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In-House Counsel 2021: Joel Rietz
The year 2020 was one many people won’t soon forget, but Joel Rietz probably has more reason than most to remember the year of the pandemic.
2020 Attorneys of the Year: David Davenport
David Davenport of the BC Davenport law firm has become the go-to attorney in a very specialized niche practice. In doing so, he’s helped maintain the availability of affordable rental housing for low-income people.
2020 Diversity & Inclusion: Adine Momoh
As the daughter of West African immigrants, St. Paul native Adine Momoh has “lived and breathed” diversity and inclusion her entire life.
2020 Diversity & Inclusion: Lica Tomizuka
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.
In-House Counsel 2020: Dionne Blake
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.
In-House Counsel 2020: Ben Klocke
The world of finance has been a longtime interest for Ben Klocke, the son of a banker in Mason City, Iowa.
2020 Unsung Legal Heroes: Information Technology Team, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
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.
2020 Up & Coming Attorneys: Caitlinrose Fisher
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.
2020 Up & Coming Attorneys: Cole Hickman
Like many in the legal profession, Hellmuth and Johnson partner Cole Hickman had some early influences that sparked his interest in the law.
2020 Up & Coming Attorneys: Barry Landy
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.
2019 Attorneys of the Year: Amy Sweasy
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.
2019 Up & Coming Attorneys: Calvin P. Hoffman
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.
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