Minnesota Lawyer

The Up & Coming Attorney recognition highlights lawyers who have distinguished themselves by their achievements.

Evan Berquist lived and traveled widely in Latin America before settling down to a career as a mergers and acquisition attorney at Cozen O’Connor. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 2011, he clerked in Puerto Rico for two years. ...

Catherine Bitzan Amundsen loves being an attorney with Gray Plant Mooty for many reasons, not the least of which is that it affords her the resources to help those most in need. The University of Minnesota graduate works primarily with ...

Michael Boulette needed a job in 2010 when he started practicing law, and family law provided an opportunity. It wasn’t long before he understood that a family law practice would provide plenty of courtroom time and offer an expedited crack ...

Business has picked up for anti-harassment training programs developed by Stinson Leonard Street LLP employment attorney Amy Conway. Propelling the interest has been the #metoo movement, she said. Clients have come to her for two reasons — to “check the ...

Ami ElShareif joined Robins Kaplan as an associate in 2013 and already has been identified as a future leader at the firm. ElShareif is a key member of the firm’s fast-growing health care group, litigating several high-stakes fraud schemes for ...

As a child, Martha Engel once dressed as an attorney for Halloween, but she was also interested in cars and mechanics. Combining those loves into a career as a shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine, she is making a name for ...

Patrick M. Fenlon, a partner at Fox Rothschild, has built a record of success as a business litigator representing clients in a broad range of industries. He has tried complex commercial cases in courts throughout the country in matters involving ...

Betsy Flanagan has been called a powerhouse life sciences patent litigator by attorney John Adkisson, who nominated her as an Up and Coming Attorney. A principal at Fish & Richardson, Flanagan represents some of the biggest pharmaceutical and biotech companies ...

As an eager young student, Eric Friske studied science and worked diligently until he got a graduate degree – just in time for 2009 and the Great Recession. “Even though I was geared toward science, I realized it wasn’t really ...