1973
Alan Eidsness achieved the Band 1 ranking by Chambers & Partners in the 2024 High Net Worth Guide for the fourth consecutive year. He was also named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list. Both awards recognize his work in Henson Efron’s family law practice, particularly his work handling the needs of high-net-worth individuals.
1979
Bibi Black retired as general counsel at the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State. She served the office for 43 years.
1982
Daniel Wiles was elected as a public board member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board for a four-year term.
1983
Joan Bibelhausen received the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her work with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
B. Todd Jones has returned to private practice, rejoining Robins Kaplan as a partner in its Minneapolis and New York offices.
1984
Kathryn Graves was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for her work in family law and family law mediation at Henson Efron.
1988
Sara Jones was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
1989
Marc Johannsen has been reelected as president of Lommen Abdo. He concentrates his practice in the area of family law and leads the firm’s family practice group.
1990
Hon. Kerry Meyer was elected chief judge of the Hennepin County District Court.
1991
Chad Baruch was named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America. He was honored for his appellate practice and bet-the-company litigation. He was also placed on Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 list.
Christopher Larus has been named national trial chair of Robins Kaplan and will lead the firm’s trial practice alongside Roman Silberfeld.
1992
Claire Topp was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
1993
Scott Neilson was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for his work doing insurance and product liability litigation at Henson Efron.
1994
Nora Klaphake has joined Larkin Hoffman as the director of administration and talent. She will oversee the firm’s administrative functions and advise the firm’s executive officers and board of directors on administrative initiatives.
1995
Hon. Phillip Hom was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Judicial Department. The appointment reflects his decades of legal experience, including service as chief of staff on the New York City Council and his work in private practice.
Pat Martin has been named the office managing shareholder for the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins, which he helped open in 2010.
Amy Sweasy was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
1996
Hon. Heather Pipenhagen was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District Court, for the seat chambered in Sherburne County. The appointment reflects her dedication to public service and her legal career focused on advancing the common good.
1998
Gloria Lee has been appointed chief legal officer of Everlaw.
Brian Manson has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of the California Association of Realtors. He has worked with the association for 11 years.
Amy Seidel was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
2000
Asmah Tareen was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
2001
Stephanie Balmer was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
2003
Court Anderson was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for his work doing intellectual property litigation at Henson Efron.
Cheree Haswell Johnson was appointed chief legal officer of SPX Technologies. Johnson joined SPX with a diverse background of global operations and legal experience across multiple industries.
J.R. Maddox was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for his work doing intellectual property litigation at Henson Efron.
2004
Jaime Driggs was named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list for his work doing family law at Henson Efron.
Han Pham was selected as a participant of the Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program for her work increasing female political participation in Georgia.
Amelia Wilson joined the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University as assistant professor of law and director of the Immigration Justice Clinic (IJC).
2005
Brian Lindsey has been appointed as the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains and publishes the United States Code.
Hillary Parsons was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
Kate Woomer-Deters was awarded the 2024 Julian T. Pierce Pillar of Justice Award from the North Carolina Equal Justice Alliance. The award recognizes exceptional advocacy on behalf of people in poverty.
2006
Jenny Gassman-Pines was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
Joseph Hodler has joined Barclay Damon’s intellectual property litigation and patents & prosecution practice areas as of counsel.
2008
Hon. Nicolas Boileau was sworn in as a new judge in the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
Logan Drew was named chair of Robins Kaplan’s national intellectual property and technology litigation group.
Anna Fisher was promoted to trial court staff attorney for the Fifth Judicial District in Minnesota.
Hon. Ole Tvedten was appointed to the Seventh Judicial District in Minnesota as a district court judge.
2009
Sarah Johnson Phillips has been named Stoel Rives’ new Minneapolis office managing partner. She has been a member of Stoel’s Minneapolis office since the beginning of her legal career. She leads its solar working group and is a member of its energy development team.
Hon. Stacy Deery Stennes has been appointed as a district court judge in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District.
Anne Hoyt Taff has been appointed executive director of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. She previously served as the vice president of partnerships at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
2011
Jaime Kastler joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the firm’s Atlanta office. He joins as a member of the complex litigation and class actions
group.
2012
Laura Nelson has been elected to the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees. She was also named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
2013
Eric Friske was named to the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for his work doing commercial litigation and trust and estates litigation at Henson Efron.
Benjamin Hamborg was named to the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for his work doing commercial litigation and trust and estates litigation at Henson Efron.
Hon. Luis Rangel Morales was appointed as district court judge in Minnesota’s First Judicial District.
Rick Weinmeyer joined Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Beazley Institute for Health Law & Policy as an assistant professor of law focused on bioethics and public health law.
2014
Sarvesh Desai was named to the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for his work doing corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, and business organizations at Henson Efron.
Sarah Hewitt was named to the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for her work doing family law at Henson Efron.
Laura Matson was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
2015
Ryan M. Lawrence was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Eric Lee argued Department of State v. Muñoz before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a U.S. citizen and her Salvadoran husband whose visa was denied.
Nicholas D. Lyden was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Kathryn Wendt has been named of counsel at Ballard Spahr.
2016
Abdulmajeed Alotaibi joined the Saudi Tourism Authority as a legal advisory and support director.
Jeffrey R. Bruno was promoted to partner at Macala & Piatt. He focuses on public and private sector labor law and the representation of jointly sponsored union apprenticeship funds and training programs.
Yi-Ping Chang joined Norton Rose Fullbright as a senior associate.
Yun Ling opened her own solo firm, Ling Law Office in Minneapolis. She focuses her practice on resolving clients’ state and federal tax issues in administrative proceedings.
Rajin Singh Olson was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
JT Schuweiler was selected to Marijuana Venture’s 40 Under 40 list for his work shaping the emerging adult-use market in Minnesota.
Zach White was named a part of the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s new class of fellows.
2017
Caitlin Deal was named to the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for her work doing Family Law at Henson Efron.
Bojan Manojlovic was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Amanda Novak was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Tenzin Pelkyi was appointed to serve as policy advisor in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Taylor Stippel was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s 2024 Top Women in Law list for her legal leadership.
2018
Brandon Blakely was recognized in the 2025 Ones to Watch in America list by Best Lawyers for his Tax Law and Trust and Estates practice.
Tyler Hartney has joined Ogletree Deakins Minneapolis office as an associate.
2019
Emily M. McAdam was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
2020
Shea Holman has accepted a full-time assistant professor position at George Mason University in the Schar School of Policy and Government. She will continue to serve as director of the Jurisprudence Learning Community.
Mubanga Kalimamukwento has released another book, Obligations to the Wounded, a collection of short stories centering on the lives of Zambian women and girls.
Alexander Tibor was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Derek Zha was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
2021
Frances Mahoney-Mosedale was named to the 2024 Up and Coming Attorneys and Unsung Legal Heroes list by Minnesota Lawyer.
Sung Woo Hong received the Member of the Year Award from the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the organization’s 2024 annual Gala.
2023
Haley Wallace has joined the New Hampshire Public Defender’s office as a staff attorney in August after completing her clerkship with the Honorable Eric C. Tostrud on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
2024
Nina Elder has been welcomed back to Fish & Richardson as a member of the firm’s 2024 fall associate class. She joins Fish with a focus on patent litigation for life sciences and pharmaceutical industry clients.