Super Lawyers® magazine has recognized 113 St. Thomas Law alumni in eight states during the first half of 2019. Among those honored, 15 graduates have been named Super Lawyers® and 98 have been named Rising Stars®.
Super Lawyers® is a national attorney rating resource that recognizes lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Those named to each list are among the top 5 percent of attorneys in their state.
Congratulations to the following St. Thomas Law alumni:
Super Lawyers®
- Ryan Bies ’06, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. (MN)
- Victoria Jacobson Brenner ’04, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, P.L.L.P. (MN)
- Johanna P. Clyborne ’05, Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, LLC (MN)
- Daniel M. Eaton ’08, Christensen Law Office PLLC (MN)
- Gerald H. Fornwald ’05, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. (MN)
- Jacob C. Hendricks ’08, Felhaber Larson (MN)
- Kate Hibbard ’06, Greene Espel PLLP (MN)
- Sonja Corinne Larson ’06, Gapen, Larson & Johnson, LLC (MN)
- Gloria S. Myre ’07, Myre Law PLLC (MN)
- Jessica J. Nelson ’05, Spencer Fane LLP (MN)
- Sharon E. Roberg-Perez ’05, Robins Kaplan LLP (MN)
- Kimberly J. Robinson ’06, Robinson | Duffy, PLLC (MN)
- Joel Schroeder ’04, Best & Flanagan LLP (MN)
- Brock J. Specht ’07, Nichols Kaster, PLLP (MN)
- Jeffrey S. Storms ’06, Newmark Storms Dworak LLC (MN)
Rising Stars®
- Uzodima Franklin Aba-Onu ’10, Bassford Remele, P.A. (MN)
- Pamela Abbate-Dattilo ’09, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (MN)
- Tara J. Anderson ’08, TJA Business Law, PLLC (MN)
- Stephen P. Astrup ’12, Vogel Law Firm (MN)
- Heidi J. Bassett ’05, The Bassett Law Firm, P.A. (FL)
- Maria Bazakos ’14, McCarthy Duffy LLP (IL)
- Joy N. Beitzel ’14, Terzich & Ort, LLP (MN)
- Michael Paul Boulette ’10, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (MN)
- Justin M. Braulick ’12, Heller & Thyen, P.A. (MN)
- Justin Bruntjen ’11, Decerto Law LLC (MN)
- Elizabeth Burnett ’10, Robins Kaplan LLP (MN)
- David J. Carrier ’12, Bowman and Brooke LLP (MN)
- Brett Clark ’06, Crowley Fleck PLLP (MT)
- Michael J. Cass ’07, Swenson Lervick Syverson Trosvig Jacobson Cass, PA (MN)
- James P. Cody, ’10, The Cody Law Group, Chtd. (MN)
- Mick L. Conlan ’10, Conlan Law Firm, PLLC (MN)
- Jim Conway ’10, Jaspers Moriarty & Wetherille, P.A. (MN)
- Amanda Crain ’11, Halunen Law (MN)
- Allison E. Czerniak ’14, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (IL)
- John Daly ’12, Daly & Maruish, LLP (MN)
- Ruth N. Dapper ’12, Littler Mendelson, P.C. (San Diego)
- Elizabeth Duel ’12, Ryan Garry, Attorney, LLC (MN)
- Jenna Eisenmenger ’11, Heimerl & Lammers (MN)
- Ryan Else ’11, Brockton D. Hunter P.A. (MN)
- Bryan R. Feldhaus ’06, Lommen Abdo, P.A. (MN)
- Lindsay K. Fischbach ’12, Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. (MN)
- Angela D. Follett ’11, Fish & Richardson P.C. (MN)
- Beth Forsythe ’06, Dorsey & Whitney LLP (MN)
- Naomi S. Garfinkel ’04, Hennepin County Attorneys Office (MN)
- Conor A. Gaughan ’13, Vedder Price P.C. (IL)
- Dana L. Gerber ’07, Atkinson Law Office, P.A. (MN)
- Molly Gherty ’11, Felhaber Larson (MN)
- Maggie Green ’08, Donohue Green Law Office (MN)
- Peter L. Gregory ’07, Bassford Remele, P.A. (MN)
- Erin E. Gross ’09, Erstad & Riemer, PA (MN)
- Molly R. Hamilton Cawley ’05, MHC Law, LLC (SC)
- Laura Hammargren ’08, Mayer Brown LLP (IL)
- Derek Hansen ’13, Valentini Law, P.A. (MN)
- Amelia Selvig Hartman ’12, Target Corporation (MN)
- Elisa M. Hatlevig ’04, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, PLLP (MN)
- Jenny Helling Fuller ’12, Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. (MN)
- Andrea P. Hoversten ’08, Geraghty, O'Loughlin & Kenney, P.A. (MN)
- Alexander M. Jadin ’06, Smith Jadin Johnson, PLLC (MN)
- Christopher A. Jensen ’10, Missing Link Minnesota Firm (MN)
- Jason P. Johnston ’10, Zimmerman Reed LLP (MN)
- Suzanne L. Jones ’08, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (MN)
- Kari N. Kanne ’10, Honsa Rodd Landry (MN)
- Meghann Kantke ’10, CHS Inc. (MN)
- Michael Kemp ’09, Hansen Dordell (MN)
- Nicole Kettwick ’10, Brandt Criminal Defense (MN)
- Cally Kjellberg-Nelson ’09, Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. (MN)
- Brent C. Kleffman ’06, Peterson, Logren & Kilbury (MN)
- Aaron P. Knoll ’12, Greene Espel PLLP (MN)
- Benjamin Kwan ’13, Haller Kwan LLP (MN)
- Lindsay Lien Rinholen ’15, Pritzker Hageman, P.A. (MN)
- Trent D. Martin ’10, de Beer & Associates, P.A. (MN)
- Meghan Marty ’16, Messerli | Kramer (MN)
- Heather M. McElroy ’04, Ciresi Conlin LLP (MN)
- Kaarin Nelson Schaffer ’06, Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP (MN)
- Charles E. Nelson ’11, Ballard Spahr LLP (MN)
- Emily Niles ’14, Robins Kaplan LLP (MN)
- Elizabeth R. Odette ’04, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. (MN)
- Daniel R. Olson ’07, Bassford Remele, P.A. (MN)
- Eric M. Palmer ’07, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. (MN)
- Ryan R. Palmer ’04, Gray Plant Mooty (MN)
- Benjamin Pardun ’08, Meaney & Patrin, P.A. (MN)
- Shaun M. Parks ’12, Fitch, Johnson, Larson & Held, P.A. (MN)
- Andrew J. Pieper ’08, Stoel Rives LLP (MN)
- Kelli R. Riley ’12, Peek Goldstone, LLC (CO)
- Sarah E. Roeder ’10, DeWitt LLP (MN)
- Adam J. Rohne ’11, Felhaber Larson (MN)
- Joanna M. Salmen ’10, Foley & Mansfield PLLP (MN)
- Laura C. Sands ’11, Missing Link Minnesota Firm (MN)
- Annie Santos ’08, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (MN)
- Jill M. Sauber ’13, Chestnut Cambronne PA (MN)
- Breia L. Schleuss ’08, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (MN)
- Courtney J. Schneider ’10, Huston & Schneider (MN)
- V. Joshua Socks ’13, Collier Law Firm (San Francisco)
- John Spiten ’12, Spiten Law Firm (MN)
- Ross D. Stadheim ’11, Halunen Law (MN)
- Pamela D. Steinle ’11, Sunde, Olson, Kircher and Zender, P.L.C. (MN)
- Carly W. Stephani ’11, Bowman and Brooke LLP (MN)
- Stephanie J. Sternke Hill ’08, SJS Family Law (MN)
- Andrew M. Tatge ’05, Gislason & Hunter LLP (MN)
- Brian J. Thompto ’09, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC (IL)
- James Todd ’14, M. Sue Wilson Law Offices, PA (MN)
- Alyssa M. Toft ’07, Jackson Lewis P.C. (MN)
- Alyssa M. Troje ’10, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (MN)
- Nicole A. Truso ’09, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (MN)
- Mae B. Van Lengerich ’13, Monroe Moxness Berg PA (MN)
- Christopher L. Vatsaas ’11, Chestnut Cambronne PA (MN)
- Rachelle A. Velgersdyk ’14, Bowman and Brooke LLP (MN)
- Michelle L. Vesole ’11, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC (MD)
- Theodore J. Waldeck ’08, Waldeck Law Firm, P.A. (MN)
- Natalie R. Walz ’05, Chestnut Cambronne PA (MN)
- Erin E. Westbrook ’12, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (MN)
- Lucas D. Wilson ’10, Wilson Law, LLC (MN)
- Bryce Young ’10, Duane Morris LLP (San Diego)
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