SOL Lawyer Magazine_Fall 2021

Class of 2020 Send your 2020 class notes and photos to Jacq Congello (jacq. congello@stthomas.edu) or Sarah Peterson (peterson.sarah.22@ gmail.com). Kaitlyn (Nieson) Cannon (pictured below) gotmarried following graduation. Shepreviously clerked for Judge Paul Scoggin inHennepin County and is nowanAssistant HennepinCountyAttorney in the ChildProtectionDivision.

Ben Podobinski joined Lathrop GPM’s Litigation &Dispute Resolution Practice Group. On June 23, Shana Tomenes and Davidwelcomed their second son, Benjamin Tomenes. Eight-year-old Leo (picturedbelow) is over-the- moon excitedwith his newbig brother status.

lawyer at Taylor Corporation. Michael handles negotiations, riskmitigation, andmergers and acquisitions. Taylor Corporation is a privately ownedMinnesota company that produces interactive print andmarketing solutions. Thomas Godfrey is now an Assistant Public Defender with the Ramsey County Public Defender’s Office. Congratulations to Casey Matthiesen for being elected as the President of theMinnesota American Indian Bar Association for the incoming year. Casey practices at Robins Kaplan (Minneapolis), where she focuses on personal injury,medical malpractice, business litigation, andAmerican Indian law and policy. AshleyOlson joined the Corporate & Securities group at Maslon (Minneapolis). Ashley previously

team specializes in helping homeowners sell their home in a divorce and buy on the other side.

Nicolette Sorensen (pictured below) nowpractices at Florin | Roebig (Minneapolis). Nicolette’s practice focuses on plaintiff’s personal injurymatters.

Patrick Vollmer (picturedbelow) recently returned froman overseas deployment in theMiddle East, where he served as a Judge Advocate with the Texas Army National Guard. He practiced in the areas of administrative law and national security law.

clerked for Hennepin County District Court Judge Patrick Robben.

Nathaniel Fouch was admitted to the bar in the State of Ohio. He recently began working as a staff attorney at theOhio Court of Appeals, TwelfthAppellate District. Zach Freese (picturedbelow) joined the litigation group at Hellmuth & Johnson (Minneapolis).

Ashlie Steppat (picturedbelow) is now a Senior Attorney Advisor with the Department of Justice-Bureau of Prisons at the FlorenceADX location in Colorado.

Max Riebel nowpractices at Mottaz & Sisk (Coon Rapids,MN). The firm handles work injury and Social Security Disabilitymatters. McKay Robison has been working as a judicial law clerk for Hennepin County JudgeAnnaAndow since April 2021. He and his wife bought a house last spring, and their kids are growing up fast. Forrest is four, and Conan will be two in January. Aubry Rodgers (pictured below) is now a licensed realtor with C&J Properties – Keller Williams Classic Realty NW, which is owned by Christian Peterson ‘06 J.D. Aubry also has a family law background. The C&J Properties

In July, Ben Podobinski , Sean Sullivan , Warsame Galaydh and Kyle Peterson (picturedbelow) won the Split the Pot Raffle at a Twins game.

Michael Gaytko JD/MBA (picturedbelow) is now a contract

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