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BREKKE, CLYBORNE & RIBICH, L.L.C
Shakopee, Minnesota
Founding Partner
Phone: (952) 402-9410
Fax: (952) 402-9417
Email: jclyborne@bcrlawyers.com
Johanna Clyborne is a founding partner in the firm of Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich. She focuses her practice in the areas of family law and legal issues particular to the United States Armed Forces. She is dedicated to helping her clients understand and navigate the complexities of the legal system while vigorously advocating for their rights. In addition to helping her clients, she has served as an expert and neutral in numerous military family law matters. Johanna serves on the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Veterans and Military Affairs Council, participates in the Legal Assistance to Military Personnel through the Minnesota State Bar, and Volunteer Lawyers Network. She co-authored Minnesota’s Uniform Deployed Parents Visitation and Custody Act, published several articles, and is a frequent lecturer for various organizations, including the Family Law Institute and Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, on the topics of family law and the military and the Service Members Civil Relief Act. Johanna is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a National Board of Trial Advocacy Board Certified Advocate in Family Law.
Johanna is named a Minnesota Super Lawyer, a Top 100 Lawyer, and as a Minnesota Top 50 Women Lawyers by Minnesota Law and Politics. Johana is a recognized North Star lawyer for providing free legal assistance to underserved populations since the program’s inception in 2012, sits on the board of directors as Vice-Chair for the Minnesota Chapter of the American Red Cross, and is a Veteran’s Court mentor for the Carver County Court.
In addition to the practice of law, Johanna is a traditional Guardsman with over 33 years of service, holding the rank of Major General. She is assigned as the Assistant Adjutant General for the Minnesota National Guard and is responsible for providing guidance, leadership, support, and oversight for 13,000 Soldiers and Airmen and advises the office of the Adjutant General on matters pertaining to organizational priorities. She is a dual-hatted officer and also serves as the Deputy Commanding General for the Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordan, Georgia, where she advises the Commanding General on matters promoting Total Force Integration across all domains, coordinates key force management initiatives and institutional training requirements and processes, and provides perspective in the formulation, development, coordination, and assessment of doctrine, policies, concepts, programs, and plans.
A combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where she received the Bronze Star. Johanna holds the distinction of being the first female to command a brigade, to obtain the rank of Brigadier General in the Minnesota Army National Guard, and the first female to obtain the rank of Major General in the Minnesota National Guard.
Being an active and contributing member in the community is important to Johanna. Johanna has been involved with the Girl Scouts of America as a Girl Scout troop leader. She is a member of Minnesota Women Lawyers, serves as a mentor for the University of Saint Thomas School of Law, and as a Veterans’ Court mentor for the Carver County Court.
Johanna is a graduate of the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, the University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D.) and completed a fellowship at Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in International Securities Studies.
In her spare time, Johanna enjoys reading, traveling, and running, and is a Walt Disney World fanatic.
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