Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Career Update

Christopher T. Koehnke ’09

Posted: January 14, 2022
Christopher T. Koehnke has been promoted to Shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Chris is a member of the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Section. He focuses his practice on business litigation, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, Chapter 128 receiverships and business restructurings. Koehnke is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, American Bar Association, State Bar …

Christopher T. Koehnke ’09

Brandt Erwin ’11

Posted: January 14, 2022
Brandt Erwin, shareholder at Madigan, Dahl & Harlan, P.A., has been appointed the President and Legal Counsel of the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association, the trade association representing the malt beverage distributors in the state of Minnesota

Brandt Erwin ’11

Christina Zauhar ’12

Posted: January 14, 2022
Christina Zauhar has become a partner at Halberg Criminal Defense, Minnesota’s largest and most experienced criminal defense law firm. Christina has been employed at the firm since her 3L year of law school, when she began as a law clerk. She was subsequently promoted to associate attorney and junior partner before becoming a shareholding partner …

Christina Zauhar ’12

Andrea Bapst ’20

Posted: January 11, 2022
Andrea Bapst has joined the Foran Glennon’s London office.  As an associate, Andrea concentrates her practice in insurance coverage law. Prior to joining Foran Glennon, she worked as an associate at a boutique Minnesota law firm and as a legal intern at a law firm in St. Albans, UK.  Andrea received her J.D., cum laude, from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2020. Before pursuing her law degree, she …

Andrea Bapst ’20

Thomas Carretta ’83

Posted: January 4, 2022
After over 38 years of practice, Tom Carretta retired as Deputy General Counsel Vice President of Legal at FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation), an enterprise banking and related software public company.   Tom managed the FICO global professional team of 25 commercial attorneys and Contract Paralegals and administrators in Singapore, London, Bensheim Germany, San Diego, Sau Paulo …

Thomas Carretta ’83

Leslie Lienemann ’92

Posted: November 17, 2021
Leslie Lienemann has announced that she is running for MN Senate in 2022.  Lienemann lives in Maplewood with her husband, Greg, and her son, Jefferson (when he is not away at college or playing hockey).  She is a partner in the St. Paul law firm of Culberth & Lienemann, LLP.

Leslie Lienemann ’92