Family Law

• Divorce
  Problems at home typically lead to one thing: a desire to "just get it over with." At Hedeen Hughes & Wetering, we have worked with countless clients who are almost willing to sign away their entire future just because they want to forget their relationship and move on as quickly as possible.
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Adoption
• Premarital Agreement
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Our firm's legacy of excellence has been built over more than 80 years in practice. We handle a wide range of legal transactions, civil litigation and criminal law matters. These include...
• Misdemeanors
  We are a general practice firm with an emphasis on family law, divorce, estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, etc), probate proceedings, business transactions and disputes, real estate, personal injury and insurance matters. Our substantial trial experience includes work in criminal law matters, including misdemeanor and felony cases in district and state courts.
• Juvenile Crimes

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  We handle a wide range of cases, including family law and divorce, business law and real estate, estate planning, probate and personal injury matters. From our office in Worthington, our lawyers practice in Minnesota and South Dakota and make ourselves easily accessible to clients throughout the region. Send us an email  or call us at 507-376-3181 to arrange a consultation.
• Business Transactions
  When you work with us, you get a team of qualified and reliable attorneys you can turn to for a single business transaction or for ongoing counsel as the need arises. Everyone on our team, from our professional support staff to our managing partners, has decades of experience in business and commercial transactions and litigation. You can trust that when you call us, you will be speaking with someone who can answer your questions and move your case forward efficiently.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Bill Hedeen practiced primarily in the areas of real estate law, estate planning, probate, insurance defense, banks and banking, civil litigation and civil mediation since joining the firm in 1949. With over 50 years of experience representing people and businesses in the Worthington community and surrounding areas, one would be hard pressed to find a more qualified and well-respected attorney to represent his or her interests. Bill was admitted to practice before the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1949.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
  Larry Hughes practiced primarily in the areas of real estate law, estate planning, probate and commercial law since joining the firm in 1965. With over 40 years of experience with both residential and commercial real estate transactions, and with access to arguably the largest and most comprehensive private collection of title opinions and real estate records in Southwestern Minnesota at his disposal, Larry had the ability to solve even the most complex real estate problems quickly and cost effectively. Larry was admitted to practice before the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1965 and the United States Supreme Court in 1971. Larry retired from active practice in 2010.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  At Hedeen Hughes & Wetering, we help individuals throughout southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and southeastern South Dakota. If you or a loved one has been injured due to someone else's negligence, we can help you collect the personal injury compensation you need.
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  At Hedeen Hughes & Wetering, we understand that the future is difficult to think about, but trust us, it is worth having these important estate planning conversations before something unexpected happens.
• Wills
  Brian Daiker practiced primarily in the areas of agricultural law, wills and probate, business law, taxation, family law, municipal law, real estate law, criminal law, juvenile law, and litigation. Brian was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2003 and the Minnesota Bar in 2009.
• Power of Attorney
  Efficiency plays a key role in how we approach estate planning. We look at tools like wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives and more to develop a comprehensive package that clearly outlines every detail you could need to consider for your estate.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  We emphasize tax planning and the minimization of tax consequences under state and federal tax law. The asset transfer process can be costly in and of itself. We ensure that our clients make thoughtful decisions about how to structure their assets so they can be responsibly distributed for their own elder care and/or for the legacy they leave to heirs and beneficiaries.