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Amy C. Seidel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
A finance major as a university undergrad, Amy Seidel “was always interested in business, but knew I didn’t want to be handling contentious, litigated matters.
Janel M. Dressen, Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen Boylan P.A.
In 2021, leaders at Minneapolis-based Anthony Ostlund chose business litigator and partner Janel M. Dressen as the firm’s second chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead the firm.
2024 Up & Coming Attorneys: Alexander Tibor
Only four years after graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School, Alexander Tibor’s work in insurance law has made him a standout in the eyes of his colleagues.
2024 Unsung Legal Heroes: Maslon LLP Relocation Team
After three decades in the same space at Wells Fargo Center in downtown Minneapolis, Maslon LLP started 2024 by moving into 35,000 square feet of space on the 29th and 30th floors of Capella Tower at 225 S. Sixth Street.
Civil legal aid draws greater attention, support
The United States spends an estimated $1.345 billion annually to provide free legal aid to people in need, according to the national Legal Aid and Defender Association.
2023 Top Women in Law: Melissa Stull
One of the benefits of working for a small, start-up law firm is the varied experience it offers.
2023 Top Women in Law: Karla Gluek
Early in her legal career, Minneapolis attorney Karla Gluek took an entrepreneurial gamble that has really paid off.
2023 Top Women in Law: Gina M. Kastel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath attorney Gina Kastel’s interest in the law was sparked by working in then-Congressman Bruce Vento’s Washington D.C. office, after graduating from Notre Dame University.
2023 Up & Coming Attorneys: Tony J. Stauber
In his relatively short career since graduating magna cum laud from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2019, Tony Stauber has found an important niche specializing in representing plaintiffs who have been wronged and have limited options for redress.
2021 Attorneys of the Year: Dan Guerrero and Perry Moriearty
Defense attorney Dan Guerrero and University of Minnesota law professor Perry Moriearty helped defendant Myon Burrell win release from prison in December 2020 after he served 18 years for a crime he didn’t commit.
2021 Attorneys of the Year: Brooke Holmes and Randall Knutson
Attorneys Brooke Holmes and Randall Knutson of the Mankato firm Knutson + Casey helped win justice for a teenage victim of sexual abuse by an older maintenance man who worked in the victim’s family’s Section 8 apartment complex.
2021 Attorneys of the Year: Willow Anderson and Jack Rice
In a landmark case that drew national attention, attorneys Jack Rice and Willow Anderson helped an American Indian activist gain dismissal of felony charges for toppling a Christopher Columbus statue at the state Capitol a few days after the 2020 death of George Floyd.
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