Business Memos/Company News
Lipetzky joins Blethen, Gage & Krause Blethen, Gage & Krause has added Amy L. Lipetzky as the firm’s newest associate attorney. She practices in the areas of family law, employment law, personal injury, insurance and general litigation. She is also qualified as a Rule 114 mediator.
AmericInn a top wedding host The AmericInn Hotel & Conference Center in Mankato received Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice Award in the Ceremony and Reception category. The annual awards recognize the hotel as being in the top five percent of wedding professionals in the Wedding Wire local vendor group, comprised of more than 200,000 wedding professionals in the United States and Canada.
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■■■ Hoelmer joins Gislason & Hunter David Hoelmer has joined Gislason & Hunter. He has extensive experience from a 34 year career with AgStar where he also served as general counsel since the early 1990s. During that time he also served on Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Livestock Advisory Task Force. He worked closely with a variety of ag Davis Hoelmer organizations in seeking passage of laws related to agriculture in Minnesota. He is also a lecturer on agricultural issues. Hoelmer is a graduate of Minnesota State University and William Mitchell College of Law. Hoelmer will be focusing his practice on business development activities for the firm with the agriculture and business industries. ■■■ Bluth on Best Lawyers list Joseph Bluth of Manahan and Bluth Law Office of Mankato has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Family Law. Bluth has been listed in the Best Lawyers for more than 10 years. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on a peer review survey by top attorneys in the country. Bluth has been practicing law in Mankato since 1984. ■■■ Doctor named teacher of the year Dr. Vincent D. LaPorte of Marshall received the 2012 Adjunct Faculty Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. There are eight University family medicine residency clinic sites in Minnesota, including at Eastridge Clinic in Mankato where LaPorte teaches family medicine residents. Each year one full-time teacher and one adjunct teacher is chosen by the residents to receive the Teacher of the Year Award from among the teachers at all eight sites. LaPorte is retired after 33 years of Family Medicine in Marshall.
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Frein an “Up & Coming” attorney Blethen, Gage and Krause announce that associate attorney Jessica Frein has been chosen by the staff of Minnesota Lawyer as an Up & Coming Attorney for 2012. Every year Minnesota Lawyer honors a group of lawyers new to the profession as Up Jessica Frein & Coming Attorneys. Nominees for this award come from private practice, government work and in-house legal departments and are nominated by members of the Minnesota legal community for distinguishing themselves early in their legal career. ■■■ I&S Group opens in La Crosse I&S Group has opened a new office in La Crosse. This becomes the sixth office location for I&S Group across Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Chad Surprenant, president of the company, said the office will serve current La Crosse area clients and new business partners, as well as regional and national clients. I&S has a staff of 125. ■■■ McClure Agency acquired Rochester-based C. O. Brown Insurance Agency has acquired the McClure Agency in Mankato. C.O. Brown’s Mankato location, in Old Town, will now have three full-time agents: Deb Cerny, Mary McClure, and Brenda Seys, along with three account managers: Emilee Iverson, Carrie Thorson, and Bridget Satre. McClure has been servicing the Mankato area since 1982. ■■■ Koerselman elected vice chair Eide Bailly elected Linda Koerselman, of the Mankato office, to serve as vice chair of its board of directors. Koerselman, a CPA, has more than 20 years public accounting experience with an emphasis in financial institution taxation and consulting, closely held business and individual taxation, and small business consulting.