Jason Raether joined Pruvent PLLC as an attorney and member. Jason litigates cases involving shareholder disputes, employment and labor law claims, contract breaches, construction defects and mechanics liens. Phil Stamman has relocated to the Florida panhandle and is doing personal injury work! He is very busy trying to figure out how to work on cases while physically at the beach. Stay tuned. Kristin Yahnke and her husband welcomed a baby boy named William on Nov. 26, 2019. He joins big sisters Meredith and Hadley (pictured below) .
Mandy Kopnick and husband welcomed daughter Lyla in September. The photo below confirms her cuteness! Mandy was also promoted to assistant director of the Compliance Risk Management Group at RBC.
products liability disputes. David also represents clients seeking to protect their trade secrets and enforce their noncompete agreements with former employees. Salena Koster is back at the Minnesota State Senate, where she serves as a legislative assistant for Sen. JimCarlson, who represents Eagan and Burnsville. Salena manages the senator’s office, guides bills through the legislative process, works with constituents and much more. Stephen McHale and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their third son, Jack, on Sept. 16, 2019. Katie Wertheim Iacarella and Jeremiah Iacarella welcomed their first child, Max Robert Iacarella (pictured below) , into the world on Dec. 31. He didn’t want to miss the NewYear’s Eve celebrations!
partner, opening firms, getting married and having babies! Justin Bruntjen was named to BillboardMagazine’s nationwide 2019 TopMusic Lawyers list. Congratulations! The California wildfires couldn’t stop Amanda Crain and her husband, Scott Olson (pictured below) , from getting married on Oct. 25, 2019. Fires were raging rampant through the Sonoma wine region, but luckily, fate was on their side, and they were able to have a beautiful outdoor wedding just in the nick of time!
John Nielsen and wife Tani welcomed their second child, Claire Prudence, into their family on June 3, 2019. John is working as an underwriting counsel at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. Pamela Steinle began Steinle Law, PLLC on Jan. 1, 2020. The firm serves residents of southern Minnesota in the areas of estates, businesses and barns. Check out the firm’s social media and webpage ( www.steinlelawpllc.com ).
When Amanda isn’t battling nature, she battles discrimination – Amanda co-presented at the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association (MLBA) 19th Annual Conference in February on three cases under advisement by the Supreme Court of the United States, which will determine whether federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. Elyse Gilliam and her husband are proud to announce that Miss Pearl Grace joined her 3-year-old brother, Nolan David, in 2019. Emily Menchaca is senior corporate attorney at Schwan’s
Congratulations to Shaun Parks (pictured below) on the opening of Parks Legal Services, PLLC (Minneapolis). The firm provides representation in all areas of employment law. www.parkslegalservices.com .
In 2019, Amanda Mortwedt Oh moved to Los Angeles, with her husband and twin daughters. She is still working at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, but also started a new Army Reserve position in Mountain View, California, as the brigade judge advocate for the 7th Psychological Operations Group. In January 2020, Alison Ovenden started a new position as legal counsel for Meta Bank, a federally chartered savings association in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
And that’s a wrap!
Class of 2012 Send your 2012 class notes and photos to SalenaKoster (salena. koster@gmail.com) or JRWise (jwise1985@gmail.com). Hey classmates! Here is what the Class of 2012 has been up to in the last fewmonths: David Carrier joined the new Minneapolis office of Lewis Brisbois, where he continues representing businesses in commercial, class action and
Shared Services, LLC. Tony Nagorski left his
consulting practice at Ernst & Young to help develop the State and Local Tax practice in Minneapolis for the global CPA firm of BDO. Tony leads the sales and use tax practice locally and advises businesses and their stakeholders on the broad-reaching tax impacts of multistate operation. His new email address is: anagorski@ bdo.com .
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