Minnesota Lawyer

Fourth Judicial District Judge Kevin Burke loves golfing and "Perry Mason."

Attorney Mark Briol turned a youthful boxing defeat into a successful career as a commercial litigator at Minneapolis-based Briol & Benson.

Attorney Sarah Duniway is marking three years as co-managing partner at Gray Plant Mooty in Minneapolis, splitting time between firm management and her practice with nonprofit clients.

Fourth Judicial District Judge Lisa Janzen likes dogs, traveling, kayaking and Louise Erdrich. She dislikes gossip.

Sen. Carla Nelson got her political start door-knocking and sending fliers to ensure that a neighborhood park planned in Rochester came to fruition.

Summra Mohammadee Shariff, the new president of Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, loves doughnuts and hates pot holes.

For 4th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Conley, serving on the bench marks a return to his “public interest roots.”

David Bernstein, an assistant Minneapolis city attorney, says people wrongly assume that lawyers "know about all areas of the law."

Ninth Judicial District Judge David Hermerding calls his father twice a day during his commute.

But Judge Richard Kyle Jr. says he’s more impressed with first-generation lawyers and judges.