Background
Sonneman, Karin Leonard was born on April 5, 1957 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Rodney Edwin and Elizabeth Karin (Berg) Leonard.
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Karin Leonard Sonneman
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Karin Leonard Sonneman, American Lawyer, educator. Bar: Minnesota 1989, United States District Court Minnesota 1990, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1990. Named Outstanding Volunteer Attorney in Winona County, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991, outstanding woman in government and law Winona Young Women’s Christian Association, 1997.
Education
Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1979; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1982; Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College Law, St. Paul, 1989.
Career
Principal rates analyst, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, St. Paul, 1981-1989;
consultant, S & G Cons., St. Paul, 1989-1990;
president, Sonneman & Sonneman, P.A., Winona, Minnesota, since 1990. Member Non-Felony Enforcement Advisory Committee, St. Paul, since 1994. Member paralegal advisory board Winona (Minnesota) State University, since 1991.
Member legal secretary advising committee Winona Vo-Tech College, 1994. Adjunct Professor Winona State University, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
President church county Faith Lutheran Church, Winona. Board directors Family Superior vena cava syndrome. Graduate Blandin Foundation Cmty.
Leadership Program, 1993. Member American Association of University Women (president 1992-1994), League of Women Voters (co-chair steering committee), Winona County Bar Association, Winona Chamber of Commerce.
Interests
Connections
Married Karl Walter Sonneman, September 1, 1984. Children: James Arthur, Thomas Karl, Jane Helen.
Awards
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Named Outstanding Volunteer Attorney in Winona County, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991, outstanding woman in government and law Winona Young Women’s Christian Association, 1997.Named Outstanding Volunteer Attorney in Winona County, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991, outstanding woman in government and law Winona Young Women’s Christian Association, 1997.