Jenneane Jansen has received the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Professional Excellence Award.

This award is presented to commend one or more attorneys who are actively involved in the legal profession and who combine excellence in professional service with outstanding service to and on behalf of the Minnesota State Bar, the legal profession, or the public.  This award recognizes attorneys who strive to meet the many responsibilities of a lawyer, including efforts to improve the administration of justice and practice of law, efforts to promote access to justice, efforts to serve and govern the profession, and service of benefit to the community. 

Also receiving the award was Michael Boulette, Barnes & Thornburg, and Chris Bowman, Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers.  In selecting the group for the award, the MSBA specified the professionalism demonstrated through their pro bono work on behalf of the Minnesota State Bar Association, including serving as counsel in in re J.M.M.  

The Award was presented at the MSBA Convention on Thursday, June 27th at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake.