2024 - 2025 Section Council

Governing Council

Chair
Genevieve Gaboriault | Minnesota Department of Human Services (Long-Term Care)

Vice-Chair
Brenna Galvin | Maser Amundson & Boggio PA (Minneapolis)

Treasurer
Bridget-Michaele Reischl | Decoro Law Office

Secretary
Bobbi Hermanson-Albers | Barna Guzy & Steffen Ltd

Member
Amber Hildebrandt | Brouse Woodke & Hildebrandt PLLP (Bemidji)
Benjamin Kaufman | Southern Minnesota Reg Legal Services (St Paul Fifth St #800)
Megan Kelly | Northwoods Law Group PA
JoyAnna Mickels | Legal Services of NW Minnesota (Moorhead)
Kirsten Olson | Minnesota Board on Aging
Laura Orr | Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Marit Peterson | Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Mary Frances Price | Moss & Barnett PA
Cathryn Reher | Barna Guzy & Steffen Ltd
Sara Green | Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Margaret Cook | Gorman & Lodermeier PLC
Joshua Damberg | Fafinski Mark & Johnson PA
Lauren Fink | Maser Amundson & Boggio PA (Minneapolis) | Memmber
Suzanne Scheller | Scheller Legal Solutions LLC
Traci Sherman | Pluto Boes Legal PLLC
Gordon Solo | Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (Minneapolis)
Lucas Spaeth | Thiel Anderson Kukla & Gunderson PLLP
Riley Sullivan | Bolt Law Firm
Taylor Burdick | Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Rachael Funk | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (St Paul Fifth St #400)
Rachell Henning | Henningson & Snoxell Ltd
Kristin Parendo | Justice North/LASNEM (Duluth)

Committee Chair
Emily Weichsel | Hennepin County Adult Representation Services | Pro Bono Committee Chair
Martha Amdahl | Northwoods Law Group PA | Advocacy Committee Chair

Law Student Liaison

MSBA Assembly Representatives
Lauren Fink, Representative
Genevieve Gaboriault, Alternate


2024-2025 Council Meeting Schedule 
The Council meets every other month on the fourth Thursday  at 3:30 pm (unless otherwise noted) from August through June via Zoom.

August 15, 2024
October 11, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. at the MSBA Office - to coincide with the ELI
December 19, 2024  
February 20, 2025
April 10, 2025
June 26, 2025



Section Bylaws
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Section Manager

Tram Nguyen
(612) 278-6316