MINNEAPOLIS – August 25, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine is proud to announce that Aimée D. Dayhoff, shareholder in our Litigation practice, has been recognized as a 2025 “Top Women in Law” honoree by Minnesota Lawyer. “Top Women in Law” recognizes and honors the exceptional contributions of women attorneys who are shaping Minnesota’s legal landscape, highlighting those with demonstrated leadership, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to advancing the next generation of women in law.

Aimée has distinguished herself as one of Minneapolis’ leading litigators, with a thriving trial practice and decades of experience across a broad range of industries. Her leadership also extends beyond the courtroom; within the firm, she leads by example, recognizing strength in others, from colleagues to mentees, and encouraging everyone to do the right thing. She also generously gives of both her time and skills, serving as a formal and informal mentor to many within the firm, as a key leader within our organization, as a leader in numerous industry organizations, and as a board member for a number of local and national nonprofit organizations. Aimée is well known for her willingness to pass along challenging opportunities to more junior attorneys who have demonstrated their ability to rise to the occasion, and has helped to shape the career trajectories of countless younger professionals.

Please join us in congratulating Aimée for this well-deserved recognition!

See the full list of honorees here. (Note: the full article is available for Minnesota Lawyer subscribers only).

MINNEAPOLIS – August 21, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that 50 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with two attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: Tammera “Tami” R. Diehm and Thomas H. Boyd. In addition, 17 attorneys have been included in the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. 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 in America, recognizing attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

The lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.

To view Winthrop & Weinstine’s full list of attorneys recognized in 2026, visit: Best Lawyers – Winthrop

MINNEAPOLIS— August 12, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kyle Kroll and Quin Seiler have been named to the 2025 edition of the “40 & Under” List by Benchmark Litigation, the only publication to focus exclusively on litigation in the United States. The list recognizes attorneys, all aged 40 or younger, who have been deemed the most promising emerging talent in their respective litigation communities by peers and clients.

Benchmark Litigation identifies the leading U.S. trial attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. The publication’s rankings and editorials are the result of extensive interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel.

MINNEAPOLIS – August 4, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine is proud to announce that litigation shareholder Tom Boyd has been recognized as a 2025 recipient of the “Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service” by the Eighth Circuit Bar Association.

This prestigious award, which is presented to only ten individuals each cycle, is given by the Eighth Circuit Bar Association based on nominations provided by the chief judges of each district in the Circuit. Recipients of the award have demonstrated professional excellence in their field, are leaders within the legal community, have contributed significant work toward the delivery of volunteer legal services to underserved members of the community, have been honored by their peers, and have served as a mentor and role model for up-and-coming attorneys. Tom exemplifies each of these characteristics to a “T.”

Tom, an experienced appellate attorney, has practiced law with Winthrop & Weinstine for 36 years. He is a founding member and former chair of both the Appellate Practice Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association (“MSBA”) and the Eighth Circuit Bar Association, is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an elected member of the American Law Institute, and member of the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners. He has also chaired the Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society and the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit.

Tom’s accolades are too numerous to individually list, but of note, he has been named a Minnesota Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer multiple times, is named among the “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers USA, has been named a “Local Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation since 2015, has been recognized in Minnesota Super Lawyers® since 2000 (including as a “Top 100” attorney), and has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® in multiple practice areas for 15+ years and has been named a “Minneapolis Lawyer of the Year” by the publication several times over.

Tom is also generous in sharing both his time and experience—through his pro bono legal services as well as his mentorship. Tom has been recognized by the MSBA as a North Star Lawyer for the provision of 50+ hours of pro bono legal services every year since the program’s inception in 2012, and was awarded the “Improving Access to Justice/Pro Bono Service” Excellence Award by the Hennepin County Bar Association in 2024. Tom has connected what is likely to be hundreds of attorneys with opportunities to serve and give back, and he is always willing to mentor attorneys who take him up on the offer. Tom is known to listen without judgement, have an abundance of patience, and to always keep his door open. He is responsive to his mentees, while also being deeply considerate and deliberate in his feedback, and always keeps their development and well-being top-of-mind.

Tom is well-deserving of recognition for the “Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service,” a remarkable achievement and a true reflection of his practice, service, and values. Winthrop is made better by Tom’s generosity and leadership.

MINNEAPOLIS — August 4, 2025. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. is pleased to welcome two attorneys and one paralegal to our growing Corporate practice.

Maxwell J. Black joins the firm as an Associate in our Securities & Corporate Finance practice. Max represents clients on the formation and structuring of private funds (on both the buy and sell sides), fund mergers and reorganizations, and other fund considerations and compliance requirements, and counsels clients on revolving credit facilities and relating financing instruments, including mezzanine financing and bridge loans. He received his J.D. from Boston College Law School, and his A.B. from Harvard University.

Heather M. Ferch joins the firm as a Paralegal in our Trademark & Brand Protection practice. Drawing upon her 15+ years of experience, Heather assist clients and attorneys with domestic and foreign trademark registration, portfolio maintenance and management, responding to Office Actions and other filings, and DMCA copyright enforcement matters.

Danielle N. Suess joins the firm as a Senior Associate in our Trademark & Brand Protection practice. Danielle counsels clients on global trademark portfolio and brand strategies, trademark enforcement actions, domain name dispute proceedings, and trademark oppositions and cancellations with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Minnesota – Morris.