SOL Magazine Spring 2023

2012 Send your 2012 class notes and photos to Salena Koster (salena. koster@gmail.com) or JR Wise (jwise1985@gmail.com). ______________________________ Kira (Simnioniw) Barrett, her husband Parker and their son Oliver welcomed a new baby girl into the family in July! Her name is Braelyn Reese Barrett.

Josh Socks and Liz Malay , along with Josh’s law partner Dustin Collier, won their trial against the 11th biggest insurance brokerage in the U.S. Their client, a school custodian, was awarded

Luke Heck remains a partner at Vogel in Fargo, ND but life is lonely at the top. His “friends” Alex Healy, Ben Kajer and Parker Olson never call. Kyle Dreger and Ben Freedman love his career assistance, but not his company. Brady Janzen is still cool though. Katie Nagel is now corporate counsel at One80 Intermediaries, which provides specialized insurance solutions for commercial companies,

on September 30. Also in September, Jared joined Sterling Management in Bloomington as their new

director of construction. Sterling manages real estate investment trusts in the Midwest region.

nearly $35 million dollars. The trial exposed why some

insurance companies are pushing employers to fire their workers. 2014 Send your 2014 class notes and photos to Austin Bowyer (austin. bowyer@gmail.com) or Anthony Truong (ants.conglomerate@ gmail.com). ______________________________ Trevor Carolan is an appellate and complex motion attorney at Bowman and Brooke LLP in Dallas, Texas. Better news, he is NOT a Cowboys fan. He also continues to play the pipe organ professionally and had a recent Midwest concert tour.

2013 Send your 2013 class notes and photos to Carolyn (Latimer) Frazer (cglfrazer@gmail.com) or Grant Gherity (ggherity@gmail.com). ______________________________ Daniel Brees joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. He is a member of the employment law, professional liability defense and commercial litigation practice groups. Grant Gherity and wife Kelly welcomed twins Finnegan and Molly to the family on October 4. Everyone is doing well!

David Carrier is now a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in the firm’s litigation practice.

nonprofits, public entities and individuals throughout the U.S. and Canada. Kate Norris got married to a fella she first saw at Chipotle. Her bachelorette party was a

Kristin Giant continues to change jobs 1-2 times a year to keep her husband on his toes. She recently embarked on the thrill of a lifetime, teaching business to 400 high school students. For fun, she maintains her consulting company advising philanthropists and impact investors. Laura E. Gisler is enjoying life in Copenhagen, Denmark as the global director of intellectual property at Bang & Olufsen. She has been traveling Europe and diving into ceramics in her free time.

Katie Wertheim Iacarella is now the director of advanced client strategies at Renaissance Financial, supporting financial advisors and their clients on estate planning, tax planning, charitable planning and business succession strategies. Katie and Jeremiah Iacarella also welcomed Eloise Grace Iacarella on September 15.

treat, which included fellow St. Thomas Law alums Maria Zaloker, Jessica Drewiske and Alicia Strilzuk. A major in the Army Reserve, Peter Postma recently returned from a year-long deployment to the Middle East where he was the Brigade Judge Advocate for the aviation brigade providing aviation assets throughout the region. Peter then joined Taft’s Real Estate Group in Minneapolis.

Jill Sauber is now certified by the National Elder Law Foundation. Jill owns Sauber Legal Services LLC, where she practices elder law, including asset protection, medical assistance, veterans benefits and long-term care planning; estate and tax planning; and estate and trust administration and litigation.

Joey Orrino and his wife Emily welcomed their fourth child, a daughter named Edith Mary, on August 4. Salena (Tumini) Koster and Jared Koster welcomed their third child, Claudia Marie,

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