Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Directory
Benjamin J. Butler
St. Paul
Attorney member. LPRB Chair. Term expires April 30, 2026. Serves on the LPRB Executive Committee. Managing Attorney, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender. Area of expertise: Criminal law.
Kris Fredrick
Blaine
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2028. MSBA Nominee. General Counsel at Infinite Campus, Inc. Former Partner at Quarles & Brady, LLC and General Counsel for the Honeywell Labs. Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association Board of Governors and former Chair of the MSBA Diversity & Inclusion Council. Licensed patent attorney and longstanding pro bono immigration counsel.
Brigette Gay
Minneapolis
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2029. Curriculum Program Manager for the University of Minnesota Law School for 5 years. Has worked for 10 years at the University of Minnesota in various administrative roles, previously working in the College of Biological Sciences and the Medical School.
Derek H. Goodman
Minneapolis
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2029. MSBA Nominee.
Thomas Gorowsky
Minneapolis
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2027. Economic damages expert and forensic accountant with more than 15 years of financial, accounting, and expert witness consulting experience. Tom provides expert financial consulting services in a variety of litigation matters, including forensic accounting investigations, intellectual property infringement, breach of contract, insurance claims, business valuations, employment disputes, and white-collar crime. Tom is Vice President of Financial Advisors LLC in Minneapolis. Tom previously served on the Valuation Credentialing Board (VCB) and Credentialing Commission Board (CCB) of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).
Elizabeth Henderson
Duluth
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2028. Office Manager, State of MN Board of Public Defense. Previous Chair of the Gernerations Health Care Initiatives. Masters of Business Administration.
Chad Hultgren
Moorhead
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2028. Commercial Vehicle Inspector for the Minnesota State Patrol for 16 years and a part-time Court Correctional Officer for Clay County Sheriff's Office. Completed the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions Supervisor Certificate Program and has a associate’s degree in criminal justice.
Frank Leo
Lakeville
Public member. Term expires January 21, 2029. Director of Optum Advisory Services at UnitedHealth Group. Served on the 1st District Ethics Committee for six years. Treasurer for the Lakeville North High School Speech Boosters program. Former board member of the River Valley Nursing Center.
Kevin M. Magnuson
Stillwater
Attorney member. Term expires January 21, 2029. After 20 years of practicing law, joined the Washington County Attorney’s Office in 2019 and has handled complex civil and criminal matters, such as fraud and vulnerable adult cases, attorney ethics, redistricting, election law, multi-county joint powers boards, and advising the county board and administration. He is active in several nonprofit and charitable organizations.
Melissa Manderschied
St. Paul
Attorney member. Term expires January 21, 2029. Serves as the Bloomington City Attorney. Formerly served as counsel to several Minnesota cities and nonprofit organizations. Established a career in community organizing and land-use planning before becoming an attorney. Area of law: Government Law.
Calista Moxey
Austin
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2029. Paralegal with the Minnesota Public Defender’s Office. Eight years of Paralegal experience, working on dissolution matters, custody, domestic violence (OFPs), spousal maintenance, evictions, housing discrimination, housing repair issues, public benefit denials, criminal & housing expungements, child protection, Foster Care Maltreatment Licensing Appeals & Child Care Licensing Maltreatment Appeals, EDDD, and criminal law. Master in the Study of Law
Jill Nitke-Scott
Coon Rapids
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2027. Served on the 21st District Ethics Committee. With the Public Defender’s Office for 35 years. Steward for Support Staff for Board of Public Defense.
Kristi J. Paulson
Burnsville
Attorney member. MSBA nominee. LPRB Vice Chair. Term expires January 31, 2028. Serves on the Executive Committe. President of Powerhouse Media. Minnesota Rule 114 Qualified Mediator and Arbitrator since 2017.
William Z. Pentelovitch
Minneapolis
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2028. Of counsel at Maslon, LLP. Senior Legal Advisor to ACLU of Minnesota. In practice over 50 years specializing in complex commercial litigation and civil rights matters. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. 2020 Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota State Bar Association. Served on the Fourth District Ethics Committee. Served eight years on Civil Trial Certification Council of the MSBA. Commissioner, Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission 2023-present. Has served and continues to serve on multiple nonprofit boards.
Jill Prohofsky
Golden Valley
Attorney member. MSBA nominee. Term expires January 31, 2027. Chief Child Support Magistrate. Oversees judicial officers in IV-D child support program. Appointed in all 10 judicial districts and continues to hear calendars as well as serving on a number of statewide project teams dedicated to improving remote hearings and ensuring access to justice.
Matthew Ralston
Minneapolis
Attorney member. Term expires January 21, 2029. Serves as a parents attorney with Hennepin County Adult Representation and on the Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Committee for juvenile probation. Member of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association.
Abigail Rankin
St. Paul
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2028. General Counsel at the Court of Administrative Hearings. Former appellate public defender, adjunct professor, and judicial clerk in state and federal court.
Darrin M. Rosha
Independence
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2029. MSBA Nominee. Private practice attorney with the Rosha Legal Group in Long Lake, with a focus on business law. Former Judge Advocate in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Amy Sweasy
Minneapolis
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2028. Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School teaching Professional Responsibility/Ethics, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence. Former Assistant Hennepin County Attorney for 28 years. Previously served on the Hennepin County District Ethics Committee.
Sharon H. Van Leer
Woodbury
Public member. Term expires January 21, 2029. Director for Culture & Inclusion at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Serves as Board Vice Chair for South Washington County School District 833. Served on Fourth District Ethics Screening Committee and the Tenth District Judicial Selection Committee.
Carol R. Washington
Minneapolis
Attorney member. Term expires April 30, 2026. Practiced in the private and public sector for 11 years. Prior to law school, worked in the nonprofit and government sector for 7 years. Serves as Charities Division Manager for the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General. Served on Attorney General Office’s Ethics Council. Served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice Gildea after law school. Area of law: Government, Civil Litigation/Enforcement, Nonprofit/Charities.
Antoinette M. Watkins
Minneapolis
Public member. Term expires January 31, 2027. Serves on LPRB Executive Committee. Regional Director for Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Territory. Ongoing and ad hoc as needed volunteer for various organizations within the Twin Cities.
John Zwier
St. Paul
Attorney member. Term expires January 31, 2027. Assistant Attorney General in the Wage Theft Division.