An associate attorney with the Flynn Gaskins & Bennett law firm in Minneapolis since 2002, Miller-Van Oort focuses her practice primarily in product liability and commercial litigation.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame in Government and Russian, and the Indiana University School of Law, Miller-Van Oort was an attorney with Faegre & Benson before accepting her current position.

One of the youngest attorneys to enter the HCBA’s leadership track, Miller-Van Oort brings a wide range of association experience with her, particularly in HCBA roles, but also in the Minnesota State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She has made a significant mark in each association’s new lawyers divisions, but has also served on various policy and governing boards as well as community relations and legal services committees. Selected as one of Minnesota Lawyer’s "Up and Coming Attorneys" in 2002, Miller-Van Oort has also been a frequent speaker at national conferences and continuing education seminars.

Miller-Van Oort is also the co-owner, with husband Mark Van Oort, of Woodlines, a custom furniture business in Hopkins, Minnesota. The couple lives in Hopkins where they are raising a young son.

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