• Home
  • About the Board
  • Events
  • Announcements
  • Resources
  • Membership
  • More
    • Home
    • About the Board
    • Events
    • Announcements
    • Resources
    • Membership
  • Home
  • About the Board
  • Events
  • Announcements
  • Resources
  • Membership

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President

Secretary-Treasurer

Vice-President

Officer Director.

Christy Thorson has been an attorney with Bradshaw & Bryant since 2016 and has been partner since 2024. Christy has been practicing personal injury since 2011. In addition to handling personal injury cases, Christy serves as an arbitrator for automobile no-fault cases through the American Arbitration Association (AAA).  S

Officer Director.

Christy Thorson has been an attorney with Bradshaw & Bryant since 2016 and has been partner since 2024. Christy has been practicing personal injury since 2011. In addition to handling personal injury cases, Christy serves as an arbitrator for automobile no-fault cases through the American Arbitration Association (AAA).  She serves on the AAA No-Fault Standing Committee and has helped train new arbitrators. She is a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice and the Stearns/Benton Bar Association. She participates in Women Trial Lawyers and has presented on no-fault law at the annual conference.  She also volunteers for Central Minnesota Legal Services and is a volunteer judge for mock trial competitions. She handles the contract with both Stearns and Benton counties to represent people being committed for mental illness and/or chemical dependency or people in guardianship situations. Christy grew up in Spicer, Minnesota, the oldest of three. She graduated from New London-Spicer High School and then Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Christy received her law degree from Hamline University School of Law (now Mitchell Hamline) in 2008 and received her license from the State of Minnesota that same year. Christy lives in Maple Grove with her husband and four fur babies and has a bonus daughter and granddaughter.


She will serve on the Board through May 2030.

Vice-President

Secretary-Treasurer

Vice-President

 Officer Director.

James Morrighan graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2006.  James has worked in family law and civil litigation before clerking for the Honorable Vicki Landwehr and Honorable Shan Wang.  James joined the St. Cloud City Attorney’s Office in 2019 and has been practicing criminal prosecution ever since. 

Secretary-Treasurer

Secretary-Treasurer

Secretary-Treasurer

Officer Director.

Ashley Bukowski . Assistant City Attorney for St. Cloud

I prosecute misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases for the communities of St. Cloud, Sartell, St. Joseph, Waite Park, and Cold Spring/Richmond. In my role, I handle criminal matters from charging decisions through resolution. My goal is to uphold public safety and en

Officer Director.

Ashley Bukowski . Assistant City Attorney for St. Cloud

I prosecute misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases for the communities of St. Cloud, Sartell, St. Joseph, Waite Park, and Cold Spring/Richmond. In my role, I handle criminal matters from charging decisions through resolution. My goal is to uphold public safety and ensure fair outcomes for all parties involved. Since my career began in 2018, I have also worked in private firms, handling municipal, family law, civil, and real estate cases.

BOARD of DIRECTORS

Jamie Reinschmidt

Jamie Reinschmidt

Jamie Reinschmidt

Office Director.

Jamie Reinschmidt was the 2024/25 SBBA President. She works for the Stearns County Attorney’s office as an Assistant Attorney in the Criminal Division. She went to law school at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 2014. During law school she clerked at a private law firm in Minneapolis working primarily in crimina

Office Director.

Jamie Reinschmidt was the 2024/25 SBBA President. She works for the Stearns County Attorney’s office as an Assistant Attorney in the Criminal Division. She went to law school at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 2014. During law school she clerked at a private law firm in Minneapolis working primarily in criminal defense. After graduation, she was a law clerk in Hennepin County for two years in the serious felony division. She then worked for the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office for two years prior to coming to the Stearns County Attorney’s Office. She will serve on the Board through May 2028.

Lily Sackett

Jamie Reinschmidt

Jamie Reinschmidt

Office Director.

Lily Sackett is an associate attorney with Jeddeloh Snyder Stommes and spends most workdays in the St. Cloud office. She practices in the areas of Family law, guardianships and conservatorship, civil litigation and civil commitments. Her board term expires May 2027.

Alexander Gutnik

Jamie Reinschmidt

Alexander Gutnik

Member Director.

Alexander Gutnik is an associate attorney at Heller & Thyen, PA.  He is an experienced family law, employment law, and housing law attorney. He also works in the areas of unemployment insurance benefits, criminal expungements, and criminal defense. His Board term expires May 2026.

Jessica Hockley

Jessica Hockley

Alexander Gutnik

Member Director.

Jessica Hockley is currently an assistant county attorney at the Stearns County Attorney’s Office in the Special Victim’s Unit in the Criminal Division. Jessica started at the Stearns County Attorney’s Office as a Law Clerk and was hired on as an attorney in October of 2018. Her Board term expires May 2025.

Luke Godzala

Jessica Hockley

Luke Godzala

Member Director.

Luke Godzala attended William Mitchell College of Law, graduating in 2012.  His legal career began when he clerked for the Honorable Leonard A. Weiler. He has also worked as an Assistant St. Cloud City Attorney and currently as an Assistant Stearns County Attorney in the Criminal Division. His Board term expires May 2024.

Kelly Larson

Jessica Hockley

Luke Godzala

Member Director.

Kelly Larson is Associate General Counsel at CentraCare Health. She practices primarily in the areas of healthcare law, contract law and employment law. Prior to joining CentraCare, Kelly was an attorney with Hughes, Mathews, Greer, P.A. where she practiced business litigation and worked as a Judicial Law Clerk in Kandiyohi County. 

Jessica Mastellar

Jessica Mastellar

Jessica Mastellar

Member Director.

Jessica Mastellar is the Data and Technology Manager for Central Minnesota Legal Services, one of the legal aid organizations serving low-income individuals in the state. She earned her law degree from Hamline University School of Law as well as a Master of Nonprofit Management from the School of Business. Prior to that, s

Member Director.

Jessica Mastellar is the Data and Technology Manager for Central Minnesota Legal Services, one of the legal aid organizations serving low-income individuals in the state. She earned her law degree from Hamline University School of Law as well as a Master of Nonprofit Management from the School of Business. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and History from University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

Aaron Decker

Jessica Mastellar

Jessica Mastellar

Member Director.

Aaron Decker is an attorney at Evenson Decker, P.A., where he practices in the areas of family law, estate planning, probate, guardianship, and conservatorship. He received his Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in community psychology. Aaron achieved academic honors at William Mitchell College of Law. 

Patrick Moen

Jessica Mastellar

Nathaniel Welte

Member Director.

Patrick Moen is currently an assistant county attorney with the Stearns County Attorney’s Office in the Civil Division handling child support and related files. Previously he did juvenile delinquency prosecution and adult criminal prosecution there. He earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul,

Member Director.

Patrick Moen is currently an assistant county attorney with the Stearns County Attorney’s Office in the Civil Division handling child support and related files. Previously he did juvenile delinquency prosecution and adult criminal prosecution there. He earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, and prior to that a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.  

Nathaniel Welte

Nathaniel Welte

Nathaniel Welte

Member Director.

Judge Welte was appointed May 11, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. He received his JD from Hamline University School of Law and his BA from the University of Minnesota–Duluth. He has served as Assistant County Attorney in the Becker County Attorney’s Office, in private practice and as a part-time assistant public defender for the State of Minnesota.

Sarah Keute

Nathaniel Welte

Sarah Keute

Administrator.

Sarah Keute is the SBBA’s Administrator. She is currently doing her undergraduate at St. Cloud State. After graduation she plans to go to Mitchell Hamline School of law. On her free time outside of school she loves her friends, family, and traveling anywhere she can go. She is not a voting member of the Board.

Copyright © 2026 SBBA - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept