Twenty-seven lawyers based out of international law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP’s Minneapolis office have been named to the 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists, published by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. 

2023 Super Lawyers Honorees

  • William Berens
    Estate & Probate
  • Theresa Bevilacqua
    Business Litigation
  • Andrew Brown
    Energy & Resources
  • Jocelyn Knoll*
    Construction Litigation
  • James Langdon
    Securities Litigation
  • Edward Magarian
    Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • John Marti
    Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Ryan Mick
    Employment & Labor
  • Marcus Mollison
    Real Estate
  • Melissa Raphan
    Employment Litigation: Defense
  • Robert Rosenbaum
    Mergers & Acquisition
  • Eric Ruzicka
    Construction Litigation
  • Jaime Stilson
    Antitrust Litigation
  • William Stoeri
    Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
  • Steven Wells
    Business Litigation
  • RJ Zayed
    Intellectual Property Litigation

2023 Rising Stars Honorees

  • Rachel Benedict
    Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Nicholas Bullard
    Health Care
  • Brian Burke
    Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Kiley Henry
  • Estate & Probate
  • Jack Huerter
    Securities Litigation
  • Caitlin Hull
    Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • Andrew James
    Employment Litigation: Defense
  • Ben Kappelman
    Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Evan Livermore
    Construction Litigation
  • Tessa Mielke
    Estate & Probate
  • Vanessa Szalapski
  • Health Care

* In addition to being named a 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyer, Jocelyn Knoll was listed in the Top 50: 2023 Women Minnesota Super Lawyers rankings. 

Super Lawyers recognizes top attorneys nationwide across a range of practice areas and firm sizes. Only a small percentage of attorneys in each state are named each year to these annual lists – no more than 5 percent to the Super Lawyers list, and no more than 2.5 percent to the Rising Stars list. Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and selections are made using a combination of independent research and peer input.