Minnesota Lawyer

Gerardo “Jerry” Alcazar was an undergrad at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee when he noticed a relative lack of students of color in his classes.

Throughout his legal career, Cresston Gackle has been committed to representing those in need in the juvenile and family courts of Minnesota.

In a profession that historically has lacked racial and gender diversity, Jenny Gassman-Pines devotes significant time and effort to helping make legal practice a more diverse and inclusive profession.

In Garry Jenkins’ seven years as dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, the school has advanced from being number three to the number one law school in the state for percentage of students of color in the entering class.

After several decades as a writer and editor for special-interest publications, Lynne Tauer made a career change to paralegal work, and she has found those well-developed skills in high demand at her employer, Golden Valley-based rb LEGAL, LLC.

At the Minneapolis law firm of Messerli & Kramer P.A., when a computer freeze-up or other technical glitch creates problems, senior support and systems analyst Vic Rattanasithy often gets the call for help.

Earlier this year, Tara Leupke celebrated her 20th anniversary as a valued employee at the Minneapolis law firm of Messerli & Kramer P.A. As a legal administrative assistant, she helps the firm’s business litigation attorneys prepare for court hearings and trials.

In business, trademarks can be powerful competitive and economic assets.

Nicholas Adler’s move from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office to Minneapolis-based Robins Kaplan LLP, must have seemed like a natural transition, since he was following in his father’s footsteps.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, few organizations were impacted more than school districts.