Minnesota Lawyer

Dan McDonald began working at Merchant & Gould during his first year of law school and never left.

Yvonne Flaherty, partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen, wants everyone to have access to the courts — especially those injured by defective drugs and medical devices.

Alyssa Hirschfeld, principal at Gray Plant Mooty, says her mergers-and-acquisitions practice is the most exciting area of the law.

Sheila Engelmeier said the motivation to start Engelmeier & Umanah came in part from “being tired of tall buildings with a bunch of people that were very focused on money.”

High-profile work stems from the Meagher & Geer partner’s expertise in representing insurance companies in commercial litigation.

David Bradley Olsen’s phone rings more often when the Henson Efron shareholder handles another high-profile case.

Alana Bassin, partner at Bowman and Brooke, likes that her product liability work involves more than practicing law.

Attorney Jeff Storms, owner at Newmark Storms Dworak in Minneapolis, likes arguing cases at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Michael Florey’s intellectual property litigation caseload has covered everything from pacemakers and concrete retaining walls to dialysis machines and lawn ornaments.

Daniel Oberdorfer went from covering attorneys as a newspaper reporter on the courts beat to practicing law as a partner at Stinson.