Minnesota Lawyer

As a teenager growing up in the Twin Cities, Molly Gulbrandson grew fascinated by a neighbor who worked as a criminal defense attorney.

As office manager and paralegal for Honsa Mara Landry in Minneapolis, Laura Haupt-Coleman more than has her hands full. But that’s how she likes it.

A trio of paralegals at Blackwell Burke have been a fixture at the firm practically since it opened in 2006, and the three— Katrina St. Clair, Des Hinds and Jallison Hubbard — have become loyal and trusted employees.

Sue Heger is an essential worker at Dorsey & Whitney. As the firm’s advocacy legal support manager, Heger supervises about 40 legal assistants — during normal times.

In mid-March, when Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency in Minnesota due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office’s technology team faced a daunting task.

Sometimes, Selina Kolsrud walks witnesses or victims to the courthouse when they’re about to testify or make a victim impact statement.

If you’re going to work in data, it helps if you love data. Jennifer Marrone loves data.

After studying film at Montana State University, Paul McCaffrey headed to Hollywood for three years and found work at several production companies before returning to the Twin Cities.

Adriana Mejia wasn’t born and raised here, but she’s certainly become a Minnesotan since moving to the Twin Cities as a teen.

It’s interesting to be senior director of HR at a law firm during a pandemic. It’s even more interesting when that firm is also merging with another firm.