St. Thomas Lawyer Summer 2026

2023 Send your 2023 class notes and photos to Austin Northagen (alnorth11@gmail.com). ______________________________ Sharon Ardon Morales now practices at Missiō Law, P.A., an immigration firm in Eden Prairie focused on family, employment, and humanitarian matters. The firm was founded by Scott Andrew Fulks J.D. ’19.

2025 Send your 2025 class notes and photos to lawalumni@ stthomas.edu. ______________________________ Mark Severson ’08 J.D. welcomed Ashley (Huber) Martineau to Severson Porter Law in Brainerd. Ashley practices family law, real estate, and business law, continuing the firm’s strong Tommie presence serving the Brainerd Lakes community.

Katherine (Running) Durant married Christopher Durant in Dellwood, Minnesota, in 2025. In December, she joined Ballard Spahr’s Business and Transactions Department, where her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions.

Zack Port continues to grow his plaintiff-side personal injury firm, Betz & Port, and recently welcomed Alexandra Zeiss ’25 J.D. as the firm’s first-ever associate.

Sam Prins moved to Connecticut and is working in the Office of Legislative Research for the Connecticut General Assembly. Alessandra Sabra is an immigration attorney and St. Thomas Immigration Clinic alum who launched the NewLife Clinic, a ministry of Heights Church in Denver. Through weekly clinics and trained volunteers, the program has helped approximately 200 immigrants prepare asylum applications with compassion, dignity, and hope. Kala Swenson is now a Partner at Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh in St. Paul. Kala practices family law.

Jonah Luebke reports: “The Catholic Boiz Row had an eventful year—a CBR reunion, a wedding ceremony, a newborn, and multiple baby announcements. ‘Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods’ (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics).” Photo of Jonah, Gregory, Federico, Matthew, and Jordan at Gregory and Liz’s wedding reception on August 23, 2025.

Chasse R. Thomas joined Larson • King, LLP in St. Paul as a litigation associate attorney. He specializes in products liability, mass/toxic torts, business litigation, commercial litigation, and employment litigation. 2024 Send your 2024 class notes and photos to lawalumni@ stthomas.edu. ______________________________ James VandenBergh J.D./M.B.A. joined Hellmuth & Johnson as an associate attorney. He advises clients on a broad range of transactional matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions.

Rachel (Cain) Pichotta and Ben Pichotta were married in October 2023 and are blessed with their daughter, Josephine.

Natalie Thomas joined Lathrop GPM’s Kansas City office as an associate litigation attorney specializing in construction, real estate, and business litigation.

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