Minnesota Lawyer

Drake D. Metzger has joined the law firm of Doyle Hance LLC. He will be practicing primarily in the areas of business litigation, family law and criminal defense.

Rick Berning CPA/ABV, CBA, CVA, ABAR, CFF, CMA recently earned the Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) designation awarded by the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Brian M. Meloy, a shareholder at Leonard, Street and Deinard, has been appointed chairman of the Electricity Regulation Committee of the Energy Bar Association.

Four Leonard, Street and Deinard attorneys have earned Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist designations from the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Kevin DeVore joined Larson King as a partner and will lead the firm's white-collar criminal defense and investigations practice. He has more than 125 jury and bench trials to date.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P. has added attorneys to its Los Angeles office from the full service litigation and transactional boutique, Reeder Lu, LLP, including partners Christopher S. Reeder and Richard Schloss. With the move, the firm now has close to 50 attorneys in Los Angeles.

Nilan Johnson Lewis announces the addition of Careen Martin to its health care group. Martin brings a depth of knowledge about government and health care-related legal issues, as well as a strong litigation background.

The Minnesota Law Review, the law journal of the University of Minnesota Law School, has named attorney Allen I. Saeks among its distinguished alumni of the year.

Hansen, Dordell, Bradt, Odlaug & Bradt, PLLP has announced that Colleen O. Kaufenberg has become a general partner with the firm. She practices in the areas of workers' compensation, employment law, civil litigation and personal injury. Kaufenberg is a 1987 graduate of Hamline University School of Law and received her bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University.

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has elected Christopher Madel, Steven Schumeister, Ronald Schutz and Roman Silberfeld to two-year terms on the firm's executive board. Martin Lueck continues to serve as chairman of the executive board and Schumeister as managing partner. Marla Butler and James Chin were appointed to one-year terms. David Beehler and Jan Conlin continue to serve on the executive board.