Class of 2012 Send your 2012 class notes and photos to SalenaKoster (salena. koster@gmail.com) or JRWise (jwise1985@gmail.com). Kira Barrett (pictured below) was promoted to assistant managing partner of the Phoenix, AZ office of Gordon, Rees, Scully Mansukhani, LLP in February.
Congratulations to Athena Hollins (pictured below), who was elected as the Minnesota State Representative for House District 66B! Athena won more than 78% of the vote. Athena also received an award at the Minnesota Lawyer Diversity & Inclusion Awards. Individuals were recognized for making a significant impact with respect to diversity and inclusion on the greater community or within their organizations.
job with Pearman Law Firm, PC just outside of Denver in December. His practice concentrates on estate planning, probate litigation, business formation and real estate. Matt also recently started his own practice, Perkins Legal, where he does civil litigation and estate planning for a select number of clients in CO and CA. And finally, our class has a newly appointed judge in its midst! John Sandy (pictured below) was recently appointed as an Iowa District Court Judge in District 3A by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. District 3A includes 10 counties in Northwest Iowa. John will hear matters ranging from complex civil litigation, probate, family law disputes and felony criminal cases.
Parenting Leave and Accommodations Act. This was one of the first civil trials to proceed with COVID-19
restrictions. Amy is a partner in the employment and consumer fraud practice groups at Halunen Law (Minneapolis). Congrats to co-class notes editor Amanda Crain ! Amanda and her husband Scott welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Harper, to their family (pictured below) in December 2020.
David Carrier is now a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (Minneapolis). Lewis Bisbois is consistently ranked well inside the AmLaw 100. David’s practice focuses on representing national and international businesses in commercial, class action and trade secret disputes across the United States. Charles Crain now practices at Anderson, Wilmarth, Van Der Maaten, Belay, Fretheim, Gipp, Evelsizer Olson, Lynch & Zahasky (Decorah, IA). His general practice includes, but is not limited to, civil litigation and appeals, family law, Social Security law and real estate transactions. Charles also serves as an Assistant Winneshiek County Attorney. Salena Koster joined the leadership staff of the Minnesota Senate DFL Caucus as the new legislative support supervisor,
Bryan Ludwig transitioned away from the private practice grind and started a new role as legal counsel at Jamf Software in Minneapolis. He and wife Sarah are still based in Cottage Grove with kids Norah (6) and Brayden (4). Norah and Brayden are excited to follow in their dad’s footsteps as they start
Susan Grassel is the head of the legal department at Calabrio, focusing on strategic initiatives, business operations, M&A, contracts and negotiations, data privacy, and employment matters. Recently, Susan led the legal function during the sale of Calabrio from the private equity firm KKR & Company to Thoma Bravo, where Calabrio officially reached “unicorn” status! Susan sent a photo of her and fellow 2011 classmates Jennifer Burt and Emily Menchaca , along with Meredith Werderitch (pictured below), who we all remember from her 1L year at UST. They masked up and went for a walk in Shakopee!
baseball/softball this spring! Nicole Shaw joined Seagate Technology as Commercial
We miss your faces and hope everyone’s doing well. Keep the updates coming! Class of 2011 Send your 2011 class notes and photos to Amanda Crain or Pamela Steinle at (ust2011classnotes@ gmail.com). Greetings! Can you believe that it’s been a decade since we left law school? Here’s what you’ve been up to since our last publication: A big hooray for Amy Boyle , who led the trial team that won $200,000 in damages against Morrie’s 394 Hyundai for retaliation against a former employee. The jury found two kinds of retaliation: for reporting gender discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and for using personal sick leave benefits to care for a child in violation of the Minnesota
Counsel in October 2020. Nicole’s primary practice is split between sales and procurement contracts and general legal support for the Enterprise Solutions Data Storage Systems business. Our classmates reported several career changes this time around: Franz Vancura’s former firm of Brown, Krueger & Vancura merged with Quinlivan & Hughes, P.A. Eric Beecher took a new job in early January – he is now with Frost Brown Todd, in its Cincinnati, OH and Florence, KY offices. As our decade of practice comes to a close, we’d love to hear your exciting new adventures and accomplishments for the next
overseeing Senate staff and directing caucus resources for
effective constituent engagement and legislative services. Last summer shewas also elected chair of the WhiteBear TownshipPark Board. Nancy Ly (pictured below) is now a Principal at Fish & Richardson (San Diego, CA). Nancy manages global brand strategy for diverse clients ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations, spanning a wide range of
decade! Until next time! Sincerely, Pam Steinle and Amanda Crain
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