Minnesota Lawyer

Stephanie Sarantopoulos, shareholder in the Minneapolis office of Littler, is now overseeing legal operations of the firm’s online platform for answering companies’ workplace legal questions as program director of Littler onDemand.

Stinson partner Andrew Davis is proud to be “part of a case where justice is served” in having won a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling recognizing a transgender student’s right to use a locker room aligning with his gender identity.

Inti Martínez-Alemán’s use of technology to advance innovation and reassure Hispanic clients is what earned him a Hennepin County Bar Association 2021 Excellence Award.

Ballard Spahr associate Sonja (Sunny) Beddow increased her existing pro bono service representing foster children and immigration clients when the pandemic slowed her commercial real estate practice.

Courtland Merrill brings more than 20 years of experience litigating claims involving patent enforcement and intellectual property rights as well as commercial disputes to Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Minneapolis office.

For 2nd Judicial District Judge Edward Sheu seeking a judicial appointment was a natural step after gravitating toward public interest — “people-minded work” — while in private practice.

Jeffrey R. Stone, a partner and IP attorney in Barnes Thornburg’s Minneapolis office, this month obtained the 11 millionth U.S. patent on behalf of 4C Medical Technologies, a medical device company in Maple Grove.

Native Ways Federation Executive Director Carly Bad Heart Bull was among a group of attorneys who succeeded in having the Dakota name Bde Maka Ska (White Earth Lake) restored to the former Lake Calhoun.

Nadine Graves, attorney and board chair of the Minneapolis nonprofit We Are All Criminals, focuses on challenging barriers to jobs, housing and education facing those with criminal backgrounds.

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