Attorneys Brooke Holmes and Randall Knutson of the Mankato firm Knutson + Casey helped win justice for a teenage victim of sexual abuse by an older maintenance man who worked in the victim’s family’s Section 8 apartment complex.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Willow Anderson and Jack Rice
In a landmark case that drew national attention, attorneys Jack Rice and Willow Anderson helped an American Indian activist gain dismissal of felony charges for toppling a Christopher Columbus statue at the state Capitol a few days after the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Beth Bertelson
Representing the rights of employees is more than a career for Beth Bertelson.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Abigail Cerra
Abigail Cerra was in a good place. She liked being senior counsel for Wells Fargo, and she did public service in the bank’s Eviction Preven-tion Project.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Derek Chauvin prosecution
Video of Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds was the state’s best evidence against the former officer. But video alone wouldn’t secure guilty verdicts.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Rita Coyle DeMeules
After a decade as Minnesota Supreme Court commissioner, Rita Coyle DeMeules is embracing retirement.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Dyan Ebert
In 2019, when Dyan Ebert was named 2020-2021 president of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the world was entering a uniquely challenging time.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: David Herr
The status of David Herr as a Minnesota legal icon could be exemplified by the fact that he was nominated as an attorney of the year by seven Minnesota Supreme Court justices.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Mark Myrha
Longtime Boston Scientific in-house counsel Mark Myrha passed away in December, but the imprint he left on his practice will live on.
Read More »2021 Attorneys of the Year: Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson consulted with his partners at Halberg Criminal Defense and his family before accepting appointment to defend former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin against charges that he caused the death of George Floyd.
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