Minnesota Lawyer announces 2025 Attorneys of the Year

Minnesota Lawyer is proud to announce the 2025 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. 5, at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis as we recognize these remarkable Attorneys of the Year.

Diversity & Inclusion

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Stacey Rogers

SRR Law Group LLC

Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

Groups

Minnesota Legislature Quorum Lawsuits

Angela Behrens, Madeleine DeMeules, Peter Farrell, Liz Kramer of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office; Lauren Bethke, Justin Erickson and Julie Strother of the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office; and David Zoll of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP

State of Minnesota v. Schierholz and Associates, Inc., and Paul Milton Schierholz

Nathan D. Converse, Alethea M. Huyser of Fredrikson & Byron P.A.; and Kevin C. Riach of The Law Firm of Kevin C. Riach, PLLC

Wilson Law Group Immigration Litigation Impact Team

Gabriela Anderson, Clara Fleitas-Langford, Cameron Giebink, Molly McKinsey, Kathy Santamaria El Bayoumi and David Wilson of Wilson Law Group; and Sierra Paulsen of The Advocates for Human Rights

Individuals

Sonia Miller Van-Oort

Sapientia Law Group

Ryan O. Vettleson

Storms Dworak LLC

Nonprofit & Government

Cooper v. USA Powerlifting

Sara Jane Baldwin and Jess Braverman of Gender Justice; Matt Frank of Premo Frank PLLC; Christy Hall of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office; Riley Palmer of Nichols Kaster, PLLP; and David Schlesinger of Schlesinger PLLC

St. Paul City Attorney’s Office

Jonica Carr, Alex Dumke, Anthony Edwards, Dave Hunt, Tammie Larsen, Edmundo Lijo, Jessica McConaughey, Kelsey McElveen, Lyndsey Olson and Sarah Sullivan

United States v. Aimee Bock and Salim Said (Feeding Our Future)

Craig Baune, Daniel Bobier, Matthew Ebert, Harry Jacobs, Joseph Thompson of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota

Outstanding Service to the Profession

Barbara D’Aquila

Fisher Phillips

Samuel Edmunds

Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC

Ivan Fong

Medtronic

Tony Leung

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Michelle Miller

Medtronic

Cornell Leverette Moore

Dorsey & Whitney

James L. Volling

Faegre Drinker

Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements

$5.4M Verdict for the Wrongful Death of 87-year-old Nursing Home Patient

Rachel Barrett, Kara Rahimi and Brandon Thompson of Ciresi Conlin LLP

Jane Doe v. Thomas Incantalupo

Michael Hall III, Kate Hockin and David Pagel of Hall Law P.A.

Pro Bono

Carolyn Cadem

Cadem Law Group

Carver County Conciliation Court referee team

Martin Chester, Michael Cockson, Jeffrey Justman, Randall Kahnke, Larry LaTarte, Lauren Linderman, Erica MacDonald, Peter Magnuson, Andrew Murphy, Kate Razavi, John Ursu, Aaron Van Oort of Faegre Drinker

Goyette et al. v. City of Minneapolis et al.

Pari McGarraugh and Karen Schanfield of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.; Teresa Nelson of ACLU of Minnesota; Kevin Riach of The Law Firm of Kevin C. Riach, PLLC; and Edward Schwartz of Reed Smith LLP

Ramsey Kettle v. Otter Tail County et al.

Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, Ian Bratlie and Teresa Nelson of ACLU of Minnesota and Andy Crowder, Peter Estall, Sheila Niaz, Gabe Ramirez-Hernandez and Erica Spilde of Norton Rose Fulbright

Salma Rameez Shaik et al. v. Kristi Noem

Evangeline Dhawan-Maloney of Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A.; Kshithij Shrinath and Alison Vandenburgh Zoschak of Greene Espel PLLP

Teams of Two

Exposing Minnesota DWI Breath Test Systemic Flaws

Daniel Koewler and Charles Ramsay of Ramsay Law Firm PLLC

In re the Trust Agreement of Doris M. Vos and Linus T. Vos

Sarah Jewell and Adam Seward of River Valley Law, PA

Investigation and Public Report regarding Mayo Clinic’s Charity Care and Debt-Collection Practices

Sara Noel and Evan Romanoff of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

State v. Jorden Borders

Dominika Kins and Mary Russell of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Wakasugi v. 3M

Paul Dworak and Naomi Martin of Storms Dworak