Element is proud to sponsor the Minnesota State Bar Association’s 2026 One Profession Event!
Stop by and say hello to Mark Bugni at the Element Table!
Join us live in Duluth!
We are looking forward to a day of education and networking — in person at the Holiday Inn Downtown Duluth. Your registration for the One Profession Event will include breakfast, lunch and all programming.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
8:45 - 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 am
Minnesota Supreme Court Update
Presenter: Associate Justice Karl Procaccini, Minnesota Supreme Court
10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Court: New Judges' Forum on Preference and Procedure
Panelists: Judge Nicole Hopps, Judge Jessica Fralich, Judge Steven Hanke, Judge Shawn Reed
Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District
Moderator: Assistant Chief Judge Rachel Sullivan, Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District
11:00 am
BREAK
11:15 - 11:45 am
News and Notes from the Sixth Judicial District
Presenters: Chief Judge Leslie Beiers, Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District
Sara Taylor, Judicial District Administrator, Sixth Judicial District
11:45 am
LUNCH
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Alternative Pathways to Licensure Roundtable
Presenters: Emily Eschweiler, Director, Minnesota Board of Law Examiners
Kate Kruse, Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Leah Stauber, St. Louis County Attorney's Office
1:30 pm
BREAK
1:45 - 2:45 pm
From Isolation to Connection: Supporting Mental Health in the Legal Profession (1.0 Mental Health/Substance Use CLE credit applied)
Presenter: Jon Tynjala, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Optional Social for the 6th Judicial District | Presented by the MSBA New Lawyers and Solo Small Practice Experience Sections | Separate Registration
CLE Credit: 3.5 Standard CLE credit & 1.0 Mental Health/Substance Use CLE credit applied | Event Code: TBD
Registration Deadline: January 19, 2026. Register Here!
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Duluth
200 West First Street, Duluth, Minnesota
In-Person Only