Minnesota Lawyer

The list and profiles for the 2018 Unsung Legal Heroes

At the Ramsay Law Firm, Shelley Arndt is the person everyone turns to for help. Over the course of her more than 15 years with the Roseville criminal-defense firm, Arndt has been instrumental in keeping the firm operating on a ...

For many of the families of first responders who died on 9/11, the tragedy was compounded by the revelation that 80 to 90 percent of them didn’t have wills or estate plans. An attorney in South Carolina wanted to change ...

James Bransford has had a rich career working with nonprofits involved in the criminal justice system. For the past three years he has served as a community outreach specialist for the St. Paul-based Nurturing House LLC. The organization helps find ...

Organized, diligent, amiable and interested. That’s how colleagues describe Becky Braun, who two years ago became office manager at the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota. “Becky’s work behind the scenes to ensure that all internal systems and processes run smoothly ...

A three-decade veteran of the legal wars, Lori Buck didn’t take a direct route to that line of work, but fate set her on her path. “I ended up working in the marketing department of a hospital,” she said. “Later ...

Jennifer Carter moved to the Twin Cities from Des Moines not long after graduating from Drake University Law School, despite having no real connections to the area. “I moved here because I wanted to live here,” she recalled. “Maybe that ...

One of the most important yet least heralded jobs in law firms is held by the folks who do the billing. Faegre Baker Daniels billing manager Mary Chronquist is an expert in the field, with more than 30 years of ...

Megan Connolly’s career has been on meteoric ascent since she joined Fish & Richardson in 2012. She joined the firm as a human resources generalist, has been promoted several times, and is now the human resources manager for the entire ...

As chief information officer for the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District, John Erar says he is a great believer in listening to the needs of judges and other people his department serves. So, when the state court system began five years ...