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2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Leah D. Leyendecker
As an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas, Leah Leyendecker worked as a communications intern for the Advocates for Human Rights, where she met many attorneys doing pro bono work on asylum cases.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Kyle Kroll
As a University of Minnesota undergraduate, Kyle Kroll earned a double major in two disciplines rarely seen as an obvious pair in the academic world — business and philosophy.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Jessica Kometz
Jessica Kometz loves her work as an attorney in trusts, estates and employment law.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Grace Kim
Grace Kim’s path to becoming a principal and leader at Fish & Richardson P.C., a leading global intellectual property law firm, was not straightforward.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Iain Johnson
Iain Johnson is an unabashed Midwesterner, through and through. Born and raised in Blue Earth, Minnesota, he is a graduate of Macalester College and the University of Iowa Law School.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Lisa Hui-Peterson
Lisa Hui-Peterson’s interest in a legal career dates as far back as middle school, sparked by her family background and an interest in history.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Autumn Gear
Although a relative newcomer to the practice of law, Barnes & Thornburg associate Autumn Gear has already made an impact.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Jessica Gutierrez
Arizona native Jessica Gutierrez began her post-college career as a civil engineer, working on airport design in Colorado.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Aram Desteian
After seven years working in politics, Aram Desteian has carved out a second successful career as an attorney.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Daniel Bruzzone
Not many Up and Coming Attorneys have already made partner. Daniel Bruzzone is an exception.
2021 Up & Coming Attorneys: Trevor Brown
Trevor Brown is a senior associate at Dorsey & Whitney. That is no small accomplishment.
Up & Coming Attorneys, Unsung Legal Heroes announced
We are pleased to announce the 2021 Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes. All of the Up & Coming Attorney honorees are in their first decade of practice. Unsung Legal Heroes come from several categories.
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