Susan M. Holden ’88 of Minneapolis-based SiebenCarey Personal Injury Law was inducted as a Fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) during the organization’s recent 2025 Mid-Year Meeting. Class of 1988
Rashanda Bruce ’18, associate at Robins Kaplan, was recently featured in Minnesota Lawyer for her exceptional work on a landmark product liability case. Rashanda helped secure a nearly $10.5 million total judgment and played a key role cross-examining the driver who inhaled CRC’s aerosol duster and crashed into a Minnesota woman, resulting in her death. …
Barbara J. Gislason ’80 serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Juriste International, which is the flagship publication of the Paris-based Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), an international lawyers organization founded in 1927 that serves 110 countries. She also serves on the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of the UIA. Class of 1980
Karen E. Westwood ’07 has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025–26. From October 2025 through June 2026, she will teach Legal Research and Writing at South East European University (SEEU) in Tetovo, North Macedonia. In addition to her teaching, Karen will also consult with a local court to help make its website …
Maya Missaghi ’15 will begin her year-long term as president of the Ramsey County Bar Association on July 1, 2025. Missaghi is an associate attorney at Moersch, Dorsey & Hahn, P.A., where her practice includes estate planning, probate, and guardianship matters. Class of 2015