Minnesota Lawyer

Travis Powers has joined Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. Powers will provide counsel within the bankruptcy and insolvency practice area. He received his law degree from the University Of Tulsa College Of Law and his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland.

Jon M. Hopeman has become a Minnesota State Bar Association Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist. Hopeman is an attorney with Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt.

Amber Bougie has become the managing attorney at Central Minnesota Legal Services’ St. Cloud and Willmar offices and Volunteer Attorney Program. Bougie received her law degree from the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law.

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.