Career Update

Maria Christu has joined Latitude as the Director of Legal Recruiting & Placement the company’s Minneapolis, Minnesota office. In this role, she works with experienced attorneys, paralegals, legal operations professionals and compliance officers in Minnesota and nationwide to place them in sophisticated flexible engagement and permanent positions with Latitude’s legal department and law firm clients. Latitude’s …

Maria Christu ’88

Chris Johnston has created only the second law museum in the United States and one of four known in the world. She practices in the Cities and in Des Moines as well. She is a Certified Civil Trial Specialist (MSBA). Housed in the fully functional private courtroom at Law Group of Iowa, the primary focus …

Chris Johnston ’01

David A. Odahowski was recently named the Lydia Gardner Winter Park  Chamber – Citizen of the Year. He was recognized for his leadership involving the $40 million dollar Winter Park Florida Library and Events Center, COVID-19 response and The Winter Park Economic Scorecard. David was feted at the Events Center before a sold out dinner …

David Odahowski ’81

Joe Simmer joined Lommen Abdo’s litigation team in June of 2022.  He has extensive private litigation law firm and in-house insurance company experience.  He will be working in insurance defense, professional liability and other types of litigation.  Joe graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2007 with a B.S. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, a B.A. …

Joseph Simmer ’10