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You are here: Home / Firm News / Kennedy & Graven Welcomes New Shareholder Tessa McEllistrem

Kennedy & Graven Welcomes New Shareholder Tessa McEllistrem

March 26, 2026

Kennedy & Graven is pleased to announce that Tessa McEllistrem has joined the firm as a shareholder in the firm’s litigation group. Her practice focuses on litigation defense – primarily in governmental law, employment law, and general liability. Ms. McEllistrem has been practicing law for over fifteen years and represents cities, counties, and the State of Minnesota in all levels of litigation, and has experience with appellate work in state and federal courts. She has been named a Rising Star and Super Lawyer.

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