2020 Send your 2020 class notes and photos to Jacq Congello (jacq. congello@gmail.com) or Sarah Peterson (peterson.sarah.22@ gmail.com). ______________________________ RJ Alpers is now an assistant county attorney in the criminal prosecution division in the Scott County Attorney’s Office. Erin Schoenbeck Byre now practices personal injury at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah and Reiter LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Ronnie Santana now practices at Berglund, Baumgartner, Kimball & Glaser, LLC.
Ryan Deschene joined Larson & King. Ryan practices in the areas of business litigation, construction and product liability.
Christopher Jison is now the president of the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association. His wife, Nicole, is the current president-elect.
Anna Street and her father James Street joined Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell, PLLC in January 2023. Anna is an associate, and Jim is a partner. Congratulations to Alaina Wenning and her husband Kelvin as they welcomed their sweet baby girl, Ellis Roe Stroik, to the world on October 3, 2022. They are completely obsessed with baby Ellie and so are we!
Evangeline Dhawan now practices immigration law at Minneapolis- based Robichaud, Schroepfer & Correia, P.A. Kyle Frederick is now compliance counsel at Castlelake. He is engaged to Kelley Steffens, with a wedding set for summer 2023. Hakeem Jackson is a full-time public defender in Stearns County. He joined the office in February 2022. Brittany Kennedy joined the real estate group at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
Hannah Johnson is now a shareholder at McCollum Crowley P.A. Hannah specializes in workers’ compensation defense. Congrats to Kelsie Kingstrom on her election as the Renville County Attorney. Francine Kuplic is now an associate counsel at Ameriprise Financial. She advises employees in compliance, banking regulations and fund management. Francine and husband Andrew welcomed their second baby, Ruby Francine Kuplic, on August 15, 2022! She is very loved by Andrew, Francine and big brother Grant.
Edward Davalle JD/MBA is now corporate counsel at Calabrio, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that develops and markets software applications for call recording, quality management, speech analytics, workforce management and performance management solutions. Stephanie Davis now practices immigration law at Davis & Goldfarb, PLLC. Zach Donahue launched a business focused on bringing holistic mental well-being and health skills to young athletes. Priya Elayath is now an assistant attorney general at the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General. Priya advises Minnesota health- related licensing boards and coordinates and advises clients in all stages of litigation at the Office of Administrative Hearings.
2019 Send your 2019 class notes and photos to Meredith McKnight (mgmmcknight@gmail.com) or Bri Whiting (brwhit122@gmail.com). ______________________________ Abou Amara received the 2022 MSBA Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year Award for his involvement with local bar organizations as well as his pro bono and community service work, his contributions to advancing diversity and his professional achievements. Abou practices at Gustafson Gluek PLLC.
Darbie Smith transferred her practice to Hellmuth & Johnson, where she works in the business, real estate and entertainment law groups. Darbie is engaged to Brandon Tamsett and they will get married in the summer of 2023. Shana Tomenes now practices at the University of Minnesota’s Student Legal Service office, which offers legal advice and representation to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students. Shana represents university students in housing and consumer protection cases.
Melissa (Bumanglag) Lopes married Joshua Lopes in Hawaii on May 25, 2022. Both are U.S. Air Force JAGs, with Melissa stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, OK, and Josh stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, SC. They hope to be stationed together for their next assignment in 2023. Thank you for your service!
Zach Freese now practices consumer protection law at Zimmerman Reed.
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