real estate and business transactions. She also advises employers on matters related to hiring, termination, and performance management, and assists employers and employees with employment contracts, employee policies, and other agreements. Tricia also serves as outside counsel to Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric.
Immediately prior to joining the firm, Tricia served as Senior Corporate Counsel for several years at a privately-owned print and communications company in Mankato, Minnesota, where she provided advice and counsel to business leaders on employment and other business matters.
Tricia grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude in English and Political Science from Gustavus Adolphus College and a juris doctor, cum laude from Hamline University School of Law. While at Hamline, Tricia was a Production Editor for the Journal of Public Law and Policy and a recipient of the Constance L. Bakken Research Fellowship. Following law school, Tricia clerked for the Hon. Terri J. Stoneburner with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Tricia lives in Northfield with her husband Mark and their daughters and enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, basketball and other sports, and a variety of outdoor activities.
Email: tricia@sodlaw.com
Phone: 507-645-9541
Practice Areas:
Employment Law
Business Law
Estate Planning and Probate and Trust Administration
Real Estate