Minnesota Lawyer announces 2025 Icon Award honorees

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Minnesota Lawyer is proud to present the seventh annual Minnesota Icon Awards, honoring distinguished leaders whose careers have left a lasting impact on the state’s business and legal communities.

These remarkable individuals have not only achieved professional excellence but have also inspired others through mentorship and leadership, embodying what it truly means to be an icon.

A panel of judges with legal and business expertise selected this year’s class of 17 honorees from the courtroom to the boardroom.

The honorees will be feted at a Dec. 11 celebration and networking event at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis.

Stuart Ackerberg

Ackerberg

Richard B. Allyn

Robins Kaplan LLP

Lee Blons

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

Thomas H. Boyd

Winthrop & Weinstine

Dean Dovolis

DJR Architecture

Lorie Skjerven Gildea

Greenberg Traurig

Susan M. Holden

SiebenCarey

Dianne Holte

Holte Contracting

Steven B. Kutscheid

Lathrop GPM

LouAnne Loewen

J&L Steel Erectors

Alan Scott Milavetz

Milavetz Law, P.A.

Brent E. Routman

Merchant & Gould

Francis J. Rondoni

Chestnut Cambronne PA

Peter A, Schmit

Robins Kaplan LLP

Lisa Spencer

Henson Efron

Steve Wellington

Wellington Management

Laura Zdychnec

Northwoods Law Group