2020-2021 Annual Report
Section Membership
As of June 15, 2022, the section has 4089 members.
CLEs & Events
The section hosted 12 events in fiscal year 2021-2022.
| Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | # of Attendees |
| Northern Minnesota New Lawyers Golf and 19th Hole Social Hour | 7/17/21 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| Western Minnesota New Lawyers Golf and 19th Hole Social Hour | 8/7/21 | N/A | N/A | 11 |
New Lawyers Section Happy Hour
| 9/8/21 | N/A | N/A | 51 |
| Introduction to your Employee Benefits - A New Attorneys Guide | 10/28/21 | 415766 | 1.0 Standard | 36 |
| New Lawyers Leadership Conference - Developing the New Lawyer as a Community Leader | 11/18/21 | 425221 | 4.5 Standard | 52 |
| Co-Sponsored with HCBA, RCBA & FBA NLS: New Lawyers Holiday Happy Hour | 1/12/22 | N/A | N/A | 50 |
| Co-Sponsored with HCBA and RCBA NLS: Ethics, Mental Health and Well-Being in a Post-COVID Environment | 2/4/22 | 433014 | 1.0 Ethics | 237 |
| Co-Sponsored with RCBA and HCBA NLS: Remembering Fredrick L. McGhee, Minnesota's First African American Attorney | 2/28/22 | 443738 | 1.0 Standard | 29 |
| New Lawyers Social at Topgolf | 3/9/22 | N/A | N/A | 42 |
| Preparing for OCI: The Employers’ Perspective | 3/29/22 | N/A | N/A | 47 |
| Presentation Skills Workshop for the Legal Advocate | 5/17/22 | 449692 | 2.0 Standard | 11 |
| New Lawyers Sporcle Trivia at Utepils Brewing | 5/17/22 | N/A | N/A | 49 |
Annual Meeting and Election ResultsThe Section’s Annual Meeting was held on May 18, 2022, and 13 people attended. The following officers were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023:
- Chair: Colleen Case, Capistrant Van Loh, P.A.
- Vice-Chair: Colin Hunter Hargreaves, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
- Treasurer: Anna Barton, Maslon LLP
- Secretary: Michelle Gibbons, Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
What diversity, equity and inclusion goals did the Section include in the 2020-2021 work plan, how did you approach these goals, and what was the result?
- Hosted CLEs on topics related to racial justice, advocacy, ethics, and mental health.
- Engaged a wide variety members by hosting a mix of in-person and virtual events, golf outings in both Western and Northern Minnesota, and a presentation for law students on preparing for OCI from an employers’ perspective.
- Hosted several events in collaboration with the New Lawyers Sections of other bar associations, including the HCBA, RCBA, and FBA.
- Engaged with the profession on a national level by sending members of the Section to the ABA Midyear Meeting and ABA YLD Spring Conference.
Other Section Accomplishments
- Hosted a successful day-long virtual New Lawyers Leadership Conference.
- Hosted 7 in-person events, the greatest number of in-person events hosted by the Section since the 2018-2019 bar year.
Submitted By:
Qortney McLeod, Section Chair
Date: 6/30/22