2026
Minnesota Legal 250
The MINNESOTA 250 recognizes the most influential people in Minnesota and SW Washington. Each year, editors spotlight leaders shaping the state’s economy across industries.
Appellate Attorneys
Business Litigation
Joseph W. Anthony
Patrick Arenz
Jason Asmus
Barbara Podlucky Berens
Theresa Bevilacqua
Art Boylan
Elizabeth Burnett
Michael R. Carey
Michael Ciresi
Michael F. Cockson
Michael Collyard
Jan M. Conlin
Aimée D. Dayhoff
Joseph T. Dixon III
Janel M. Dressen
John C. Duffey
Sybil L. Dunlop
Terrence J. Fleming
Bryan J. Freeman
Jenny Gassman-Pines
Karla Gluek
Michelle S. Grant
Daniel A. Gustafson
Joshua A. Hasko
Mark L. Johnson
Randall E. Kahnke
Kathy S. Kimmel
David Koob
Mathew Korte
Barry Landy
James Langdon
Christopher Larus
Katie Crosby Lehmann
Vincent D. Louwagie
Chris Madel
Casey D. Marshall
Heather Marx
Matthew R. McBride
Shannon M. McDonough
Sonia Miller-Van Oort
Carol Moss
Todd A. Noteboom
Miguel Alexander Pozo
Jennifer Robbins
Scott Rusert
Brandon Schwartz
Peter J. Schwingler
Mickey L. Stevens
Todd A. Wind
Joseph M. Windler
Randi J. Winter
X. Kevin Zhao
Construction Law
J. Scott Andresen
Mark R. Becker
Jennifer L. Carey
Aaron A. Dean
Christine L. Eid
John G. Holper
Bryan Huntington
Robert Keena
Jessica Knox
Kristine Kubes
Jason Lien
Patrick Lindmark
Stephen Ling
Erin E. Mathern
Brian W. McCool
Tamara O’Neill Moreland
Julie Noel Nagorski
John Patterson
L.J. Rotman
Eric A.O. Ruzicka
Jonathan Septer
Justin P. Short
Catherine “Trina” Sjoberg
David Suchar
Dean Thomson
Kyle Willems
Matthew Wolf
Defense Attorneys
Emerging Technologies Attorneys
Employment Law
Frances E. Baillon
Jeanette Bazis
Beth Bertelson
Amy Boyle
Cynthia A. Bremer
Ellen A. Brinkman
Celeste E. Culberth
Brendan Daniel Cummins
Justin D. Cummins
Emma Denny
Dyan J. Ebert
V. John Ella
Sheila Engelmeier
Danielle Fitzsimmons
Matthew A. Frank
Britt Gilbertson
John Holden
Sarah Jewell
Pamela Johnson
Phyllis Karasov
Lucas J. Kaster
Leslie L. Lienemann
Nicholas G.B. May
Michael Moberg
Joshua A. Newville
Daniel Olson
Penelope Phillips
Melissa Raphan
Lawrence P. Schaefer
Steven Andrew Smith
Jack Sullivan
Marshall H. Tanick
Joni Thome
Paul Zech
Family Law & Estate Attorneys
Finance & Banking
Government
Health Care Attorneys
Immigration Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Attorneys
Chris Bellini
Rachel Benedict
Frank B. Bennett
Ryan C. Brauer
Max Bremer
Harleigh E. Brown
W. Morgan Burns
William M. Burns
Christopher K. Carlisle
Al Coleman
Tammera R. Diehm
Katie Eisler
Jon Farnsworth
Alyssa Hirschfeld
Sean P. Kearney
Brian Kensicki
Marcus Laman
Brett Larson
Susan Markey
Phillip B. Martin
Shawn R. McIntee
Kyle Moen
Steve M. Quinlivan
Neal K. Rasmussen
Robert A. Rosenbaum
Barbara Lano Rummel
Timothy J. Scallen
Alec Sherod
Michael Stewart
Maggie M. Tatton
Robert E. Tunheim
Mark D. Williamson
Nonprofit & Philanthropy
Personal Injury Attorneys
Jeff Anderson
Matthew J. Barber
Rachel L. Barrett
Katie Bennett
Robert Bennett
Nate Bjerke
Mara Brust
Michael A. Bryant
Jed Chronic
John M. Dornik
Paul Dworak
Wil Fluegel
Michael Hall III
Paula M. Jossart
James K. LaVoie
Cortney S. LeNeave
James R. Lindell
Teresa Fariss McClain
Russell Nicolet
Andrew Noel
Jenny Olson
Eric Palmer
Kathleen Flynn Peterson
Paul D. Peterson
Kara K. Rahimi
Peter W. Riley
Rich Ruohonen
Michael J. Sacchet
James Schwebel
Jeffrey S. Sieben
Philip Sieff
Jeff Storms
Tara D. Sutton
Brandon E. Thompson
Joshua Tuchscherer
Brandon M. Vaughn
Cory P. Whalen
Scott Wilson
Genevieve Zimmerman
Politics & Lobbyists
Real Estate Attorneys
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