Minnesota Lawyer
Once again, Minnesota Lawyer is proud to announce our Attorneys of the Year for 2016 and our Outstanding Service to the Profession winners. We are awed and humbled by our colleagues who have, among other things, won significant cases at the U.S. Supreme Court and the Minnesota Supreme Court, won releases from prison for their clients, increased access to justice, vindicated First Amendment and other constitutional rights, put an end to a long and painful search for Jacob Wetterling’s killer, created notable bar association activities (along with performing the day-to-day work for the bars) and nurtured and cared for other lawyers.
The recipients of these awards will be recognized at the 17th annual Attorneys of the Year awards program on Feb. 16, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis. Please join us.
Individuals
Imran Ali – Washington County Attorney’s Office
Virginia Bell – Collaborative Community Law Initiative
Blair Buccicone – Anoka County Attorney’s Office
Edward Cassidy – Fredrikson & Byron, PA
John J. Choi* – Ramsey County (COE)
John Dornik* – Siegel Brill (COE)
Susan E. Ellingstad – Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Richard L. Hendrickson – Richard L. Hendrickson, PA
Cathryn Middlebrook – Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender
Jacqueline M. Schuh – Engelmeier & Umanah, P.A.
David Schultz – Maslon LLP
Philip Sieff* – Robins Kaplan LLP (COE)
Robin Wolpert* – Minnesota State Bar Association (COE)
Groups
Appeals Self Help Clinic
Dean Eyler
Erik Hansen
Liz Kramer
George H. Norris
Liz Reppe
Katherine Barrett Wiik
Jennifer Young
Halo Electronics Trial Team
John Dragseth
Michael Kane
William Woodford
Latino Legal Experience Team
Gerardo Alcazar
Ann M. Anaya
Bryan Browning
Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan
Judge Ann D. Montgomery
Tara C. Norgard
William J. Otteson
Nelson Peralta
Judge Peter M. Reyes* (COE)
Lola Velazquez-Aguilu
Petters Bankruptcy Team
Adam Ballinger
Mark Enslin
Kirstin Kanski
Douglas Kelley
Mark Larsen
James Lodoen
Michael Olafson
George Singer
Jeff Smith
Daryle Uphoff* (COE)
Reid Sagehorn Litigation Team
Robert Bennett* (COE)
Paul C. Dworak
Joe Friedberg* (COE)
Ron Rosenbaum (posthumous)
Winthrop & Weinstine’s Affordable Housing Team
Jeffrey Koerselman
John Nolde
John Stern
Partners
Culberth & Lienemann, LLP – Celeste Culberth* and Leslie Lienemann* ( both COE)
McEllistrem, Fargione, Landy, Rorvig & Eken, P.A. – Paul McEllistrem and Andy Rorvig
Pine County Attorney’s Office – Reese Frederickson and Michelle Skubitz
Ramsay Law Firm, PLLC – Daniel Koewler and Charles Ramsay* (COE)
TSR Injury Law – Richard Ruohonen* and Charles Slane* ( both COE)
United States Attorney’s Office – Julie Allyn and Steve Schleicher
Outstanding Service to the Profession
Justice Christopher Dietzen – Minnesota Supreme Court
Loretta Frederick – Battered Women’s Justice Project
Professor Eric S. Janus – Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Lawyers Concerned For Lawyers
J. Patrick Plunkett – Larkin Hoffman
Justice Esther Tomljanovich
*COE means Circle of Excellence, for an attorney who has been named Attorney of the Year more than once
