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Attorneys of the Year

From left, Tim Lessman, Knutson + Casey; Josh Peck, Jeff Anderson and Associates; Rich Ruohonen, TSR Injury Law. Not pictured is Randy Knutson of Knutson + Casey.
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Minor Does v. The Hills Youth and Family Services

In the summer of 2018, a group of boys ran away from The Hills Youth and Family Services, a juvenile detention and treatment center in Duluth.

Mohamed Noor Appellate Team
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Mohamed Noor appellate team

The case of convicted former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor ended up turning on a key factor: What constitutes a depraved mind?

From left: Jess Braverman of Gender Justice, Andrew Davis of Stinson LLP, Christy L. Hall of Gender Justice and; Timothy Griffin of Stinson LLP. Inset are David McKinney, top, and Teresa Nelson of ACLU Minnesota.
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: N.H. v. Anoka Hennepin School District

In 2017, the Anoka-Hennepin School District prohibited a transgender high school student who identified as male from using the boy’s locker room — which he had been doing for months without incident.

Nicholas Wanka and Kristi Nielsen of the Office of the Attorney General
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Protecting Minnesotans from Medicaid Fraud, State v. Remona Lysa Brown

When health care providers defraud the Medicaid system, the expense not only comes out of taxpayers’ pockets, it also prevents other vulnerable people in need from receiving health care services they deserve.

From left: Adam Welle, Caitlin Micko, Katherine Kelly and Eric Maloney of the Office of the Attorney General.
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Protecting Tenants as Consumers, State v. Steven Meldahl

Consumer protection laws are typically viewed as protecting those who purchase goods or services. However, as Assistant Attorney General Katherine Kelly says, “Every AG has their own flavor of things they want to pursue.”

From left: Randi Winter, Donald Heeman and Jessica Nelson of Spencer Fane; and Laurie Quinn of Wells Fargo.
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: ResCap Liquidating Trust Litigation Team

A Spencer Fane team of attorneys closed out a major case last year involving residential mortgage originator GMAC-RFC (ResCap).

Jamie Kurtz, inset, and, from left, Nathaniel Moore, Haynes Hansen, Munir Meghjee, Jeff Gleason and Jaime Wing
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. et al v. Hospital Partners Inc. Case Team

John Grisham hasn’t written any legal thrillers about medi-cal fraud cases, but a team of attorneys in the Health Care Practice group of Robins Kaplan is fine with that.

Fom left: Scott M. Flaherty of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister; Peter J. Farrell and Jason Marisam of the Office of the Attorney General
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Shefa v. Attorney General Keith Ellison, et al.

Delving into late 19th century source materials from the Minnesota Historical Society is not a routine part of the job for Scott M. Flaherty, an appellate attorney with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Minneapolis.

University of Minnesota Law School Clemency Project
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: University of Minnesota Law School Clemency Project

Since 2014, law school students at the University of Minnesota Law School Clemency Project Clinic have worked on clemency petitions for clients serving disproportionately long sentences.

Patrick Arenz
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Patrick Arenz

Having jurors hear a top Twin Cities plastic surgeon describe the ordeal that led to the amputation of his leg was critical in the strategy that secured the doctor a $27.8 million verdict, according to Patrick Arenz, a partner at Robins Kaplan.

Alain Baudry
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Alain Baudry

Litigator Alain Baudry’s practice spans a range of interests, from immigration law to professional sports to cor-porate representation.

Mai Neng Moua
Feb 18, 2022

2021 Attorneys of the Year: Mai Moua

Mai Neng Moua has been an immigration attorney for the past 14 years, helping individuals navigate the byzantine laws that regulate whether they can stay in the United States.

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