Class Notes February 2008

Ryan Kaatz '04 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP as a staff attorney in the intellectual property practice.

Megan Clinefelter '04 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP in the firm's litigation practice area.

Megan Hladilek '07 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP in the firm's employment practice area.

Victor Vieth '87 has been honored for "Outstanding Service to the Profession" by Minnesota Lawyer, an independent weekly newspaper.

Diane Swenson '81 has been named President of the organization National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association. She will be responsible for guiding NLBDA's organizational performance, providing strategic leadership and serving as the Association's spokesperson on national issues.

Cheryl Stanton '97 has become a shareholder in Anthony Ostlund & Baer. She practices in all areas of commercial litigation.

Jason Kohlmeyer '00 has joined Farrish Johnson Law Office, Chtd. Jason practices in the fields of criminal defense, family law and civil litigation.

Katherine Canadeo Thompson '06 has joined the law firm of Peterson, Berk & Cross, S.C. as an associate in the family law department. The firm has offices in Appleton and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Angela Beranek Brandt '99 has become a partner at Larson King, LLP. Angela is an experienced trial lawyer and focuses her civil litigation practice in the areas of products liability, commercial, and employment litigation.

Stephanie Streff Angolkar '07 graduated from Hamline University School of Law in May 2007 and joined the Minnesota Court of Appeals as a judicial law clerk.

Frank Fernandez '05 has been appointed to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation's 13-member board of directors. The board directs the state's largest grant making foundation dedicated exclusively to improving health in Minnesota.

Family

Lucie McGee '97, her husband Thomas and their son Edward (2) celebrated the birth of Samuel Thomas on November 5, 2007. Lucie continues to work as an Assistant City Attorney for the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Tiffany Doherty-Schooler '07, husband Jason, and children Jackson and Jorja, welcomed their new son and brother William Wellstone, born September 27, 2007. Tiffany is an attorney with the Law Offices of Lenore L. Flinn, in Hutchinson, MN, practicing in Estates, Personal Injury, and Medical Malpractice.

Obituaries

Evelyn Anderson '81 died at the age of 89 on January 17, 2008, at the Fairview Seminary Home. She practiced with Peder Hong, and then had a private practice in Red Wing. In 1986 she received the Pro Bono Public Attorney Award.