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Super Lawyers Recognizes 137 School of Law Alumni

Super Lawyers magazine has recognized 137 St. Thomas Law alumni in nine states during the first half of 2021.

Among those honored, 24 graduates have been named Super Lawyers and 113 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% of attorneys in their state.

Congratulations to the following St. Thomas Law alumni:

Super Lawyers

  • Matt Berger '07, Gislason & Hunter LLP (New Ulm, Minnesota)
  • Nina Berglund '07, Hanson Bridgett LLP (Sacramento, California)
  • Ryan Bies '06, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
  • John Bisanz '08, Henson Efron (Minneapolis)
  • Victoria Jacobson Brenner '04, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP (St. Paul)
  • Johanna Clyborne '05, Brekke, Clyborne & Ribich, LLC (Shakopee, Minnesota)
  • Daniel Eaton '08, Christensen Law Office PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • Elisa Hatlevig '04, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, PLLP (Lake Elmo, Minnesota)
  • Jacob Hendricks '08, Felhaber Larson (Minneapolis)
  • Kate Hibbard '06 (Eagan, Minnesota)
  • Alexander Jadin '06, Smith Jadin Johnson, PLLC (Bloomington, Minnesota)
  • Cally Kjellberg-Nelson '09, Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
  • Jeffrey Klobucar ‘08, Bassford Remele (Minneapolis)
  • Michael Lammers '08, Heimerl & Lammers LLC (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
  • Kimberlie Larson '06, Parvey, Larson, and McLean, PLLC (West Fargo, North Dakota)
  • Sonja Larson '06, Gapen Larson & Johnson, LLC (Minneapolis)
  • Heather McElroy '04, Ciresi Conlin LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Kaarin Nelson Schaffer '06, Conard Nelson Schaffer, PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • Elizabeth Odette '04 (Minneapolis)
  • Kimberly Robinson-Foell '06, Robinson | Duffy, PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • Joel Schroeder '04, Best & Flanagan LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Brock Specht '07, Nichols Kaster, PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Jeff Storms '06, Newmark Storms Dworak LLC (Minneapolis)
  • Adriel Villarreal '06, Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. (Coon Rapids, Minnesota)

Rising Stars

  • Pamela Abbate-Dattilo '09, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Jay Adkins '14, Godwin Dold (Rochester, Minnesota)
  • Adam Almen '13, Gilbert Alden PLLC (Burnsville, Minnesota)
  • Tara Anderson '08, TJA Business Law, PLLC (Eden Prairie, Minnesota)
  • Kaitlyn Andren '15, Terzich & Ort, LLP (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
  • Jack Austin '14, Hawke Law (St. Paul)
  • Kira Barrett '12, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (Phoenix)
  • Maria Bazakos '14, Ice Miller LLP (Chicago)
  • Brianna Zuber Beckwith '08, Zuber Law (Glenwood, Minnesota)
  • Joy Beitzel '14, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (Minneapolis)
  • Omeed Berenjian '16, BK Law Group (Minneapolis)
  • David Best '14, Bushnell & Best, PLLC (St. Paul)
  • Mike Boulette '10, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Mary Beth Boyce '13, Schmidt & Salita Law Team (Minneapolis)
  • Amy Boyle '11, Halunen Law (Minneapolis)
  • Alison Brandell-Douglas '13, Grell Feist PLC (Minneapolis)
  • Justin Braulick '12, Heller & Thyen, P.A. (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
  • Dan Brees '13, Rock Hutchinson, PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Justin Bruntjen '11, Decerto Law LLC (Wayzata, Minnesota)
  • Jordan Byhring '16, Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC (Wheaton, Illinois)
  • David Carrier '12, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Ana Chilingarishvili '10, Maslon LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Obi Chukwu '04, Paschal Nwokocha & Chukwu Law Offices, LLC (Minneapolis)
  • James Cody '10, The Cody Law Group, Chtd. (Vadnais Heights, Minnesota)
  • Jim Conway '10, Jaspers Moriarty & Wetherille, P.A. (Shakopee, Minnesota)
  • Amanda Crain '11, Halunen Law (Minneapolis)
  • Allison Czerniak '14, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (Chicago)
  • John Daly '12, Daly & Maruish, LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Ruth Dapper '12, DLA Piper LLP (US) (San Diego)
  • Kyle Dreger '14, Gerald Miller, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Elizabeth Duel '12, Ryan Garry LLC (Minneapolis)
  • Jenna Eisenmenger '11, Heimerl & Lammers LLC (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
  • Ryan Else '11, Brockton D. Hunter P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Bryan Feldhaus '06, DuVal & Associates (Minneapolis)
  • Lindsay Fischbach '12, Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. (Coon Rapids, Minnesota)
  • Kate Fisher '11, Nichols Kaster, PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Angela Follett '11 (Minneapolis)
  • Jenny Helling Fuller '12, Fox Rothschild LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Conor Gaughan '13, Vedder Price P.C. (Chicago)
  • Dana Gerber '07, Atkinson Gerber Law Office (St. Paul)
  • Molly Gherty '11, Felhaber Larson (Minneapolis)
  • Trusha Patel Goffe '10, Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A. (St. Paul)
  • Maggie Donohue Green '08, Donohue Green Law Office (Edina, Minnesota)
  • Erin Gross '09, Heacox, Hartman, Koshmrl, Cosgriff, Johnson, Lane & Feenstra, P.A. (St. Paul)
  • Ted Haller '14, Haller Kwan LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Derek Hansen '13, Valentini Law, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Chris Jensen '10, The Jensen Litigation Firm, PLLC (Shakopee, Minnesota)
  • Jason Johnston '10, Zimmerman Reed LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Luke Kane '17, Fabian May & Anderson, PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Kari Kanne '10, Honsa & Mara (Minneapolis)
  • Nickey Kettwick '10, Brandt Criminal Defense (Anoka, Minnesota)
  • Ben Kinney '13, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (Chicago)
  • Randall Kins '13, Sheridan & Dulas, P.A. (Eagan, Minnesota)
  • Kristian Kircher '16, BK Law Group (Minneapolis)
  • Aaron Knoll '12, Greene Espel PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Ben Kwan '13, Haller Kwan LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Erin Larsgaard '17, Wold Johnson, P.C. (Fargo, North Dakota)
  • Courtney Latcham '16, Clausen & Hassan, LLC (St. Paul)
  • Lindsay Lien Rinholen '15, OFT Law PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • Carrie Loch '15, Law Office of Carrie Loch (Robbinsdale, Minnesota)
  • James Long '10, Regnum Legacy, PC (Ontario, California)
  • Matthew Loven '09, Maslon LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Nicolet Lyon '10, Law Office of Katherine L. MacKinnon, P.L.L.C. (St. Paul)
  • Trent Martin '10, de Beer & Associates, P.A. (Lake Elmo, Minnesota)
  • Meghan Marty '16, Messerli | Kramer (Minneapolis)
  • Matthew McMullen '12, Hilliard Martinez Gonzalez LLP (Corpus Christi, Texas)
  • Alexandria Munro '17, Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. (Clive, Iowa)
  • Charlie Nelson '11, Ballard Spahr LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Emily Niles '14, Robins Kaplan LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Daniel Olson '07, Bassford Remele, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Parker Olson '14, Cousineau, Waldhauser & Kieselbach, P.A. (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
  • Eric Palmer '07, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd. (Minneapolis)
  • Ben Pardun '08, Meaney & Patrin, P.A. (Maple Grove, Minnesota)
  • Shaun Parks '12, Parks Legal Services, PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • John Pavelko '16, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Matt Perkins '10, The Law Offices of Patricia Jo Stone (Parker, Colorado)
  • Andy Pieper '08, Stoel Rives LLP, Minnesota Rising Stars (Minneapolis)
  • Kalyan Pokala '08, Pokala Law APC (San Diego)
  • Nicole Raebel '17, Jaspers Moriarty & Wetherille, P.A. (Shakopee, Minnesota)
  • Kelli Riley '12, Riley Law LLC (Greeley, Colorado)
  • Joanna Salmen '10, Foley & Mansfield PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Rick Sand '13, Sand Law, PLLC, Great Plains Rising Stars (Williston, North Dakota)
  • Jill Sauber '13, Sauber Legal Services LLC (Bloomington, Minnesota)
  • Rachel Davis Scherf '16, Davis & Goldfarb, PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • Mark Severson '08, Severson Porter Law (Brainerd, Minnesota)
  • Kelly Sinton '13, Law Office of Kelly M. Sinton (Anoka, Minnesota)
  • Josh Socks '13, Collier Law Firm (Corte Madera, California)
  • Lucas Spaeth '14, Estate & Elder Law Services (Minneapolis)
  • John Spiten '12, Spiten Law Firm (Roseville, Minnesota)
  • Ross Stadheim '11, Halunen Law (Minneapolis)
  • Pamela Steinle '11, Steinle Law PLLC (St. James, Minnesota)
  • Thomas Strand '15, Paige J. Donnelly Ltd. (St. Paul)
  • Marc Sugden '09, Pemberton Law (Alexandria, Minnesota)
  • Brian Thompto '09, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC (Chicago)
  • Derek Thooft '16, Thooft Law LLC (Minneapolis)
  • James Todd '14, M. Sue Wilson Law Offices, PA (Minneapolis)
  • Tony Toepfer '11, Toepfer at Law, PLLC (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
  • Alyssa Toft '07 (Minneapolis)
  • Alyssa Troje '10, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Mae B. van Lengerich '13 (Eagan, Minnesota)
  • Chris Vatsaas '11, Chestnut Cambronne PA (Minneapolis)
  • Michelle Vesole '11, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC (Rockville, Maryland)
  • Shannon Wachter '15, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP (St. Paul)
  • Ted Waldeck '08, Waldeck & Woodrow, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Ling Wang '17, Gustafson Gluek PLLC (Minneapolis)
  • John Wehrly '10, Steinhagen & Crist, PLLP (Minneapolis)
  • Erin Westbrook '12, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (Minneapolis)
  • Kyle Willems '13, Bassford Remele, P.A. (Minneapolis)
  • Lucas Wilson '10, Wilson Law, LLC (Anoka, Minnesota)
  • Bryce Young '10, Duane Morris LLP (San Diego)
  • Isaac Zimmerman '13, Zimmerman Law (Bismarck, North Dakota)
  • Patrick Zomer '11, Moss & Barnett (Minneapolis)

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