Minnesota Lawyer

In 2007, SiebenCarey was handling a large toxic tort case and Sheri Peterson came on board as a paralegal. For most of that case, she was the only support professional and she interviewed over 200 potential claimants, ultimately pursuing 45 ...

Last year, while attending the Minnesota Lawyer Unsung Legal Heroes awards ceremony, Robins Kaplan associate Elizabeth Burnett turned to her seatmate and they agreed, “Sandi should be up there.” The reason legal administrative assistant Sandi Poppen came immediately to mind ...

When litigators in Robins Kaplan’s Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation Group take on a new case, the paralegal that the attorneys ask for is Kia Schmeckpeper. “If the matter is going to be in any way challenging or complex, I ...

Kelly Thaemert has paint, spackle and a tool box in her office at Hellmuth & Johnson, along with vaults of payroll and personnel files. “I wear many hats,” says Thaemert. “You will find me painting and patching walls.” One recent ...

The list and profiles for the 2016 Unsung Legal Heroes

Washington County Law Library

Faegre Baker Daniels

Robins Kaplan

Honsa & Associates

Bowman and Brooke