Listen to this articleThe Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) has welcomed Jessica Klander as the association’s 107th president. Klander’s year-long term begins July 1.
“It is an honor to serve as president of the Hennepin County Bar Association,” said Klander in a news release. “In the year ahead, I am committed to fostering a stronger sense of community within our profession. The HCBA plays a vital role in providing a space for lawyers to convene, connect, and collaborate—and I look forward to building on that foundation to provide spaces for members to learn from each other and feel supported and engaged.”
Klander, a shareholder and the chief operating officer at Bassford Remele, has been an active member of the HCBA for over 10 years, and a member of the association’s board of directors since 2022.
Klander’s practice focuses on defending lawyers, financial entities, health care providers, and other organizations against consumer financial protection claims and malpractice and professional liability claims.
A graduate of Macalester College and William Mitchell Law School (now Mitchell Hamline School of Law), she clerked as an intern for Judge Thomas Knapp of the 7th Judicial District and an extern for Magistrate Judge Franklin Noel of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota. She is admitted to argue in the 7th, 8th and 11th Court of Appeals circuits and several districts of U.S. District Court. She is admitted to practice in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and North Dakota.
Serving alongside Klander on the HCBA executive committee for the 2025-2026 bar year are Norman Pentelovitch (president-elect), Nicholas Ryan (treasurer), Ryan McCarthy (secretary), and m boulette (past president). Jacob Levine will serve a one-year term as New Lawyers Section representative for the committee. Cheryl Dalby serves as the CEO of the Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, and Ramsey County Bar Association.
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