MINNEAPOLIS (November 24, 2008) — International law firm Dorsey & Whitney announced that 23 lawyers in the Minneapolis office have been named ‘Rising Stars 2009’ by Minnesota Super Lawyers.
Rising Stars are nominated by their peers and must be 40 years of age or younger or have practiced law for 10 or fewer years. An attorney-led research team reviews the credentials of potential candidates and assigns points based on a set of defined evaluation criteria. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.
The Dorsey Rising Stars are:
Gretchen Agee
Theresa Bevilacqua
Benjamin C. Carpenter
Monica L. Clark
Michelle Kreidler Dove
Cassandra H.M. Headrick
Nathan Honson
Thomas Jancik
Shari Jerde
Pomy Ketema
John G. Liethen
James D. Linnett
John Marsalek
Sonny F. Miller
Eric M. Peterson
Sara J. Peterson
Katie Pfeifer
Eric A. Ruzicka
Glenn M. Salvo
Rhona E. Schmidt
John T. Soshnik
Bart Torvik
Regan D. Waller
Audra Williams
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