Jessie Lynn Berns passed away on July 10th.
Jessie Lynn Berns ’11
Posted: August 19, 2021
Debra Hutchins-Lautenschlager ’96
Posted: August 19, 2021
Debra is the Managing Attorney for the Law Office of the public Defender in Roswell, NM.
Charles Kirby ’76
Posted: August 19, 2021
Charlie passed away after suffering from myelofibrosis on February 27, 2021, in Sebastian FL. Most of his legal career was spent doing legal defense work for health care systems.
Michael Murphy ’12
Posted: August 6, 2021
Michael Murphy was named shareholder of the Jacobson Law Group. Michael is devoted to delivering prompt, practical, and sustainable legal solutions to his clients. Drawing from his thorough knowledge of federal Indian law, Michael has helped clients develop tribal constitutions and laws, expand jurisdictional authority, take land into trust, negotiate intergovernmental agreements, secure financing, manage gaming …
Jeff Holth ’12
Posted: August 6, 2021
Jeff Holst has been named a shareholder of the Jacobson Law Group. Since joining the Firm in 2015, Jeff has built a reputation for providing excellent legal services to tribes and tribal entities, with a focus on tribal governance and litigation. Jeff represents tribes in all facets of daily tribal governance, including human resources, housing, …
Mael Embser-Herbert ’04
Posted: July 26, 2021
Máel Embser-Herbert, professor of sociology at Hamline University, is co-editor of the forthcoming book, With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops in Their Own Words (November 2021, NYU Press).
Simone Washington ’20
Posted: July 26, 2021
Simone Washington has joined the Philadelphia office of Travelers Insurance as Associate Counsel, Claim. After serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, she looks forward to serving clients in a litigation role.
Michelle Gibbons ’20
Posted: July 26, 2021
Michelle M. Gibbons has joined Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP as an Associate Attorney. Michelle practices exclusively on behalf of employees who have been treated unlawfully in the workplace. She is committed to seeking justice for clients and holding employers accountable for their actions. Michelle joined the firm in 2019 as a law clerk …
Brittany Rice ’15
Posted: July 6, 2021
Brittany Rice (she/her) recently became the first Director of Equity and Inclusion of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Brittany is grateful for the opportunity to focus on anti-racism and to work under Commissioner Ho, an icon of progressive value-based housing work.
Charles Bates ’84
Posted: July 6, 2021
Charles Bates authored an article for the July / August 2020 issue of Washington State Bar News, the official publication of the Washington State Bar Association. His book review of Cara Robertson’s “The Trial of Lizzie Borden” was the lead article for the “Buy the Book: Must-add titles for your summer reading list” section, an …