Minnesota Lawyer

Kaisa Adams and Aarthi Monica Geyen have joined the Minneapolis office of Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP as associates.

Christian Clapp has joined Thomsen Nybeck as an associate attorney in the litigation group. Clapp received her law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2005.

Thomas Berndt, Daniel Allen and Adam Welle have joined Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. as associates in the business litigation group.

Jonathan P. Schmidt, Molly Borg Thornton and Matthew D. Tomback have been elected shareholders with Briggs and Morgan.

James D. Kremer has joined Mackall Crounse & Moore, PLC, as a member. Kremer practices in the areas of labor & employment, commercial litigation and appellate law.

Kurt F. Krenz has rejoined the Minneapolis office of Fish & Richardson as an associate in the firm’s patent group. He will focus his practice on patent prosecution and intellectual property counseling in the areas of medical devices and electrical engineering.

Daniel J. Sathre has joined Mackall Crounse & Moore, PLC as an associate. Sathre practices in the areas of commercial litigation and real estate law and litigation. He is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School.

Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop has become chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Business Law Section. Bishop is a shareholder and chair of the health & nonprofit organizations practice group at Gray Plant Mooty.

Jeffrey Harrison has joined the Minneapolis office of Littler Mendelson, P.C., as a shareholder. Harrison practices in the area of employment and labor law. He received his law degree from Wayne State University Law School and his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University.

Loan T. Huynh has been appointed to serve on the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council.