Allie Morris, Merchant & Gould
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Dustin Russell, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
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Patty Seberson, Ciresi Conlin LLP
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Caleb Shields, Robins Kaplan LLP
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Sue Sjodahl, Maslon LLP
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Katie Snell, Fish & Richardson
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Tiffany Strother, Keller, Woods & Thompson, P.A.
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Bridget Thelen, Messerli Kramer
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