Minnesota Lawyer

In his legal work at Maslon LLP, Evan Nelson focuses on property rights cases, from homeowners seeking just compensation for the value of their land in eminent domain disputes to fights over family trusts.

Alexandria “Alex” Mueller developed a rare career combination as an entertainment attorney and a professional musician and composer.

Maslon attorney Ann Motl has spent her law career representing corporations and, as a volunteer, fighting for the rights of disabled people.

After just six years as an attorney, Virginia R. McCalmont started a firm with seven other partners in January 2021.

While studying for a master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Shui Li researched drugs intended for cancer treatment.

As an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas, Leah Leyendecker worked as a communications intern for the Advocates for Human Rights, where she met many attorneys doing pro bono work on asylum cases.

As a University of Minnesota undergraduate, Kyle Kroll earned a double major in two disciplines rarely seen as an obvious pair in the academic world — business and philosophy.

Jessica Kometz loves her work as an attorney in trusts, estates and employment law.

Grace Kim’s path to becoming a principal and leader at Fish & Richardson P.C., a leading global intellectual property law firm, was not straightforward.

Iain Johnson is an unabashed Midwesterner, through and through. Born and raised in Blue Earth, Minnesota, he is a graduate of Macalester College and the University of Iowa Law School.