Thomas A. Walker

Joshua A. Hasko is a shareholder with Messerli Kramer and serves as the firm’s President. Hasko has been an active member of the firm’s board of directors and served as chair of the Business Litigation Department. Josh is consistently included on the Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, which recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers in the State and has been named to Super Lawyer’s® Top 100 List since 2016. He is also recognized for his work in commercial litigation in the 2020 ...

Renee Rubish is an accomplished personal injury litigator and a Minnesota Super Lawyer. She is also a registered nurse who has worked in both hospital and clinic settings, dealing with a variety of medical conditions. Rubish has extensive experience representing clients who have suffered an injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice. A graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, Rubish is a MSBA Board Certified Civil Trial Law Specialist. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Ad...

Corie Anderson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Corie, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Corie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laura Hammargren is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Laura, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For the past two decades, Debra has focused her practice in the area of employment litigation and counseling, where she regularly assists employers with all aspects of employment matters. She helps employers navigate through the complicated and often-technical myriad of state, federal and local statutes and laws impacting employment decisions from the hiring process to performance evaluations, discipline, and separations, as well as litigation arising from all of those stages. Debra also devo...

Phaedra brings her creative and strategic acumen to individuals and a broad range of entities, including condominium, townhouse, cooperative, and other community associations. She provides legal advice and representation on a wide variety of issues affecting associations. Phaedra also represents property owners and others in the real estate sector on issues. Whether working with individuals or commercial entities in real estate, community association law, or collections, creditor’s righ...

Jeffrey Saunders is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jeffrey, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kristi Riley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Kristi, who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrew James is an accomplished trial lawyer and litigator who has won cases big and small from coast to coast. Drew harnesses substantial courtroom and litigation experience, as well as experience as in-house counsel, to resolve his clients’ thorniest issues. He also proactively advises clients to avoid disputes altogether. Drew passionately represents his clients in all varieties of civil and business litigation, employment (both litigation and advice and counsel), education, and civi...

Pat Martin is an experienced employment lawyer. He has successfully defended employers by obtaining dismissals, summary judgments, defense verdicts, decertification, and other favorable results in lawsuits involving Title VII, the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), WARN, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Sarbanes-Oxley, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Minnesota Chapter 181, discrimination, hara...