Minnesota Lawyer

Not every in-house counsel wants to serve both their organization and the larger legal profession. Jim Chosy insists on it.

Not every in-house counsel’s first task is to keep employees from going to jail. But Fred Dawe has handled that and more.

Medicine or law? Before committing to a career, Sandra Nowak interned at emergency rooms and law firms. She found her path at the intersection of both: intellectual property law.

Rachelle Anderson has advice for any young lawyer who’s in their first real job: Act like the firm is your client for the first couple of years.

Raha Assadi-Lamouki’s brother died at age 21 after four bouts with cancer. Her family’s experience (including her own) during that time shaped her, and led her to pursue law as a way to change the status quo.

With a Bachelor of Science degree in bioengineering, Sarvesh Desai might be expected to be an intellectual property attorney.

Sue Heger is an essential worker at Dorsey & Whitney. As the firm’s advocacy legal support manager, Heger supervises about 40 legal assistants — during normal times.

Sometimes, Selina Kolsrud walks witnesses or victims to the courthouse when they’re about to testify or make a victim impact statement.

It’s interesting to be senior director of HR at a law firm during a pandemic. It’s even more interesting when that firm is also merging with another firm.

Pharaoh Lewis isn’t content to just get ahead. He also wants to give back.