Attorneys

Lisa Bowen has been with the firm since 1996, and a shareholder of the firm since 1999. Ms. Bowen focuses her legal practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration,  Wills, Trusts, and  Elder Law. Ms. Bowen is a frequent guest speaker at State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education programs. Ms. Bowen has been […]

Thomas P. Klecker graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1999 and joined Thornton, Dolan, Bowen, Klecker & Burkhammer, P.A., in 2004. Mr. Klecker provides clients with representation in a variety of areas, including residential and commercial real estate matters, business transactions, litigation, and other general legal matters. In addition, Mr. Klecker is […]

Ms. Burkhammer has been practicing law since 2006. She came to Alexandria in 2007, when she was hired as an Assistant Douglas County Attorney. She spent the next seven years prosecuting criminal cases for Douglas County. Since joining the Thornton Law Office in 2015, Ms. Burkhammer has put her extensive litigation experience to work for […]

Ms. Kappmeyer joined the firm in January 2025 after closing her own law practice, where she primarily handled estate planning and administration matters. Ms. Kappmeyer first moved to Alexandria in 2008 to serve as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann L. Carrott, Seventh District Court Judge. Following her clerkship, Kappmeyer worked as a Deputy […]

After a 40-year career in the practice of law, Michael Dolan retired in October of 2023. We thank him for his dedicated and loyal service to the Alexandria community and to the Thornton Law Office!