Following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, Adine Momoh wanted to encourage younger attorneys to target their volunteer hours toward social justice.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Lewis A. Remele Jr.
Lewis A. Remele Jr. is an attorney’s attorney — literally. While his decades-long career has touched many areas of the law, helping other lawyers has been a recur-ring theme.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Tiffany A. Sanders
“One of the hardest things I’ve encountered as a lawyer is litigating against pro se litigants,” Tiffany Sanders says. “You never know what they’re going to do be-cause they’re not trained in the law.”
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Peter A. Schmit
It’s a testament to Peter Schmit’s attention to detail that when asked about the biggest change he’s seen in his personal-injury practice area, he points to a technical factor.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Keiko Sugisaka
During her quarter-century of practice, Maslon partner Keiko Sugisaka has been a force on a number of fronts.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Jennifer A. Thompson
Jennifer Thompson’s work as a construction lawyer at TLO Law keeps her busy enough. But her one year tenure as president of the Minnesota State Bar Association, which ended last summer, presented new challenges and rewards.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: William Ward
True to form, William Ward accepts his recognition for outstanding service to the profession on behalf of the Minnesota State Board of Public Defense, for whom he serves as the Minnesota state public defender.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Rachel Barrett and Brandon Thompson
Within a few weeks of arriving to attend St. Cloud State University, Nepali student Anuj Thapa played a game of indoor soccer with fellow Ne-pali students and suffered a fractured leg.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Celeste Culberth and Leslie Lienemann
In a landmark case against Chisago County and former Chisago County Sheriff Rick Duncan, law partners Leslie Lienemann and Celeste Culberth established liability for sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress, even before going to trial.
Read More »2022 Attorneys of the Year: Mark Johnson and Aaron Knoll
A contract is a contract, even under extraordinary circumstances. That’s the argument Mark Johnson and Aaron Knoll put forward in Reach Companies LLC v. Newsert LLC, a consumer products company.
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