Minnesota Lawyer

Carlson Caspers partner Tara Norgard led work to recover millions stolen in Trevor Cook’s $190-million Ponzi scheme during her decade as general counsel for the receiver.

Fredrikson & Byron shareholder Lousene Hoppe is continuing efforts to promote equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender attorneys as newly named president-elect of the National LGBT Bar Association.

As supervising attorney of the University of St. Thomas School of Law's Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic, Thomas Berg offers guidance to students writing amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate courts.

Minneapolis family law attorney Lisa Elliott still gets calls for advice from attorneys and others around the country based on her work on client David Rucki’s divorce from Sandra Grazzini-Rucki.

For Scott Andrew Fulks, attending the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments on a significant case in which he had co-written an amicus brief was well worth the standing in line overnight in 20-degree January weather.

Chris Messerly, partner at Robins Kaplan, has forged a career representing people in medical malpractice, personal injury and products liability cases.

A Rochester native, Ann Juergens went to law school “to learn more about power and justice.”

Michelle Looby likes making a difference for clients who otherwise might not have representation in her work as a partner in Gustafson Gluek’s national antitrust and class action practice.

Rachel Moran’s focus on police reform put the associate professor and founder of the Criminal and Juvenile Defense Clinic at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in the spotlight after the police killing of George Floyd.

Kyle Kroll’s sense of purpose keeps the Winthrop & Weinstine associate busy, earning him the Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year Award from the Minnesota State Bar Association’s New Lawyers Section.