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Attorneys of the Year February 7, 2025

Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota class action

A historic $109 million settlement doesn’t happen every day. In law, as in life, the path to ultimate success is often paved with a series of victories.

Deborah Ellingboe
Attorneys of the Year February 7, 2025

Deborah Ellingboe

What colleagues and friends comment about most when asked how Deborah Ellingboe impacted the profession, is how much of a positive influence she had over the careers of so many lawyers during her nearly 30-year career.

Richard Ostlund
Attorneys of the Year February 7, 2025

Richard Ostlund

Richard Ostlund, an accomplished trial attorney and author for the American Bar Association, which describes him as “among the cream of the commercial litigation bar,” is being honored in 2024 for his service to the profession and his pro bono/community contributions after selections in 2009 and 2022 for major case results.

Clockwise, from top left: Rashanda Bruce, Michael Reif, Julie Reynolds, Philip Sieff and Tara Sutton
Attorneys of the Year February 7, 2025

McDougall v. CRC Industries, Inc. et al

In recent years, lawyers at Robins Kaplan LLP have successfully litigated lawsuits for more than a dozen families against manufacturers of aerosol keyboard dusters in connection with motor vehicle crashes that have caused fatalities and critical injuries.

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Attorneys of the Year February 7, 2025

Keller v. St. Cloud Industrial Products, Inc.

Sarah R. Jewell, founder of River Valley Law near St. Cloud, concedes that getting a fair shake in court can be challenging at times, particularly in employment law disputes, which is a focus of hers.

Michael Stewart
Attorneys of the Year December 13, 2024

Minnesota Icons 2024: Michael R. Stewart

Growing up on a family farm in Iowa, Michael Stewart never imagined he’d one day sit at a counsel table in the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s precisely what happened a mere nine years into Stewart’s career.

Patrick Seeb
Attorneys of the Year December 13, 2024

Minnesota Icons 2024: Patrick Seeb

When Patrick Seeb thinks out loud about aspects of his early professional life that helped him lead high-performing teams over decades, two things stand out as common threads among many high achievers: embracing a broad range of experiences and being fortunate to have wise mentors.

Nancy Polomis
Attorneys of the Year December 13, 2024

Minnesota Icons 2024: Nancy Polomis

A lot of legal work is heavy on documents and light on personal interaction. That can be especially true when your practice focuses on representing homeowner associations and all that comes with it – entity formation, creation and interpretation of covenants and bylaws, and collections.

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Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A.

Janel Dressen is the first female CEO of Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan P.A., a Minneapolis boutique commercial litigation firm.

Connie Lahn, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Women-Led Law Firms 2024 September 26, 2024

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Established in 2009, the Minneapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP has been recognized multiple times for its efforts in diversity, inclusivity and overall support for its employees.

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Women-Led Law Firms 2024 September 26, 2024

Gustafson Gluek PLLC

Karla M. Gluek was a decade out of law school in 2003 and still working at her first firm when her colleague Daniel Gustafson asked her if she wanted to start a new firm.

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Women-Led Law Firms 2024 September 26, 2024

MADEL PA

Jennifer Maria de la Luz Robbins, managing partner of MADEL PA, was named 2023 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer along with her partner, Chris Madel.

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