Several members of the Mitchell Hamline community are being recognized by Minnesota Lawyer as 2021 Attorneys of the Year. In all, 30 Mitchell Hamline alums and one current trustee made the list for Attorneys of the Year, accounting for nearly a third of the 98 attorneys being honored this year.
The Attorney of the Year honorees will be celebrated during an event on Feb. 17.
2021 Attorneys of the Year
Groups
- 3M N95 Mask Seizure Litigation
- Amran Farah ’13, Greene Espel; et al.
- Bair Hugger MDL Plaintiffs
- Genevieve Zimmerman ’03, Meshbesher & Spence; Megan Odom ‘17, Ciresi Conlin; et al.
- Michael Hall III Team
- Kate Hockin ’18, Hall Law; et al.
- Minor Does v. The Hills Youth and Family Services
- Randy Knutson ‘92, Knutson Casey; Rich Ruohonen ’96, TSR Injury Law; Josh Peck ’13, Jeff Anderson & Associates; et al.
- Mohamed Noor appellate team
- Thomas Plunkett ’95, Law office of Thomas Plunkett; et al.
- H. v. Anoka Hennepin School District
- Teresa Nelson ’96, ACLU Minnesota; Timothy Griffin ‘98, Stinson; et al.
- Protecting Minnesotans from Medicaid Fraud, State v. Remona Lysa Brown
- Assistant Attorney General Nicholas Wanka ’10, Office of the Attorney General; et al.
- Protecting Tenants as Consumers, State v. Steven Meldahl
- Assistant Attorneys General Katherine Kelly ’04 and Caitlin Micko ’13, Office of the Attorney General; et al.
- ResCap Liquidating Trust Litigation Team
- Donald Heeman ‘98, Spencer Fane; et al.
- Shefa v. Attorney General Keith Ellison, et al.
- Scott M. Flaherty (Mitchell Hamline Board of Trustees), Taft, Stettinius & Hollister; et al.
Individuals
- Patrick Arenz ’06, Robins Kaplan
- Mai Moua ’07, Mai N. Moua Law Office
- Paul D. Peterson ’89, Harper & Peterson
- Christopher Sailors ’07, SailorsAllen Law
- Erin Sindberg Porter ’07, Jones Day
Outstanding Service to the Profession
- Beth Bertelson ’87, Bertelson Law Office
- Derek Chauvin Prosecution
- Matt Frank ’91, Office of the Attorney General; Steve Schleicher ’95, Maslon; Josh Larson ’08, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office; et al.
- Rita Coyle DeMeules ’88, Minnesota Supreme Court
- Dyan Ebert ’93, Quinlivan & Hughes
- David Herr ’78, Maslon
- Eric Nelson ’01, Halberg
Teams
- Kathleen Flynn Peterson ’81 and Robert J. King Jr. ’80, Ciresi Conlin
- Randall Knutson ’92 and Brooke Holmes, Knutson Casey
- Willow Anderson ’02 and Jack Rice, Willow Anderson Law and Jack Rice Defense