Chad A. Staul ‘07 has joined the law firm of Wessels Sherman as an associate attorney practicing out of their Minneapolis office. He will focus on employment related litigation and counseling business clients.
Sonny Zhan ‘07 has recently joined Welch Allyn, Inc., located in New York, as an in-house patent counsel.
Sarah Dunn Rohne ‘04 is serving as the New Lawyers Section Chair on the 2009-2010 Executive Committee of the Hennepin County Bar Association.
Jonathan M. Fritz ‘02 was recently elected as President-Elect of the Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association and to the Madison Symphony Orchestra's Board of Directors. He currently focuses his practice on intellectual property law in the Madison, WI office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Kermit Nash ‘00 has joined the Minneapolis office of Gray Plant Mooty as a principal. He will practice in the firm's entrepreneurial services group, focusing in energy law, agribusiness, and mergers and acquisitions.
Angela Beranek Brandt ‘99, a partner with Larson King in St. Paul, was recently elected to membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. FDCC membership is limited and selective. Its membership is composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction.
Jeannette Imani Appold ‘94 has started a nationwide adoption coaching business (www.adoptionplancoach.com) to guide potential adoptive parents through the non-legal aspects of the adoption process. She is also married to Kevin Appold ‘94 who is a Sr. Director of New Product Development at West, a Thomson Reuters company. They have a 6 year old son, named Sean, and a 3 year old daughter, named Aaliyah, and will celebrate 12 years of marriage this August.
Sandy A. Williams ‘83 was recently elected to the Branch III circuit court bench as the first female judge in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. She spent 26 years in the district attorney's office, the last 22 as the county's first elected female district attorney, prosecuting criminals and working with their victims. She will begin her six-year term on June 1, 2009.
FAMILY
Patty Houser ‘06 and Jess Houser welcomed their new daughter, Avery Nicole Houser, on June 16, 2009 at 1:58 p.m. Avery is 7 pounds 6 ounces and 19.25 inches.
Angela Beranek Brandt ‘99 and her husband Davin Brandt welcomed twin boys, Luke and Leo, on February 3, 2009. The twins join 3-year-old brother John.