Bridget A. Logstrom Koci
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Bridget A. Logstrom Koci

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logstrom.koci.bridget@dorsey.com

Overview

As one of the nation’s foremost trust and estate planning attorneys, Bridget has guided generations of families to more secure and brighter futures. 

Bridget’s expertise and insight reach beyond navigating constantly shifting estate, trust, and tax laws to serving as a trusted advisor who thoughtfully prepares families for and carefully guides them through what too often can be the greatest challenges of their lives. 

Many of Bridget’s clients have counted on her for more than 40 years to help them make the most intelligent decisions regarding their family’s wealth; today, she is serving their children and grandchildren. They trust her advice and sensitivity as she seeks to understand their interests and continuously analyzes trust and estate laws to optimally advance and protect them. She understands that issues surrounding trusts and estates can be as much about family dynamics as they are about money and uses her high emotional intelligence and outstanding communication ability to help clients make the choices that will best serve them today and tomorrow. 

Nonetheless, conflict can happen, and when it does, Dorsey’s litigation team counts on Bridget’s textbook knowledge of tax code and trust and estate law. Even here, Bridget’s sensitivity shines as she helps the client understand the issues underlying conflict and respond in a way that ensures their best outcome. 

These are some of the many reasons she is a longstanding fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the premier organization in the field, where members are nominated based on their experience in and contributions to trust and estate planning, including exceptional skill in the field and contributions to the estate planning legal community. She is membership selection chair for the organization, is on the fiduciary litigation committee, and is a former Minnesota State Chair and former regent. She is also a steering committee member of the Cambridge Forum on Private Wealth Litigation, which was created to bring the field’s leaders together to advance the profession. 

Education & Admissions

William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 1983), magna cum laude

University of Minnesota, Duluth (B.A., 1980), magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Experience

Representative Experience

Bridget’s practice involves advising and assisting clients in all estate planning matters, including:

  • wills
  • revocable (“living”) trusts
  • powers of attorney
  • health care directives (“living wills”)
  • irrevocable tax planning trusts (such as grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), qualified personal resident trusts (QPRTs), installment sales to grantor trusts and life insurance trusts)
  • prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements
  • family business succession planning
  • charitable planning (such as charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and private foundations)

Bridget also has substantial probate and trust administration experience, including:

  • advising personal representatives and executors in administering decedents’ estates
  • advising trustees in the administration of trusts
  • advising guardians and conservators

Bridget also assists clients in resolving estate and trust litigation disputes and tax controversies, including:

  • incapacity, mistake and undue influence claims
  • breach of fiduciary claims
  • will and trust construction matters
  • representing taxpayers in estate, gift, and income tax audits

News & Resources

Articles

New Tax Act
“Court Jurisdiction and Procedure,” Chapter XV Update, Minnesota Trust Administration Deskbook (2d ed., Minnesota State Bar Association)
Resolving Disputes with Ease and Grace, 31 ACTEC Journal 235
Arbitration in Estate and Trust Disputes: Friend or Foe?, 30 ACTEC Journal 266

News & Press Mentions

220 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Dorsey Partners Rhona Schmidt and Bridget Logstrom Koci Named “Top Women in Law” by Minnesota Lawyer
Chambers High Net Worth 2025 Recognizes 6 Dorsey Attorneys and Private Wealth Practice
201 Dorsey Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
200 Dorsey Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Lawyers of the Year, and Ones to Watch
Chambers High Net Worth 2023 Recognizes 6 Dorsey Lawyers and Private Wealth Practice
Chambers High Net Worth 2022 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Practices
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Private Wealth Practice
Super Lawyers Recognizes 29 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition Recognizes Seven Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Super Lawyers Recognizes 38 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Private Wealth Practice
Super Lawyers Women’s Edition Recognizes 11 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Chambers High Net Worth 2019 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Private Wealth Practice
Super Lawyers Recognizes 41 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
54 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 and 2019 Lawyers of the Year
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Dorsey Lawyers and Private Wealth Practice
Super Lawyers Recognizes 36 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
51 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 and 2018 Lawyers of the Year
Super Lawyers Recognizes 36 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
48 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis and Fargo Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 and 2017 Lawyers of the Year
Super Lawyers Recognizes 37 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis
Howard Law Grads Get Major Law Firm Attention
Logstrom Koci and Durocher Selected to Head Dorsey’s Minneapolis Office
45 Dorsey Lawyers in Minneapolis and Fargo Selected for Inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America®" 2016 and "Best Lawyers of the Year"

Select Presentations

Bridget enjoys speaking on a wide variety of estate and trust topics. Her most recent presentations include:

  • "Discretionary Distributions: Trust Decanting and Consideration of a Beneficiary’s Other Resources," Fiduciary Litigation Committee of ACTEC Fall Seminar, October 2014
  • "Serving Charitable Boards: Legal Challenges and Ethical Pitfalls," ACTEC National Meeting, June 2013
  • "You, Me and the UTC," Ramsey County Bar Association Luncheon Presentation, May 2013
  • "Multiple Advisors Working Together: One for All and All for the Client," 36th Annual Probate & Trust Law Section Conference, June 2010
  • "Probate & Trust Litigation - You Can't Take It With You But Maybe You Should!!!" Minnesota State Bar Association Luncheon Presentation, December 2009
  • "Non-Tax Case Law Update: Highlighting Recent Trust and Estate Litigation Cases," 35th Annual Probate & Trust Law Section Conference, June 2009
  • "The Sky May Be Falling, But Does It Have To Fall On You?" Minnesota State Bar Association Luncheon Presentation, December 2008
  • "Recent Trends In Fiduciary Litigation," 34th Annual Probate & Trust Law Section Conference, June 2008
  • "Simplified Trial Resolution from an Estate Planner's Point of View," University of Miami School of Law, 41st Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 2007
  • Frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs in Minnesota on topics relating to estate planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and trust litigation.

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Tax Controversy & Litigation
  • Trusts & Estates
  • Trusts & Estates Litigation

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Chair, ACTEC Membership Selection Committee
  • Former Regent and Minnesota State Chair, ACTEC
  • Former Co-Chair of Litigation Committee, Minnesota State Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section

Accolades

  • Recognized in "Top Women in Law," Minnesota Lawyer, 2025
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2008-2026
  • Named a Top Lawyer in Trusts and Estates by Minnesota Monthly, 2024
  • Recognized by Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) for Private Wealth Law – Minnesota, 2018-2023
  • Named "Minneapolis Lawyer of the Year" in Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers®, 2021-2022
  • Listed as a Minnesota Super Lawyers Women’s Edition, 2020-2021
  • Listed as a Minnesota Super Lawyer, 2006 and 2010-2021
  • Named a "2008 Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager" by Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Monthly
Bridget A. Logstrom Koci