Merchant & Gould partner Tony Zeuli says volunteering with Children’s Law Center (CLC) to represent foster children in court is a rewarding experience for him and Minneapolis colleagues.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Mara leads matrimonial lawyers as cases surge
Kristy Mara, newly elected to a two-year term as president of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, says family lawyers are “busier than they’ve ever been” during the pandemic.
Read More »2021 Diversity & Inclusion: Stronger Together
Leaders of the affinity bar associations representing Minnesota’s attorneys of color came together last year — in light of the George Floyd killing — to issue a joint declaration condemning “criminalization of black and brown victims.”
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Bringing in-house experience as outside counsel
Joe Green, formerly general counsel at TCF Financial Corp., now Huntington Bancshares Inc., began working with Faegre Drinker’s Minneapolis office after the banks’ June merger.
Read More »Breaking the Ice: Pro bono commitment earns volunteer award
When Roxanne N. Thorelli spends Friday afternoons advising clients of the Volunteer Lawyers Network, the Fredrikson & Byron associate is practicing what her mother taught her to do.
Read More »Lawyers’ play recreates doctor’s 1904 obscenity trial
A Twin Cities doctor will stand trial next month on federal obscenity charges for mailing out thousands of pamphlets advertising his book on “The Sexual Life.”
Read More »Breaking the Ice: MSBA president pursues well-being, equity issues
Attorney wellness and equity top Jennifer Thompson’s agenda as 2021-2022 president of the Minnesota State Bar Association.
Read More »2021 Unsung Legal Heroes: Susan Trombley
Susan Trombley, a self-described third-generation civil servant, says helping people is her core guiding principle.
Read More »2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Vanessa Szalapski
Focusing her practice on health litigation is no accident for Vanessa Szalapski, whose father is an orthopedic surgeon.
Read More »2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Rachael Stack
Rachael Stack works to offer “on-demand” services to clients — because that’s what she would expect as a client herself.
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