Summra Mohammadee Shariff was recognized at the 2019 Minnesota Lawyer Diversity & Inclusion Awards. Summra was individually honored for being a champion for diversity and inclusion in the legal profession since law school. Summra also received the 2019 Alumna Achievement Award at the annual law alumnae brunch. See Page 8. Rachel L. F. Weis received the Minnesota Justice Foundation Direct Legal Service Award. After nearly 11 years with Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, Rachel openedWeis Legal Solutions LLC in Grand Rapids. We all know that just like her friends and neighbors in northeastern Minnesota, she only lives there because of the beautiful weather; the rest is just icing on the cake. Class of 2008 Send your 2008 class notes and photos to Andrea Hoversten (ahoversten@goklawfirm.com). On Aug. 20, 2019, Laura Beeson and her husband, Paul Loeffler, welcomed Alexander James Loeffler (pictured below) . Congratulations to Laura and Paul!
a global chemical distributor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations to Stephanie Hill and Richard Crabb ’07 J.D. on the opening of Hill Crabb, LLC (Edina, Minnesota). The firm provides representation in all areas of family law and criminal defense. In July 2019, after 11 years in private practice, Amanda Halderson Jackson began a new role as the city attorney for Onalaska,Wisconsin.When not busy with work, Amanda is running “Mom’s Taxi Service” for her two active kids and toddler. Congratulations, Amanda! Suzanne Jones is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (Minneapolis). Suzanne represents insurance companies in complex first- and third-party insurance coverage disputes in state and federal courts across the country. Her practice also covers equine law. 2019 brought a few happy changes to Veronica Basel Salsbury ! In February, Veronica joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (formerly Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP). Her practice is focused on advising clients through mergers and acquisitions and commercial business transactions. In September, Veronica married Mark Salsbury. She and Mark are enjoying the newlywed life with their yorkie and morkie in Edina, Minnesota. Congratulations, Veronica! Breia Schleuss , a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Minneapolis), was named a 2020 “40 Under 40” honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Class of 2009 Send your 2009 class notes and photos to Lisa Thimjon (Lmthimjon@gmail.com). Erin (Lord) Gross (pictured below) joined Heacox, Hartman, Koshmrl, Cosgriff, Johnson, Lane and Feenstra as a shareholder, where she
law school classmates were in attendance including Colin Peterson, Jessica (Blanner) Welk, SeanWelk andMeghan (Tumilty) Taylor. Congratulations on this new adventure, Brady! Katharine Tinucci is director of corporate communications at Endeavor Air (Minneapolis). Congratulations to Marc Sugden , who is now a partner at Pemberton Law, P.L.L.P. (Alexandria, Minnesota). Marc’s practice focuses primarily on real estate, commercial lending, general business and electric cooperative industries with a focus on complex commercial finance, real estate and business asset transactions, as well as board governance. Class of 2010 Send your 2010 class notes and photos to Meghann Kantke or Garin Strobl (ustlaw2010@gmail.com). James Olsen opened his own law firm in Stillwater,Minnesota, JTO Legal Services, PLLC (jtolegal.com). He practices in the areas of business and entertainment law. Matthew Perkins and his family moved from Sacramento to Colorado in August 2019 after nine years of practicing law in California. Matthew passed the Colorado Bar Exam while working full time and lives in Parker, Colorado, a town outside of Denver. He switched fields from workers’ compensation defense and works for Patricia Jo Stone, PC, as a civil litigation attorney concentrating in the fields of business law, real estate and probate/estate planning. Class of 2011 Send your 2011 class notes and photos to Amanda Crain or Pamela Steinle at (ust2011classnotes@ gmail.com).
continues practicing workers’ compensation defense. Liz Kremenak is associate general counsel for UnitedHealthcare. Megan (Heller) Kruggel is counsel at Ameriprise Financial and focuses primarily on global and technology contracts. She lives in Savage with her husband, Jasper, two kids, Kip (6) and Tessa (3.5), and yorkie- poo pup, Cinna. Matthew Loven is a
shareholder at Messerli & Kramer (Minneapolis).
Matthew is a member of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate group and focuses his practice on real estate transactions, property development and commercial leasing. Josh Ogunleye is a family court referee in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County). Congratulations! David Platt was named partner at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. He works in the firm’s Green Bay andAppleton,Wisconsin, offices and specializes in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. He and his wife,Alexis, have two children, Emma (5) and Liam (1). Congratulations, David! Brady Ryan (pictured below) w as married in San Diego on Dec. 30, 2019. Several 2009
Congratulations to Megan Gluth-Bohan , CEO of TRInternational, Inc., who
acquired a majority ownership interest in the company. Megan joined TRI in the spring of 2012 as its general counsel and has served in several executive leadership positions throughout her tenure. As CEO, Megan spearheads the creation of TRI’s strategic plan and business operations. TRInternational is
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