MSP Communications has announced its list of Rising Stars for 2009. Rising Stars are recognized as up-and-coming lawyers who are under 40 years old, or are over 40 but have been practicing law for ten or fewer years. The list of 2007 Rising Stars is published in the December, 2008 issue of Minnesota Law & Politics, and the December, 2008 issues of Twin Cities Business Monthly and Mpls/St.Paul magazines.

Only 2.5% of attorneys in Minnesota made the list. Ballots were mailed to all of the current Super Lawyers in Minnesota.

2009 FGB Rising Stars are:

• Wendy M. Canaday
• Andrew Noel
• Jonathan A. Strauss 
• Rob Vaccaro
• Ryan Vettleson