Awards & Rankings

Fredrikson shareholder Mark Vyvyan has been selected by the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) to receive the 2025 Excellence Award.

The Iowa State Bar Association has recognized nine Fredrikson attorneys in its 2025 Pro Bono Honor Roll.

Fredrikson is proud to announce that attorneys William J. Brody and Erik A. Splett have been named 2025 Notable Nonprofit Board Members by Twin Cities Business. Brody was recognized for his service on the board of Northern Star Scouting for which he most recently served as the chair of its CEO Succession Task Force, and Splett for his service on the board of Neighborhood Development Center.

For the twelfth consecutive year, Fredrikson received national recognition for being a workplace that smashes the metaphorical glass ceiling for female attorneys advancing in U.S. law firms.

Fredrikson attorneys Joseph T. Dixon, III, Terrence J. Fleming and Todd A. Wind were recognized for their accomplishments, hard work, ingenuity and outstanding work ethic and were included in Minnesota Lawyer's POWER 30 in Business Litigation in 2025.

Fredrikson attorney Katherine A. Nixon is a recipient of the American Bar Association (ABA) Business Bankruptcy Committee’s 2025 Class II 20/20 Partners Rising Leader Award.

Fredrikson shareholder Mercedes McFarland Jackson and president Melodie R. Rose have been honored with Minnesota Lawyer’s Top Women in Law Award.

One hundred and fifty-one Fredrikson attorneys were named by Best Lawyers^® in its 2026 ranking reports.

Fredrikson shareholder Kevin P. Goodno has been named a 2025 Notable Partner in Law by Twin Cities Business. Goodno was selected for his demonstration of leadership at Fredrikson yielding significant, positive and measurable results in Minnesota communities and in the firm.

Fredrikson’s Trusts & Estates Group was ranked Band 1 in Private Wealth Law in Minnesota and North Dakota in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025 edition.

Super Lawyers recognized 26 Fredrikson attorneys as 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 16 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

Fredrikson is pleased to announce it has been named the 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Firm of the Year by The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

Minnesota Monthly has recognized 17 Fredrikson attorneys as 2025 Top Lawyers in Minnesota.

The Minnesota State Bar Association has recognized 74 Fredrikson attorneys as North Star Lawyers. North Star Lawyers are MSBA members who have provided 50 hours or more of pro bono service to low-income individuals or organizations that serve economically disadvantaged individuals during a calendar year.

Fredrikson attorney Roxanne N. Thorelli has been presented with the 2025 Minnesota Pro Bono Champion Award by LegalCORPS.

Fredrikson shareholders Cynthia A. Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg have been named in the 2025 edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders: Private Practice.

Fredrikson attorneys Grant Fairbairn, Thomas Hipkins, Ann Ladd, Paul LaVanway, Barbara Marchevsky, Kurt Niederluecke, Charles Segelbaum, Adam Steinert and David West are featured in the 2025 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. 

Fredrikson has been named a 2025 Best of Buisiness Corporate Law Firm by Twin Cities Business.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual legal guide identifying the top attorneys and law firms in the United States, ranked 16 practice areas and 29 individual attorneys from Fredrikson in its 2025 edition.

Super Lawyers named 10 Fredrikson attorneys to the list of 2025 Great Plains Super Lawyers and included five Fredrikson attorneys on the list of 2025 Great Plains Rising Stars.