MINNEAPOLIS – August 18, 2022.  Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that 46 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023, with two attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: Jeffrey R. Ansel and Thomas H. Boyd. In addition, 15 attorneys have been included in the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

The recognized attorneys are:

* denotes “Lawyer of the Year” in this practice area.  “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

The following attorneys were listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 116,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 17 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.

For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers honored in the new edition.

Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Firm welcomes Joe Chow in newly-created role

MINNEAPOLIS — August 1, 2022. Winthrop & Weinstine, a well-recognized law firm located in Minneapolis, and comprising more than 150 attorneys, is pleased to announce that Joe Chow has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer.

Joe Chow joins the firm following 15 years with Bremer Bank, during which time his career spanned a range of roles, departments and markets, including consumer banking, credit analysis, technology, corporate treasury and municipal and franchise banking. Most recently, Joe led the National Banking & Strategic Solutions Group. In the newly-created role of COO at Winthrop & Weinstine, Joe will work alongside Tammera Diehm, Firm President, and the Board of Directors to oversee all aspects of business operations as well as develop and implement firm strategy.

“I am thrilled to welcome Joe to the leadership team at Winthrop & Weinstine,” commented Ms. Diehm. “As our firm continues to grow and evolve, both in the number of professionals, and also in the range of services offered to our clients, it is vitally important that our leadership team grow and evolve as well, to implement the strategic priorities and goals of the firm.   As an entrepreneurial organization, we pride ourselves on welcoming a range of perspectives and approaches, and I am confident that Joe’s experience in the business world, together with his natural curiosity and collaborative approach, will be a tremendous asset to our organization and our clients.”

“I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and start working with the team at Winthrop,” said Mr. Chow. “Winthrop & Weinstine and Bremer have had a long and trusted relationship, and I have been impressed by the direction in which the leadership, and Tami in particular, has been taking the firm. I could not be more excited to become a part of that team and work to help guide and implement the strategic vision for the benefit of clients across the country.”