2019 Send your 2019 class notes and photos to Meredith McKnight (mgmmcknight@gmail.com) or Bri Whiting (brwhit122@gmail.com). Lee Bennin joined the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group of Lathrop GPM (Minneapolis). Lee also has experience in product liability, commercial, railroad, and insurance litigation matters. Kay Bolaños (pictured below) now practices family law at Baker Vicchiollo Law (Edina, Minn.).
Jackie Leffner J.D. ‘18, LL.M. ‘20 (pictured below) is now a Corporate Compliance and Ethics Manager at Ecumen, one of the United States’ largest and oldest nonprofit senior housing and services companies.
Elizabeth Schenfisch (pictured below) now practices at Fredrikson & Byron (Minneapolis). Elizabeth works with corporate and business clients on a variety of matters, including compliance with regulatory requirements.
Megan Mejia is now a Security Risk Manager at Amazon (Seattle, WA). Jonathon Nelson is now In-House Counsel at Dedicated Commercial Recovery Inc. (Roseville, Minn.), a commercial collections company for equipment finance, MCA/non- collaterized, Asset Recovery, and Asset Remarketing. Maria Plese (pictured below) is now a Trust Officer at U.S. Bank.
Ben Gilman is now a Client Manager at Thomson Reuters. Ben also recently bought a house in Cottage Grove with his wife Alex. Amy Hamilton-Warwick, M.S.L. is working at Securian Financial as a Compliance Specialist. Congratulations to Dan Harrison and Lindsey Rowland (pictured below), both of Meuser, Yackley & Rowland, P.A. (Eden Prairie, Minn.), on securing a significant Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of
Andrea Mejia (pictured below) now practices at Sapientia Law Group (Minneapolis). Andrea is a corporate and commercial attorney, licensed in Colombia and Minnesota.
Eder Castillo visited Partnership Academy in Richfield to talk to students about law school. He is helping inspire future Tommies! See photo on page 10. Congratulations to Jeremy Davis and Stephanie (Edmonson) Davis (pictured below), who were married in Costa Rica in January 2022. The couple met in law school studying for Professor Sisk’s Civil Procedure test. Their closest law school friends attended the wedding.
Kirsten Hash (pictured below) now practices at Norton Rose Fulbright U.S. LLP (Minneapolis). Kirsten’s practice focuses on U.S. and international trademark prosecution, enforcement, oppositions and cancellations, and portfolio management for clients in diverse industries.
2017 Send your 2017 class notes and photos to Megan Mejia at (megannmejia@gmail.com).
Brian Peltier celebrated one year in Ballard Spahr’s Minneapolis public finance practice. He and wife Ashleigh celebrated their third child Piper Rose’s first birthday in February. 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 started a new job last November and is now an Assistant County Attorney in Meeker County (Litchfield, Minn). He focuses primarily on criminal prosecution and works on civil matters and civil commitments. Tim Anderson (pictured below) now practices at Melchert Hubert Sjodin PLLP (Waconia, Minn). The firm offers legal services across a broad range of practice areas for businesses, municipalities, organizations, individuals and families.
Congratulations to José Monzón, LL.M. in U.S. Law , from Guatemala on his recent wedding. Many 2018 LL.M. friends joined the celebration (pictured from L to R below): Victoria Farias , Stephanie Arévalo Chan , Magdalena Vergara Vial , Mauricio Duarte , José Monzon , Irene Herrera , María Luisa Schuler Bezanilla and Pedro Torres .
Chelsea Barr (pictured below) is now a Senior Associate at PwC (Minneapolis).
Lindsey Larson (pictured below) joined Hellmuth & Johnson (Edina, Minn). Lindsey’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation and consumer class action litigation.
Appeals win for first responders with PTSD. The case interprets the 2019 PTSD presumption statute under Minn. Stat. 176.011, subd. 15, for the first time. Dan and Lindsey practice workers’ compensation law, PERA/MSRS disability law, and personal injury law. Molly Hough (pictured below) now practices at Chestnut Cambronne (Minneapolis). Molly’s practice focuses on commercial, employment, construction and real estate litigation.
Brittany Yelle (pictured below) is now Associate General Counsel (Real Estate) for Kraus-Anderson. Kraus-Anderson is an integrated development, construction and real estate leasing and management enterprise.
Anna Marie (Landis) Ferry married husband Tyler in January 2021. They welcomed healthy and beautiful daughter Theresa Rose (pictured below) to their family in December 2021. Anna Marie is currently the Administrative Director and Choir Teacher at Holy Spirit Academy in Monticello, Minn. Congrats!
Evangeline Dhawan (pictured below) is now a community clinic attorney at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. Evangeline focuses on family- based immigration, serving the Somali community at the Brian Coyle Neighborhood Center.
Luke Bolduan J.D., LL.M. and his wife moved to Rochester, Minnesota. Luke now works remotely for Project Consulting Group, a Minneapolis consulting firm, as a Data Privacy Consultant. Pharaoh Lewis is now Associate Corporate Counsel at Securian Financial. Jeffrey Maleska and wife Erin welcomed their first child, Everett James (pictured below), on December 31, 2021.
Huge congratulations to Peter Strickland and his wife Maura, who had their first child, Aletheia, in September 2021!! Dorothy Summers (pictured below) is now a Staff Attorney at Youth Represent, a New York City nonprofit with a mission to ensure that young people affected by the criminal justice system are afforded every opportunity to reclaim their lives.
Kelly McPherson (pictured below) is now an attorney for the New York City Department of Education. Kelly handles litigation within the agency’s Special Education Unit.
2018 Send your 2018 class notes and photos to Wally (Hwang) Behmer (jshwang423@gmail.com). Annie Bodeau is now a Compliance Analyst at U.S. Bank. Jim Gabrielson was admitted to appear before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and argued an appeal in a wrongful death FTCA claim on March 15, 2022. We are proud of the hard work you’re doing for the community, Jim!
Thomas Godfrey moved on from being a SMRLS staff attorney and is now an Assistant Public Defender in Ramsey County. Michelle Kelly joined Scott + Hespen Law, PLLC as an associate attorney in the firm’s estate planning and probate administration practices.
Exciting times for Leah Koch and her husband Matt, who
bought a house in West St. Paul in November! They are embracing their Chip and Joanna Gaines and loving the DIY and fix-it projects in creating their new home.
Carlos Arencibia Fernandez, LL.M. in U.S. Law (pictured below), now practices at PwC España (Palma, Islas Baleares, Spain).
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