1972

Joe Price has been chosen for lifetime achievement recognition as a 2023 Attorney of the Year byMinnesota Lawyer for his “Outstanding Service to the Profession.” He is a retired partner at Faegre Drinker and is an adjunct professor at Minnesota Law.

1973

Alan Eidsness is celebrating his 50th year with Henson Efron. He focuses on various family law issues, commercial matters, ADR, trust, estate, and tax planning.

1978

Cathy Gorlin was named a Top Women in Law honoree by Minnesota Lawyer in 2023. She was celebrated as part of this inaugural class of leading women for her achievements and passion for making a difference in the legal community. Gorlin was also recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®for her family law and arbitration practices. In the October 2023 issue of Bench & Bar, Cathy co-authored an article looking back on the expansive tenure of Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, titled “Hail the departing chief: Gildea’s legacy includes 13 cases for 13 years.” 

Kitty Taylor retired as a tax attorney from Ameriprise Financial Services. She began her career at Ameriprise in 1978.

1982

Thomas Krause is the first Litigation Director for the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representative, a specialized bar association for attorneys and advocates who represent social security disability insurance and supplemental security income claimants throughout the adjudicative process.

1985

Elizabeth Bransdorfer has been selected for inclusion in Crain’s Notable Women in the Law for her work in family law and leadership in the legal field. She is an attorney and member of Mika Meyers Attorneys.

1986

Andrew Marshall has been selected as one of Minnesota Lawyer’s Attorneys of the Year for 2023 in the category of Pro Bono. He is honored for his successful work on the “CAFO” (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) dispute on behalf of the residents of the Town of Trade Lake.

1987

Hon. David Brown was elected as a judge to the Second Judicial District in 2022. He was appointed by Governor Tim Walz on March 3, 2020. 

Hon. Jeff Lerner recently completed his 35th year with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, serving as an administrative law judge for the agency for the past 30 years. Judge Lerner presides over cases involving work-related accidents and occupational diseases, as well as line-of-duty injuries to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.

1989

John Dornik was named a Minnesota ICON of 2023 by Finance and Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer. 

Charles E. Jones has rejoined Moss & Barnett as a shareholder. He will be a member of the firm’s litigation and professional liability practice areas. 

Z. Alex Zhang has been recognized as the 2023 Dealmaker of the Year for Asia by Asian Legal Business. He is a partner at White & Case.

1990

Stephen Yoch was joined by Chris Hayhoe ’78, Matt Hendrickson ’92, Mark Radke ’94, Lauren Weber ’14, and others from the Felhaber Larson firm in celebration of the release of Steve’s second book, Becoming Benedict Arnold.

1991

Micheal Larson was named Auditing & Oversight Director of Midland Trust Company, a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, trust company specializing in handling self-directed individual retirement accounts. 

Hon. Karen Rotschafer Sage, Judge of the 299th District Court of Texas, was sworn in as president of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) on October 5. NAWJ’s mission is to promote the judicial role of protecting the rights of individuals under the rule of law through strong, committed, diverse judicial leadership; fairness and equality in the courts; and equal access to justice.

1993

William (Bill) Stock has been named managing partner at Klasko Immigration Law Partners. He has practiced immigration law for more than 30 years.

1995

Matthew McBride was named a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation. He is a shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine. 

Brian Schoenborn has been elected to Moss & Barnett’s Board of Directors. He is a member of the firm’s Business Law, Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Closely Held Businesses, Securities, Financial Services, Real Estate, and Technology practice groups.

1996

Craig Bramley was named in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list. He is also managing director of Berman & Simmons Law Firm. 

1997

Peter Michaud became chair of Ballad Spahr. He is the former chair of Ballard Spahr’s Corporate Department and is an M&A and private equity transactions attorney.

1999

Pamela Tomczik has been elected to the Patterson Companies board of directors. She will serve on the board's audit and finance committee.

2000

Yende Anderson has been named senior program officer at GHR Foundation. 

Mubanga Kalimamukwento, LL.M., is the winner of the 2024 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious prizes for a collection of short stories. 

Tara Norgard joined the board of directors at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. 

Brandon Roos rejoined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in their Hospitality and Restaurant Industry practice in Las Vegas.

2001

Jessica Looman was confirmed as head of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, where she served as the principal deputy. Looman previously worked as the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and executive director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council, representing 70,000 union construction workers.

2002

Emily Pollock has joined Donohoe Talbert LLP, a New York City-based firm that specializes in complex family law matters, as partner.

2004

Amber Lee joined Stoel Rives as of counsel in the Energy Development group in its Minneapolis office. 

Tamela Woods Merriweather was announced as the award winner for Excellence in Legal at the 2023 U.S. Women in Finance Awards. The awards recognize and celebrate the most talented and accomplished women in multiple categories across finance. 

2005

Emerald Gratz joined the Minnesota Department of Public Safety as associate general counsel. She has served as assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2018. 

Helen Hu has been appointed general counsel and chief legal officer and member of the executive management team of Volvo Cars. 

Krista Matthews has been named director of development at the Guthrie Theater. She previously served as the chief development officer for Planned Parenthood North Central States. 

Sarah Peterson received the Roberta Freedman Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Medical Graduate Taskforce (IMGT) at its fifth Biennial Physician Immigration Law Institute in Washington, D.C.

2006

Adam J. Langino has opened his own law practice, Langino Law PLLC, helping families with catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims in North Carolina and Florida. 

Laurence Reszetar was appointed to the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He serves as the director of international business strategy at the Minnesota Trade Office.

2007

Rich Coller has been ranked in the 2023 edition of IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists. Inclusion in the annual publication signifies an exceptional talent for “development and implementation of world-class IP value creation programs” and “a deep understanding of how intellectual property can most effectively be put to work,” according to IAM. He is a director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. 

Lindsey Tonsager was appointed to the Children’s Data Protection Working Group by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Tonsager is a partner at Covington and Burling in San Francisco and is co-chair of the firm’s global data privacy and cybersecurity. 

Joseph Windler was named a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation. He is a shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine. 

2009

Lauren Barta was appointed vice chair of the Faegre Drinker’s national hiring committee. Barta also currently serves as deputy practice area leader of the patent litigation team and is on the steering committee of Faegre Drinker Women Forward, a firm initiative that is committed to supporting the recruitment, retention, advancement, and leadership development of the firm’s women. 

Joseph Bourne was promoted to partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP. He focuses on antitrust, consumer protection, and business litigation involving the technology, logistics, food product, and healthcare industries, among others. 

Steven Kerbaugh has been elected partner at Saul Ewing. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice, representing companies in employment and commercial litigation and advising them on employment matters affecting their daily operations. 

2010

Kassendra Galindo rejoined Faegre Drinker as a partner. She advises public and private companies, strategic acquirers, private equity sponsors, and founders in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and other matters affecting corporate policy and strategy. 

Anthony “Tony” Todero has been promoted to shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine. He represents global, national, regional, and community banks, life insurance companies, and other institutional lenders in a variety of financial transactions, including commercial real estate and other asset-based lending, public and private finance on bond transactions, C&I loans, syndicated and club credits, loan participations, and senior and mezzanine financing.

2011

Catlan McCurdy rebranded McCurdy, LLC as McCurdy Laud, LLC to reflect the firm’s growing intellectual property litigation practice led by Sanjiv Laud, ’12. 

2012

Sanjiv Laud leads the intellectual property litigation practice at McCurdy Laud, LLC as a principal attorney. January 2024 marked his third appearance at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in under a year. 

2013

Edmond Ahadome was awarded Best CEO of the Year in Hospitality at the 2023 Ghana CEO Vision and Awards. He serves as CEO of BridgeView Resort and leads the litigation practice at the Adomi Advising Group, a Washington, D.C.-based international law firm. 

Justin Erickson is deputy general counsel for the Office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. 

Jaime McCarty joined the board of directors at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. 

Mark A. Quade was elevated to shareholder at Vedder Price in Chicago. He focuses on representing ETFs and mutual funds, as well as independent directors and investment advisers, on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, governance and transactional matters under U.S. securities laws. 

2014

Anthony Le has been elected partner at McGuireWoods. He handles compliance issues, regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations, and individual and class litigation for clients in the financial services, technology, automobile, and retail sectors. 

Alice Kirkland was elevated to shareholder at Littler. She advocates for employers in traditional labor law and employment discrimination matters before state and federal courts, labor arbitrators, and government agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Minnesota Department of Labor, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. 

Chuck Toomajian was promoted to partner at Zimmerman Reed. He represents clients in civil litigation and is a member of the firm’s Public Client practice group.

2015

Leah Leyendecker has been elected partner at Saul Ewing. She is a member of the corporate practice and focuses on commercial transactions driven by intellectual property, intangible assets, and technology. 

Nate Louwagie was promoted to shareholder with the Carlson Caspers Intellectual Property Law Firm. He counsels clients from various industries in IP disputes and enjoys cases that involve both Federal District Court litigation and post-grant proceedings such as Inter Partes Reviews at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

Emily Zambrana recently participated in Hennepin County Bar Association’s Food and the Law Series. She is a senior principal legal counsel with Whole Foods Market.

2016

Andrew Glasnovich was elected partner at Stinson. He focuses on business litigation and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.

Kyle Kroll was named among the ABA’s 2023 On The Rise Top 40 Young Lawyers. He is a shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. and represents clients in business matters, especially in the banking, food and beverage, manufacturing, insurance, and energy sectors. 

Aylix K. Jensen was elected to shareholder at Moss & Barnett. She focuses her practice on defending creditors, fintech companies, collection agencies, and debt buyers in consumer litigation and regulatory matters at both federal and state levels. 

Michael Laird was promoted to partner at Zimmerman Reed. He focuses on complex class actions and multidistrict litigation in the areas of sports law, data breach and privacy, and consumer protection. 

Jim Thomson was promoted to partner at Lathrop GPM. He focuses on trust and estate litigation, working closely with families, fiduciaries, individuals, and family businesses in matters pertaining to estate planning, trust and estate administration.

2017

Jon D. Finch was elected partner at Kutak Rock LLP. He focuses his practice on public finance and serves clients in taxable and tax-exempt financings throughout the country. 

Edward J. Fleming rejoined Lathrop GPM LLP as an associate. He has extensive experience in M&A, private equity, financing, and corporate governance, and he has advised companies across diverse industries on deals ranging from billion-dollar acquisitions to sensitive family business transitions. 

Brandon Lira joined Stites & Harbison, PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky. He will be a member of the firm’s creditors’ rights and bankruptcy service group. 

Gretel Lee joined Sher Edling LLP in March of 2022. She has dedicated her practice to environmental compliance and protection on behalf of public entities. 

Samuel Thompson has been promoted to shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine. He represents clients in the development of real estate projects, including those involving federal and state tax credits. He assists and advises his clients in navigating complex tax, regulatory, and financing structures associated with such tax credit financing.

2018

Adam Setra founded Setra Law, a new civil and criminal trial practice in El Paso, Texas.

2020

Jake (Jacob) Gray joined Kutak Rock LLP as an associate. He provides legal counsel to clients in corporate matters including healthcare and assists the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group.

2021

Chris Bultena graduated from Officer Development School in November 2023 and is starting his Naval career as a lieutenant junior grade with the JAG Corps stationed in Bremerton, Washington. 

Amanda Tesarek was selected as a recipient of the Gaye L. Tenoso Indian Country Fellowship through the Department of Justice Honors program. Through the fellowship, she has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Violent Crimes-Indian Country division.

2022

Benjamin Cooper joined Zimmerman Reed. He will join the firm’s consumer protection, privacy + data breach, and antitrust practices in the Minneapolis office. 

Frances Daniels joined Faegre Drinker as an associate focusing on product liability and mass torts.

2023

Jennifer Brown joined Stinson as an associate. She is a member of Stinson’s Health Care & Life Science practice division. 

Mark Kaske joined Faegre Drinker as an associate focusing on corporate law. 

Jett Malkoski joined Faegre Drinker as an associate focusing on corporate law. 

Mason Medeiros joined Faegre Drinker as an associate focusing on insurance law. 

Adam Mikell joined Stinson as an associate. She is a member of Stinson’s corporate finance practice division. 

Molly Nelson-Ragan joined Faegre Drinker as an associate focusing on business litigation. 

Caleb Nigrin has joined Erickson, Zierke, Kuderer & Madsen, P.A. as an associate attorney. 

Justin Oakland has joined Carlson Caspers, where he will focus his legal practice on patent litigation, trademark, copyrights, and licensing agreements. He capitalizes on his background and education in genetic engineering and biochemistry to assist clients in meeting their goals. 

Ben Parker joined Stinson as an associate. He is a member of Stinson’s labor, employment & benefits practice division. 

Jared Roland joined Dodge County (NE) attorney Pam Hopkins’ office as a deputy. 

Zack Taylor joined Stinson as an associate. He is a member of Stinson’s Private Business practice division. 

Laura Trahms-Hagen has joined Maslon LLP in its corporate & securities group. She will focus on corporate governance, contracts, employment, and general commercial law.