Minnesota Lawyer announces 2024 Attorneys of the Year

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It is with great pleasure that Minnesota Lawyer announces the 2024 Attorneys of the Year. Our selections encompass the wide variety of practices and issues that make Minnesota’s legal profession vibrant. Please plan to join us Thursday, Feb. 6, at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis as we recognize these remarkable Attorneys of the Year.

Diversity & Inclusion

MABL Law School Pathways Program

Kevin Lindsey, Amanda Matchett and Dana Mitchell of the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers; Rick Petry of Mitchell Hamline School Of Law

Groups

BC Davenport Canopy Communities Trial Team

David A. Davenport, Alexander M. Hagstrom, Justin H. Jenkins and Samuel T. Johnson of BC Davenport

Does v. Circle R Ranch

Jeff Anderson, Stacey Benson and Josh Peck of Jeff Anderson & Associates

Minnesota’s Historic 2024 Family Law Legislation

Samantha J. Gemberling of Gemberling Allen P.A.; Bryan Lake of the Law Office of Bryan Lake, PLLC

Georgia-Pacific v. Hyster-Yale Group

Elizabeth Burnett, Marcus Guith, Jason W. Pfeiffer and Allie Zakon of Robins Kaplan LLP

State v. HavenBrook Homes, LLC, et al.

Mark Iris, Katherine Kelly, Caitlin Micko, Rebecca Stillman and Peter Surdo of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

State v. Wall & Associates, Inc., et al.

Alex Baldwin, Bennett Hartz, Lindsey Lee, Noah Lewellen, Caitlin Micko and Evan Romanoff of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

The Londregan Defense Team

Todd L. Hennen and Christopher W. Madel of Madel PA; Peter Wold of Wold Law

Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota class action

Garrett Blanchfield and Roberta Yard of Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield; David Guin and Charles Watkins of Guin, Stokes & Evans, LLC; Vildan Teske of Teske Law PLLC

Willis Electric v. Polygroup

Patrick M. Arenz, Jessica L. Gutierrez, Brenda L. Joly, Emily E. Niles and Prateek N. Viswanathan of Robins Kaplan LLP

Individual

Michael R. Carey

Dykema

John Donovan

Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Adam Lozeau

Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Richard A. Ruohonen

TSR Injury Law

Jeffrey Storms

Storms Dworak LLC

Nonprofit & Government

2024 State Elections Team

Allen Barr, Angela Behrens and Nathan Hartshorn of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office; Lauren Bethke and Justin Erickson of the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State

Anderson v. Aitkin Pharmacy and George Badeaux

Jess Braverman and Christy Hall of Gender Justice; Rachel A. Kitze Collins of Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.

Outstanding Service to the Profession

Ernie Dial

Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office

Skip Durocher

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Debbie Ellingboe

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Paul Floyd

Wallen-Friedman & Floyd, P.A.

Richard Ostlund

Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen Boylan P.A.

Petition to Adopt Parental Leave Rules

m boulette of Taft; Jessica Klander of Bassford Remele; Sarah Soucie Eyberg of the Soucie Eyberg Law, LLC

Pioneers in the Protection of the Vulnerable in Nursing Homes

Mark R. Kosieradzki, Joel E. Smith of Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm LLC; Kara K. Rahimi of Ciresi Conlin LLP

Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements

McDougall v. CRC Industries, Inc. et al

Rashanda Bruce, Michael Reif, Julie Reynolds, Philip Sieff and Tara Sutton of Robins Kaplan LLP

Pro Bono

Christopher Cadem

Cadem Law Group

Sheridan Appeal Team

Jevon Bindman and Erica Holzer of Maslon LLP; Mary Pat Byrn of Viitala Byrn & Ives

Teams of Two

Cinda Collins v. RBC Capital Markets LLC

Joe Anthony and Cory Olson of Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A.

Keller v. St. Cloud Industrial Products, Inc.

Sarah R. Jewell and Adam Seward of River Valley Law, PA

State v. Edgar Barrientos-Quintana

Christopher Mishek and Carrie Sperling of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office