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Beyond HB – Spring 2025

Curious who’s doing what? Have a look at our rundown of Husch Blackwell alumni career moves from September 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Feel free to contact Lea Rusk with any career moves or updates of your own.

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In-House Positions:

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Former St. Louis attorney Brian Stair left the firm in 2019 to join Wells Fargo and has recently stepped into a new role as Assistant General Counsel, VP.

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Former Washington, DC attorney James Duncan left the firm to join Utah Valley University as Director of Enterprise Risk Management & Claims Counsel.

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Former Minneapolis attorney Brad Hammer left the firm to join Boston Scientific Corporation.

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Former Minneapolis attorney John Wittmer left the firm to Minnesota Realtors Association as Assistant Legal Counsel and Director of Professional Standards.

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Former Austin attorney Theresa Langley left the firm to join Pomelo Care as Counsel.

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Former Austin attorney Gregg Sofer left the firm to join Fidelity National Financial as Executive Vice President, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer.

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Former Austin attorney Josh Pedelty left the firm and has been named Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning at American Amicable Group.

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Former Austin attorney Dominic Castillo left the firm to join Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle.

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Former Milwaukee attorney Ketajh Brown left the firm in 2021 and recently stepped into a new role at HolcimUS as Regional Counsel.

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Former Washington, DC attorney Emily Lyons left the firm to take on a new role as Senior Counsel, Food Safety & Quality Regulatory at ADM.

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Former St. Louis attorney Jordan Schnitzer left the firm in 2011 and has now been promoted to General Counsel at Blue Ridge Power in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Former Milwaukee paralegal Brooke Van de Kamp left the firm in 2017 and has since been promoted to Vice President, Strategic Operations, Americas | Chief of Staff at Johnson Controls.

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Former Jefferson City attorney Lowell Pearson left the firm and has been named General Counsel for Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe.

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Former Austin attorney Darren Coates left the firm in July 2018 and has recently stepped into a new role as General Counsel at Restore Hyper Wellness, after six years in in-house leadership at Paragon Healthcare.

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Former St. Louis attorney Kathryn Modeer left the firm in 2022 and has taken on a new role as Corporate Counsel at Enterprise Mobility.

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Former Dallas attorney Samantha Gugliuzza left the firm to join Xebec Realty as Associate Counsel.

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Former Kansas City attorney Marissa Hotujac left the firm to join the University of Kansas as Associate General Counsel.

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Former Kansas City attorney Bernardo Zito Porto left the firm to join Energizer Holdings Inc., as Counsel.

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Former Washington, DC attorney Trip Stewart left the firm to join Leidos, Inc. as Assistant General Counsel.

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Former Kansas City attorney Sarah Vincent left the firm to join Legal Aid at Work as an attorney.

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Former Phoenix attorney Jessica Kessinger left the firm to join Vault Strategies as Chief Legal Counsel.

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Former Austin attorney Ryan Holland left the firm to join UL Solutions as Corporate Counsel.

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Former Springfield attorney Lauren Haskins left the firm to join CoxHealth Systems as Associate General Counsel II.

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Former Denver attorney Jon Puricelli left the firm to join Riot Platforms, Inc. as Associate General Counsel (Litigation).

Other Exciting Opportunities:

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Former Austin attorney Scott Schneider has taken on a new position as Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas School of Law.

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Former Denver attorney Mark Savit has been named CEO of MSHAWise.

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Former St. Louis attorney Andrea Fischer left the firm to join Missouri State Public Defender Office as Assistant Public Defender - Children’s Defense Team.

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Former Washington, DC attorney Brendan McCommas left the firm to join U.S. State Department as Deputy Legal Advisor.

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Former Phoenix attorney Jessica Brown left the firm to start Jessie Brown Coaching, LLC as an Attorney Coach.

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Former St. Louis attorney Won Lee left the firm to join United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin as Judicial Law Clerk.

Celebrating Retirements:

March 2025 Retirees

Gina Carter (Madison) | Retiree Q&A
Shelley Runion (Kansas City) | Retiree Q&A
Jeff Nobles (Houston) | Retiree Q&A

February 2025 Retirees

Steve Holtshouser (St. Louis) | Retiree Q&A

January 2025 Retirees

Joe Ellis (Houston) | Retiree Q&A

December 2024 Retirees

Craig Adoor (St. Louis) | Retiree Q&A
Christine Miller (St. Louis) | Retiree Q&A
Jeff Neeley (Washington, DC) | Retiree Q&A
Mary Anne O'Connell (St. Louis)
Carlos Rodriguez (Washington, DC)

October 2024 Retirees

Michael Hayes (Chicago) | Retiree Q&A
David Hertel (Milwaukee) | Retiree Q&A

Also Joining the Alumni Network:

Griffin Albaugh (Kansas City), Julia Banegas (Washington, DC), Shaunessy Carr (St. Louis), Mark Chouteau (Austin), Erin Clark (Dallas), Scott Davis (Dallas), Mycal Dede (Austin), Ali Gaffney (Phoenix), Richard Garabedian (Washington, DC), Chelsey Gilinsky (Omaha), Liz Goodman (Phoenix), Bob Green (Kansas City), Anna Harris (Oakland), Erik Hansen (Milwaukee), Taylor Herpin (Austin), David Hertel (Milwaukee), Rob Hudock (Los Angeles), Jake Huston (Washington, DC), Tro Iskedjian (Los Angeles), Jeff Jensen (St. Louis), Camille Kennedy (Washington, DC), Logan Leal (Houston), Lori Lee (Houston), Katesha Long (St. Louis), Mike Matta (Los Angeles), Mélyse Mpiranya (Dallas), Mike Ogle (Kansas City), Jim Patterson (Minneapolis), Armando Prather (St. Louis), Grant Prengler (Austin), Demi Pulas Jr. (Washington, DC), Ari Rodriguez (Chicago), Shellee Rodriguez (Houston), Lynn Ryan (St. Louis), Will Ryan (Los Angeles), Olga Savage (Oakland), Tyler Scott (Kansas City), Jamie Shookman (Milwaukee), McKenzie Speich (Austin), Peter Strickland (Kansas City), Rick Sutton (Minneapolis), Tracey Toll (Dallas), Alissa Watson (Chattanooga), and Zain Zubair (Los Angeles).

Contact Lea Rusk with any career moves or updates.

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