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Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes
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Minnesota Lawyer’s Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes recognition celebrates the individuals making a meaningful impact on Minnesota’s legal community.
The Up & Coming Attorneys honorees represent the next generation of legal leaders—attorneys within their first 10 years of practice who have distinguished themselves through exceptional legal work, leadership, professional accomplishments, and commitment to their clients, firms, and communities.
The Unsung Legal Heroes honorees recognize the dedicated professionals whose contributions are essential to the success of their firms, organizations, and the legal profession. From paralegals and legal assistants to other invaluable members of the legal team, these individuals demonstrate the expertise, dedication, and commitment that help move the legal community forward.
Join us as we celebrate the rising stars and behind-the-scenes leaders whose talent, dedication, and passion are making a difference across Minnesota’s legal profession.
Nominations for the 2026 event are now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a deserving individual.
Save the Date
Sept. 11, 2026
11:00 am-1:30 pm
Quincy Hall
See photos from our 2024 awards event here
For more information, please contact Jill Wicht at [email protected]
2026 Honorees
Up & Coming Attorneys
Caleb Anthony
Ramsay Law Firm, PLLC
Richard H. Bennett
Faegre Drinker
Victor Cedeño
Thompson Hine LLP
Parker Estenson
Jeff Anderson & Associates
Eden A. Fauré
Stoel Rives LLP
Kelly J. Fermoyle
Faegre Drinker
Emma Ritter Gordon
Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP
Shashi Gowda
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Sarah Greening
Larkin Hoffman
Ryan J. Grove
Rogosheske, Rogosheske & Atkins, PLLC
Joseph Heegaard
Ratkowski Law PLLC
Halley F. Huntley
Stoel Rives LLP
Amy A. Johns
Stinson LLP
Kayla Kienzle
Saul Ewing LLP
Rachel S. Kurth
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Anisha Murphy
Just Law LLC
Sheila Niaz
Norton Rose Fulbright
Katherine A. Nixon
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Julian S. Nunally
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Serena O’Neil
Spencer Fane
Silas J. Petersen
Larkin Hoffman
Anthony A. Remick
Hellmuth & Johnson
Elizabeth Sammon
Cooperative Will & Trust
Michael L. Sheran
Maslon LLP
Kaylee A. Sill
Norton Rose Fulbright
Matthew J. Smaron
Carlton Fields
Erica Spilde
Norton Rose Fulbright
Taylor R. Stemler
Merchant & Gould
Jessica Swanson
Ballard Spahr LLP
David M. Tanabe
Messerli Kramer
Tash S. Van Lieshout
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Zach Wright
Stinson LLP
Unsung Legal Heroes
Andrew Bartlett
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Terri Beaverson
Stinson LLP
Brian Considine
Messerli Kramer
Erin Dalluge & Therese Gahler
Jeff Anderson & Associates
Sarah Didrikson
Nilan Johnson Lewis
David Doeppel
Messerli Kramer
FMJ Operations and Administration Team (Adam Brown, Sharon Johnson, Daniel Ruzicka, Jeanette Taylor-Reay, Terri Ulku and Nick Vincent)
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
Fredrikson Pro Bono Mobilization Team (Tracy Backer, Katy Drahos, Elizabeth Prisby, Beverly Skulratana and Susan Trombley)
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Tracey Grill
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Lemina Larson
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Brendan McInerney
Stinson LLP
Jen Mills
Thompson Hine LLP
Chelsea Noble
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Alex Nygren
Meyer, Njus, Tanick, Linder & Robbins, PA
Paula Schulze
Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association
Joseph Soto
Messerli Kramer
Colin Stephenson
North Star Law PLLC
Katie Webber
Fish & Richardson P.C.
2025
The Up & Coming Attorneys represent employers and employees in a rapidly changing legal environment. They represent immigrants and veterans, the injured and the debtors, and the entrepreneurs and businesses that keep our economy buzzing. All of the Up & Coming Attorneys honorees are in their first decade of practice.
The Unsung Legal Heroes play a critical role in making the lawyers look good in court and the offices looking good all the time. They are important to their colleagues, their clients and their communities. The Unsung Heroes work behind the scenes to ensure the work gets done efficiently and accurately.
Congratulations to the 2025 Up & Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes.
UP & COMING ATTORNEYS
Bethany Anderson, Soule & Stull
Christian Barnes, Ballard Spahr
Kiersten Batzli, Fish & Richardson
Jamie Briones, Fafinski Mark & Johnson
Hannah Brown, HB Law and Advocacy
Eder Castillo, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
Marra Clay, Merchant & Gould
Manuel Cornell, Dorsey & Whitney
Caitlin Deal, Henson Efron
Farah Famouri, Greene Espel
Edward (Teddy) Fleming, Lathrop GPM
Caitlin Gehlen, Lathrop GPM
R. David Hahn, Lockridge Grindal Nauen
Alyson Hallahan, U.S. Bank
Georgia Kellogg, Messerli Kramer
Sarah Khoury, Maslon
Eric Kolbeck, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Jeremy Krahn, Maslon
Samuel LaRoque, Robins Kaplan
Lindsey Lee, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Andrew Leiendecker, Stinson
Bibeane Metsch-Garcia, Ciresi Conlin
Michael Neuberger, Greenberg Traurig
William Paterson, Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen & Boylan
Josh Peterson, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez, Norton Rose Fulbright US
Alex Schoephoerster, Spencer Fane
Maxwell Shapiro, Winthrop & Weinstine
Kshithij Shrinath, Greene Espel
Bailey Twyman-Metzger, Gustafson Gluek
Bethany Venegoni, Taft
Derek Waller, Lockridge Grindal Nauen
Dillon White, Messerli Kramer
UNSUNG LEGAL HEROES
Kristen Ahart, Ciresi Conlin
Christine Berndt, Robins Kaplan
Martha Gentilini, Lathrop GPM
Colleen Gessell, Dykema
Kevin Kajer, MN State Board of Public Defense
Asja Karic, Jeff Anderson & Associates
Krista Larson, Stinson
Kristin Mapel Bloomberg, Robins Kaplan
Megan Marcoullier, City of Saint Paul, City Attorney Office
Sarah Moen, Gustafson Gluek
Allie Morris, Merchant & Gould
Erin Ness, Winthrop & Weinstine
Gerardo Orozco Guzman, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Julie Ritter, Robins Kaplan
Dustin Russell, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Patty Seberson, Ciresi Conlin
Caleb Shields, Robins Kaplan
Sue Sjodahl, Maslon
Katie Snell, Fish & Richardson
Tiffany Strother, Keller, Woods & Thompson
Bridget Thelen, Messerli Kramer
Shannon Wiger, Spencer Fane
Karen Woodward, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Unsung Group Criminal Division Legal Assistants: Office of the Attorney General
Nora Radtke
Amy Von Feldt
Maria Benton
Terri Yang
Jacquelyn Knoll
2024
Unsung Legal Heroes
Lanai Alexander
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Bette Brtek
Robins Kaplan LLP
Alysha Claflin
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Emily Erickson
Henson & Efron, P.A.
Bill Gosiger
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Alysa Hannula
Messerli Kramer
Sophie Hayek
North Star Law Group PLLC
Stephanie Hess
Stinson LLP
Valerie Jennings
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Sharon Johnson
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
Carrie Joines
Robins Kaplan LLP
Justice Krumwiede
Stoel Rives LLP
Nancy Lewer
Saul Ewing LLP
Maslon Move Team (Suzette Allaire, Nate Bruce, Andrew Caplinger, Susan Cyronek, Rebecca Doyle, Tony Lee, Valerie Lorenz, Jonathan Riley and Ken Thompson)
Maslon LLP
Marci Pikula
Stinson LLP
Denise Rabogliatti
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Corinne Suby
Conlin Law Firm
Anna Thibert
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jessica Zalusky
Foley & Mansfield
Up & Coming Attorneys
Cassandra Bautista
Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC
Jevon C. Bindman
Maslon LLP
Kate Cochran
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
Patrick (Gus) Cochran
Ciresi Conlin LLP
Dalton K. Crum
Messerli Kramer
Evangeline Dhawan-Maloney
Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A.
Kaitlin (Katie) Eisler
Maslon LLP
Kirsten L. Elfstrand
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Erin Emory
Greene Espel PLLP
Nicole Faulkner
Stinson LLP
Todd L. Hennen
MADEL PA
Katherine Hinderlie
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Clayton Hinrichs
Jeff Anderson & Associates
Sarah E. Jack
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Cassandra Jacobsen
Cozen O’Connor
Thomas (Tommy) Johnson
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Ryan M. Lawrence
Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen Boylan P.A.
Molly R. Littman-Johnson
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Ariel Lierz
Spencer Fane
Kiralyn J. Locke
Bassford Remele
Nicholas D. Lyden
Stinson LLP
Frances Mahoney-Mosedale
Gustafson Gluek PLLC
Bojan Manojlovic
Stoel Rives LLP
Naomi Martin
Storms Dworak LLC
Laura M. Matson
Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Emily M. McAdam
Greene Espel PLLP
Amanda McAllister Novak
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
Ryan McCarthy
Boston Scientific
Chelsea M. Mularoni
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Rajin Singh Olson
Robins Kaplan LLP
Darbie A. Tamsett
Hellmuth & Johnson
Briana Al Taqatqa
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Alexander Tibor
Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P.
Andrew C. Wilson
Wilson & Clas
Derek Zha
Stoel Rives LLP
2023
Up & Coming Attorneys
Unsung Legal Heroes
Groups
Association of Legal Administrators Minnesota
Housing Court Team, Minnesota 2nd Judicial District
Maslon LLP Litigation Paralegal Team
Misty Borg Misterek and Allie F. Morris, Merchant & Gould
Individuals
2022
Up & Coming Attorneys
Unsung Legal Heroes
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