Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Career Update

Madeline Davis ’19

Posted: March 10, 2023
Moss & Barnett is pleased to annouce that Madeline Davis has joined the firm. Madeline is a member of Moss & Barnett’s litigation and construction law teams.  She has experience in all phases of construction litigation, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts, pre-litigation risk assessment, construction defect claims, jobsite accidents, delay and acceleration claims, mechanics’ …

Madeline Davis ’19

Beth LaCanne ’14

Posted: March 10, 2023
The Minnesota Supreme Court has appointed Beth LaCanne to serve a four-year term on the Commission on Judicial Selection for the Tenth Judicial District. Beth is a litigator at Bassford Remele focusing her practice in the areas of employment litigation/advice, professional liability, and general liability.

Beth LaCanne ’14

Michael Collyard ’00

Posted: March 10, 2023
Michael Collyard, serving as lead trial counsel for Douglas A. Kelley in Kelley v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A., secured a $563 million jury verdict in November 2022. It is the largest jury verdict in Minnesota history. You can read more about the result here: Robins Kaplan Secures Largest Jury Verdict in Minnesota History in Ponzi Scheme …

Michael Collyard ’00

Gary Hansen ’99

Posted: March 10, 2023
Gary Hansen, a Mitchell Hamline Alumni Board member, began his fifth term on the Eagan City Council in January. He is acting mayor when needed in the mayor’s absence. Gary represents Eagan on regional boards and committees. He is the Suburban Transit Association representative on the Transportation Advisory Board, which advises the Metropolitan Council in …

Gary Hansen ’99

Kristy Mara ’97

Posted: March 10, 2023
Kristy Mara is excited to announce that Honsa & Mara is now Honsa Mara & Kanne.  Kari Kanne, a partner in the firm, is now a named shareholder.  Kari has been with the firm for over 10 years and recognized as a Minnesota Rising Star every year since 2015.  Kari focuses her practice on complex …

Kristy Mara ’97

Mitchel Chargo ’93

Posted: January 27, 2023
Mitchel C. Chargo has joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP’s commercial transactions practice group as a partner in the Minneapolis office. With more than 25 years of experience with commercial real estate matters, Chargo was also previously in-house general counsel for a Minnesota-based medical cannabis manufacturer and will expand the firm’s capabilities in the industry. “Many …

Mitchel Chargo ’93

Sarah Wentz ’06

Posted: January 9, 2023
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Sarah J. Wentz on her selection to The Hollywood Reporter’s Troubleshooters list. Dubbed “the top 35 lawyers for death, divorce and other disasters,” Wentz is among the power lawyers identified for handling some of the most challenging matters on behalf of Hollywood’s elite. Noted by THR as “fiercely protective of iconic …

Sarah Wentz ’06

Heidi Nau ’04

Posted: January 9, 2023
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Heidi J. Nau to the Minneapolis office as counsel in the Real Estate Department. Nau works with clients to find collaborative solutions that drive real estate transactions to closing. She focuses her practice on representing mortgage lenders in commercial real estate transactions with agency financing, particularly clients who …

Heidi Nau ’04

Brent Kettelkamp ’12

Posted: January 9, 2023
Ogletree Deakins has promoted Brent Kettelkamp to shareholder in the firm’s Minneapolis office. His practice focuses on labor and employment law, where he regularly defends employers in employment-related litigation, including claims of discrimination arising under Title VII, the FMLA, the ADA, the ADEA, and comparable state laws, as well as claims of retaliation arising under …

Brent Kettelkamp ’12