Twelve attorneys at Leonard, Street and Deinard were recently designated as a Minnesota Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Minnesota Rising Stars are recognized as up-and-coming lawyers who are under 40 years old, or are over 40 but have been practicing law for ten or fewer years.

The magazine’s “Super Lawyers” nominate each Minnesota Rising Star and we’re proud to be associated with these Stars. A list of the Leonard, Street and Deinard “Rising Stars” for 2005 with links to their bio and e-mail addresses follows. To access the complete list of this year’s “Super Lawyers,” go to http://www.superlawyers.com/.

  Congratulations to Leonard, Street and Deinard Attorneys named 2005 Minnesota Rising Stars:

Attorney	Primary Areas of Practice
Cynthia Baumann	Real Estate
Monica Davies	Business and Commercial Litigation
David S. Ezrilov	Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law
Tracey Holmes Donesky	Labor and Employment
Eileen Graton	Trust and Estate
Timothy Griffin	Business and Commercial Litigation
Shannon Hoagland	Real Estate
Susan Humiston	Products Liability and Tort, Business and Commercial Litigation
Scott Paxton	Business and Commercial Litigation
Todd Phelps	Real Estate
Steve Prince	Business and Commercial Litigation
Robert Smith	Construction

  We at Leonard, Street and Deinard recognize we have many other attorneys worthy of being called “Rising Stars,” and want to commend everyone in the firm for their professionalism, integrity and hard work. Thank you, and congratulations!