Following Gov. Tim Walz’s executive orders outlining restrictions in several areas of the economy, the Attorney General’s Office created teams to protect Minnesotans during the pandemic.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Andrew Irlbeck and Paul Applebaum
To Andrew Irlbeck and Paul Applebaum, the Chambers’ case was perfect for their pro bono and civil rights practices.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Jan Conlin and Mathew Korte
Located south of Fairbanks, Alaska, the small city of North Pole keeps Christmas decorations up year-round and boasts cheerful street names related to the holiday.
Read More »2020 Attorneys of the Year: Greg Merz
When attorney Greg Merz first heard about the student group Youthprise’s struggle to win pandemic relief for teenagers, he wanted to help and offered to do so pro bono.
Read More »2020 Diversity & Inclusion: Collaborative Legal Community Coalition
Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim recalls spending a year putting together a scrapbook on Minnesota’s past for an elementary school history class.
Read More »2020 Diversity & Inclusion: Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
More than 200 members of the Minnesota legal community showed up in solidarity with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers for a silent protest at the Hennepin County Government Center on June 8 to highlight police brutality in the Black community and the death of George Floyd.
Read More »In-House Counsel 2020: William J. Hardacker
Before and after graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School, Willie Hardacker worked for Native American attorney Kurt Bluedog and began learning about federal tribal law.
Read More »2020 Unsung Legal Heroes: Pat Ewald
After more than 30 years at General Mills as a consumer insights manager, Pat Ewald wanted to “do something very different to round out the last years of my career.”
Read More »2020 Up & Coming Attorneys: Jennifer Cross
In her childhood, Jennifer Cross dreamed of an unlikely career as a doctor, dentist and attorney. The experience of shadowing a pediatrician for a day extinguished the idea of being in health care.
Read More »2020 Up & Coming Attorneys: Laura Hupp
With a master’s degree in biomedical science and an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and music, patent attorney Laura Hupp had plenty of career options.
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