Minnesota Lawyer

When venerable Briggs and Morgan combined with Ohio-based Taft Stettinius & Hollister at the start of 2020, one of its Twin Cities’ partners saw an opportunity to help the newly merged law firms expand their pro bono programs.

As general counsel at Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc., Mary Wawro has had what she calls a “North Star” guiding her work.

At Minneapolis-based SPS Commerce Inc., Boyd Johnson is a unique general counsel in the world of multinational public companies.

Twin Cities employment lawyer Nicholas G.B. May enjoys representing plaintiffs in discrimination and civil rights cases.

As a criminal defense attorney, John Arechigo says his biggest challenge is “fighting for a fair process” so clients “get a fair shake.”

As a Latino attorney, Jorge Saavedra was concerned about how few Latino students enter the legal profession.

While dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Mark Gordon launched an innovative program aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession.

Over the past 14 years, Jimmy Selix has become a tech guru extraordinaire at Minneapolis-based Robins Kaplan LLP.

Michael Cavallaro graduated from Hamline University School of Law and has since had “whirlwind” career.

As a litigator at a large New York law firm and later at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, Michael Skoglund grew accustomed to providing pro ...