The Minnesota Lawyer (Minneapolis, MN), January 29, 2007, Monday
Copyright 2007 Dolan Media Newswires
The Minnesota Lawyer (Minneapolis, MN)
January 29, 2007
SECTION: NEWS
HEADLINE: Minnesota Lawyers in the News: January 29, 2007
BYLINE: Minnesota Lawyer Staff
BODY:
Garth G. Gavenda has become an associate attorney with Anastasi & Associates. Gavenda will work in the areas of corporate and commercial transactions and represent construction-related businesses. He earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and communication from University of Minnesota- Morris.
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Charles A. Parsons, Jr., a member of the real estate practice group at Moss & Barnett, P.A., was recently named the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by the Real Property Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. The award is given to those who make significant contributions to the field of real property law.
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Jason J. Kuboushek has been named a partner at Iverson Reuvers Law Firm. Kuboushek practices in the defense of municipal liability claims, land use claims, civil rights lawsuits and general litigation. He received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2000.
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Edna Vassilovski has joined the Minneapolis office of Fish & Richardson P.C. as a principal in its Patent Prosecution Group. Vassilovski will focus her practice in the fields of chemistry, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. She received a J.D. in 1995 from Columbia Law School, an M.A. in chemistry in 1990 from Harvard University and a B.S. in chemistry, with distinction, in 1988 from Stanford University.
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Joseph M. Nemo, III has been elected as a shareholder of Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A. Nemo currently is the chair of the Subrogation Practice Group and co-chair of the Workers' Compensation Practice Group. He received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1999 and his B.A. from Marquette University in 1993.
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Ryan E. Strom has joined the intellectual property law firm of Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen. Strom will be practicing prosecution and litigation. He earned his B.A. in History from Stanford University and his J.D. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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Daniel Poretti has joined Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, P.A., as a shareholder. Poretti practices in the areas of commercial litigation, employment and products liability litigation. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota, as well as his law degree from the university's law school, magna cum laude, in 1987. Eric Durr has rejoined the firm as an attorney. Durr's background encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law. His commercial litigation experience includes representation of both private and public employers of various sizes and industries. Durr received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1998.
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William Mitchell College of Law professor A. Kimberly Dayton has been elected to the Executive Council of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Law and Aging, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Council of Advanced Practitioners. Dayton received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and her B.A. from the University of Kansas. In addition, Jay Erstling, director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and advisor to the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will join the faculty of William Mitchell College of Law in fall 2007. Erstling received his law degree from Cornell University Law School and his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
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Jana Aune Deach, Elizabeth H. Kiernat, Michael S. Poncin and James J. Vedder have become shareholders in the law firm of Moss & Barnett, P.A. Deach and Vedder practice in the area of family law. Kiernat practices in the real estate area, and Poncin focuses his practice in civil litigation. In addition, Dave F. Senger and Thomas J. Shroyer were recently re-elected to three-year terms as members of the Board of Directors of the law firm. They will also continue to serve on the firm's Management Committee. Senger is a member of the firm's business law practice group and Shroyer is a member of the firm's litigation practice group.
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Renee Brown, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP, Principal of Wildwood Wealth Management, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the board of the Tenant-in-Common Association, a national trade association organized to represent professionals who are involved in providing tenant-in-common investments.
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