Minnesota Lawyer

As the daughter of West African immigrants, St. Paul native Adine Momoh has “lived and breathed” diversity and inclusion her entire life.

Minneapolis-based Faegre Drinker has long been active in promoting diversity in the legal profession, according to Lica Tomizuka, a partner in the firm’s real estate group.

One of Dionne Blake’s many responsibilities as a corporate counsel at Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is helping manage the retailer’s response to crisis situations.

The world of finance has been a longtime interest for Ben Klocke, the son of a banker in Mason City, Iowa.

In mid-March, when Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency in Minnesota due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office’s technology team faced a daunting task.

Caitlynrose Fisher remembers writing her first “legal brief” at the age of 10. She enlisted her brother’s testimony to support her argument on why she should be allowed to have a sleepover.

Like many in the legal profession, Hellmuth and Johnson partner Cole Hickman had some early influences that sparked his interest in the law.

Growing up in Minnetonka, Barry Landy, a litigator at Minneapolis-based Ciresi & Conlin LLP, had early exposure to the practice of law: His mother was an attorney at a law firm in Minneapolis.

Amy Sweasy, managing assistant county attorney for Hennepin County, along with assistant county attorney Patrick Loft on, led the county’s successful prosecution of one of Minnesota’s most high-profile criminal cases of the past year.

After five years an attorney with the firm of Stinson LLP, Calvin P. Homan took a six-month career “detour” that deepened his knowledge of financial services and real estate litigation.