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2022 Attorneys of the Year: Murphy et al. v. Harpstead
On July 27, 2022, District Judge Donovan Frank granted preliminary approval to a settlement agreement reached by the parties in Murphy et al. v. Harpstead, ending a six-year battle for the rights of a class of people with disabilities living in group homes.
2022 Attorneys of the Year: Pooley v. Pooley
In September 2022, Michael P. Boulette, Seungwon R. Chung, and Abby N. Sunberg of Taft Stettinious & Hollister LLP won a Minnesota Supreme Court decision in-tended to protect disadvantaged spouses by ensuring district court supervision over the division of all their assets.
2022 Attorneys of the Year: State of Minnesota v. Stevenson
The successful overturn of a conviction is rare, especially for pro bono attorneys. But a team of Lockridge Grindal Nauen lawyers accomplished that in 2022.
2022 Attorneys of the Year: Megan L. Odom and Michael A. Sacchet
Hearing loss is the most common service-related disability for men and women in the military.
2022 Diversity & Inclusion: Gerardo Alcazar
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.
2022 Diversity & Inclusion: Cresston Gackle
Throughout his legal career, Cresston Gackle has been committed to representing those in need in the juvenile and family courts of Minnesota.
2022 Diversity & Inclusion: Jenny Gassman-Pines
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.
2022 Diversity & Inclusion: Garry W. Jenkins
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.
2022 Unsung Legal Heroes: Lynne Tauer
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.
2022 Unsung Legal Heroes: Vic Rattanasithy
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.
2022 Unsung Legal Heroes: Tara Leupke
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.
2022 Unsung Legal Heroes: Merete V. Klausen
In business, trademarks can be powerful competitive and economic assets.
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