{"id":19,"date":"2015-09-29T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/about\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2024-11-25T11:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:29:18","slug":"notable-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/about\/notable-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"introduction-wrapper\">\n<p>For more than 100 years, Mitchell Hamline graduates have made extraordinary contributions to the legal profession, business, and public service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notable alumni include a U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, trailblazers who overcame discrimination, governors, members of the U.S. Congress, CEOs of multinational corporations, and defenders of the disenfranchised.<\/p>\n<p>Their incredible achievements are a testament to Mitchell Hamline\u2019s tradition of excellence. The list below is a sampling of our distinguished alumni. They, and many others, are an inspiration to the legal community and the world at large. We are proud of their outstanding accomplishments and proud to call them Mitchell Hamline alumni.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/alumni\/elected-and-appointed-officials\/\">See also Elected and Appointed Officials in Minnesota<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Denotes currently serving<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-title\">The Bench<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"accordion\">\n<li class=\"accordion-item is-active\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Chief Justice Warren E. Burger 1931<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">*Eric C. Tostrud \u201990<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">U.S. Magistrate Judges for the District of Minnesota<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">*Leo I. Brisbois \u201987<br \/>\n*Jeanne J. Graham \u201985<br \/>\nSteven E. Rau \u201983<br \/>\nJanice Symchych &#8217;77<br \/>\n* Becky R. Thorson &#8217;95<br \/>\n*Elizabeth Cowan Wright &#8217;06<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Senior Judges<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">*Donovan W. Frank \u201977<br \/>\n*Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson \u201963<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Minnesota Supreme Court<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Chief Justice Douglas K. Amdahl \u201951<br \/>\nChief Justice Roger L. Dell 1920<br \/>\nJustice Samuel L. Hanson \u201965<br \/>\nChief Justice Eric J. Magnuson \u201976<br \/>\n*Justice Anne K. McKeig\u00a0\u201992<br \/>\nJustice Helen Meyer \u201983<br \/>\nJustice William P. Murphy 1922<br \/>\nJustice Martin A. Nelson 1916<br \/>\nChief Justice Peter S. Popovich \u201947<br \/>\nJustice George M. Scott \u201951<br \/>\nJustice Esther M. Tomljanovich \u201955\u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em>Justice Rosalie E. Wahl \u201967<em><br \/>\n<\/em>Justice Luther Youngdahl 1921<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Other State Supreme Court<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Justice Albert H. Angstman 1912, Montana Supreme Court<br \/>\nChief Justice James T. Harrison 1926, Montana Supreme Court<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Minnesota Court of Appeals<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">James B. Florey \u201981<br \/>\nJill Flaskamp Halbrooks \u201985<br \/>\nSamuel L. Hanson \u201965<br \/>\nCarol A. Hooten \u201978<br \/>\nDoris Ohlsen Huspeni \u201970<br \/>\n*Matthew E. Johnson \u201992 <em>(formerly\u00a0chief judge)<\/em><br \/>\n*Michelle A. Larkin \u201992<br \/>\nPeter S. Popovich \u201947<br \/>\n*Denise D. Reilly \u201983<br \/>\n*Peter M. Reyes Jr. \u201997<br \/>\nJohn R. Rodenberg \u201981<br \/>\nHeidi S. Schellhas \u201980<br \/>\nRobert H. Schumacher \u201962<br \/>\nSusanne C. Sedgwick \u201956<br \/>\nGordon W. Shumaker \u201971<br \/>\n*Randall J. Slieter \u201986<br \/>\nJohn P. Smith \u201975<br \/>\n*Renee L. Worke \u201983<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-title\">Government<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"accordion\">\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Minnesota Governor<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Elmer A. Benson 1918\u00a0 (served as governor 1937-1939)<br \/>\nFloyd B. Olson 1915\u00a0 (served as governor 1931-1936)<br \/>\nLuther Youngdahl 1921\u00a0 (served as governor 1947-1951)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Minnesota Attorney General<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Lori Swanson \u201995<em><br \/>\n<\/em>G. Aaron Youngquist 1909<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-title\">Community<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"accordion\">\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Trailblazers<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Susan Allen, LL.M. \u201900<br \/>\nFirst American Indian woman legislator in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey R. Anderson \u201975<br \/>\nPioneering advocate for victims of sexual abuse<\/p>\n<p>John Choi \u201995<br \/>\nRamsey County Attorney, nation\u2019s first Korean-American county attorney<\/p>\n<p>Regina M. Chu \u201980<br \/>\nFirst Asian American female district court judge in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Sue K. Dosal \u201979<br \/>\nMinnesota\u2019s first state court administrator<\/p>\n<p>William T. Francis 1904<br \/>\nFirst African American to achieve the rank of minister in the foreign service (U.S. minister to Liberia)<\/p>\n<p>Charles H. Johnson \u201975<br \/>\nLeading attorney for people harmed by pharmaceuticals and medical devices<\/p>\n<p>C. Paul Jones LL.M. \u201955<br \/>\nMinnesota\u2019s first public defender<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Lew \u201895<br \/>\nChief Public Defender for Minnesota\u2019s Sixth Judicial District, the first Asian Pacific American chief public defender in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Stephen L. Maxwell \u201953<br \/>\nFirst African American district court judge in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Anne McKeig &#8217;92<br \/>\nFirst Native American named to Minnesota Supreme Court and first Native American woman named to any state supreme court<\/p>\n<p>Chris Messerly \u201986<br \/>\nLed the pro bono effort in pursuing justice for victims of the I-35W bridge collapse<\/p>\n<p>Hassan Ali Mohamud \u201902<br \/>\nFirst Somali law graduate in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Cara Lee Neville \u201975<br \/>\nFirst female president, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association<\/p>\n<p>Jessie R. Nicholson \u201985<br \/>\nFirst African American to lead a legal services program in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Peter Popovich \u201947<br \/>\nMinnesota\u2019s first Court of Appeals chief judge<\/p>\n<p>Lenor A. Scheffler \u201988<br \/>\nFirst member of the Mdewakanton Dakota Community to become a lawyer<\/p>\n<p>Judge Susanne C. Sedgwick \u201956<br \/>\nFounding member, National Association of Women Judges<\/p>\n<p>Joanne M. Smith \u201977<br \/>\nFirst female chief judge of a Minnesota district court<\/p>\n<p>Lena O. Smith 1921<br \/>\nMinnesota\u2019s first African American woman lawyer<\/p>\n<p>Lori Swanson \u201995<br \/>\nMinnesota\u2019s first female attorney general<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Thao \u201986<br \/>\nFirst Hmong lawyer in the United States<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Vuelo &#8217;98<br \/>\nFirst judge of Hmong descent in Minnesota, and third Hmong-American to serve as a judge in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Rosalie Wahl \u201967<br \/>\nFirst woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Law Firm and Legal Community Leaders<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Kenneth J. Abdo \u201982<br \/>\nPartner, Fox Rothschild<\/p>\n<p>Landon J. Ascheman \u201909<br \/>\nOwner, Ascheman Law<\/p>\n<p>Brian Batzli \u201985<br \/>\nChairman Emeritus, Merchant &amp; Gould<\/p>\n<p>Jeffery L. Cameron &#8217;99<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Brooks, Cameron &amp; Huebsch<\/p>\n<p>Michael A. Collyard \u201900<br \/>\nChair, Ediscovery Group, Robins Kaplan<\/p>\n<p>Gloria Contreras Edin \u201905<br \/>\nOwner and Founder, Contreras Edin Law<\/p>\n<p>Thomas G. Dickson \u201994<br \/>\nManaging Partner, Patterson, Thuente<\/p>\n<p>William C. Griffith \u201988<br \/>\nPresident, Larkin Hoffman<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hanson \u201965<br \/>\nManaging Partner, Briggs and Morgan<\/p>\n<p>Frank Harris \u201975<br \/>\nExecutive Director, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education<\/p>\n<p>David G. Hellmuth \u201992<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Hellmuth &amp; Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Brian N. Johnson \u201981<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Nilan Johnson Lewis<\/p>\n<p>Chad A. Johnson \u201992<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Hellmuth &amp; Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Michael A. Klutho \u201987<br \/>\nCFO, Bassford Remele<\/p>\n<p>Ross E. Kramer \u201974<br \/>\nCo-Founder, Messerli &amp; Kramer<\/p>\n<p>Martin R. Lueck\u00a0\u201984<br \/>\nChairman of the Executive Board, Robins Kaplan<\/p>\n<p>Steven W. Lundberg \u201982<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Schwegman Lundberg &amp; Woessner<\/p>\n<p>B. Steven Messick \u201908<br \/>\nOwner and Managing Attorney, Messick Law<\/p>\n<p>Christopher D. Pham \u201909<br \/>\nShareholder, Fredrikson &amp; Byron<\/p>\n<p>Tiffany M. Quick \u201901<br \/>\nManagement Committee, Bassford Remele<\/p>\n<p>David D. Ramson \u201991<br \/>\nShareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck<\/p>\n<p>Steven A. Schumeister \u201976<br \/>\nManaging Partner, Robins Kaplan<\/p>\n<p>Michael L. Schwegman \u201972<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Schwegman Lundberg &amp; Woessner<\/p>\n<p>T.J. Snodgrass \u201992<br \/>\nFounding Partner, Larson King<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Spencer \u201901<br \/>\nPresident, Henson Efron<\/p>\n<p>Gregory Stenmoe \u201981<br \/>\nPast President, Briggs &amp; Morgan<\/p>\n<p>Paul J. Zech \u201984<br \/>\nPresident, Felhaber Larson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Business Leaders<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Robin Alton \u201986<br \/>\nPresident, Pan-O-Gold Baking Company<\/p>\n<p>Lynn M. Anderson \u201980<br \/>\nExecutive Vice President &amp; General Counsel, Holiday Companies<\/p>\n<p>James A. Baker\u00a0\u201903<br \/>\nIntellectual Property Counsel, 3M Company<\/p>\n<p>Eric A. Bakken \u201994<br \/>\nExecutive Vice President, General Counsel &amp; Business Development, Regis Corporation<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Bodden \u201901<br \/>\nLegal Risk Manager, Amazon<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Bonner \u201972<br \/>\nFormer President and CEO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America<\/p>\n<p>Gregory L. Buck \u201987<br \/>\nPresident, Productivity<\/p>\n<p>Mara Burr \u201995<br \/>\nVice President, Albright Stonebridge Group<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Brown \u201909<br \/>\nTax Partner, EisnerAmper<\/p>\n<p>James R. Chiapetta \u201994<br \/>\nSenior Patent Counsel, Boston Scientific<\/p>\n<p>Dan Enebo\u00a0\u201997<br \/>\nChief IP Counsel, Cargill<\/p>\n<p>Rolf Engh \u201982<br \/>\nExecutive Vice President and General Counsel, The Valspar Corporation<\/p>\n<p>James R. Frey \u201993<br \/>\nPresident, Wabash Management Company<\/p>\n<p>Karen P. Gallivan \u201983<br \/>\nVice President, General Council and Secretary, Graco<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Garay-Heelan \u201909<br \/>\nSenior Vice President, Wealth Advisor, 1834, a Division of Old National Bank<\/p>\n<p>Mary S. Giesler \u201995<br \/>\nVice President, General Counsel, Minnesota Twins<\/p>\n<p>Nicole James Gilchrist \u201903<br \/>\nSenior Counsel, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans<\/p>\n<p>Robert C. Klas \u201979<br \/>\nCEO, Tapemark Company<\/p>\n<p>Douglas E. Klint \u201976<br \/>\nGeneral Counsel, Taser International<\/p>\n<p>Richard Mack \u201993<br \/>\nExecutive Vice President and CFO, The Mosaic Company<\/p>\n<p>Chris Montana \u201913<br \/>\nFounder, CEO, and Head Distiller, Du Nord Social Spirits<\/p>\n<p>Daniel P. O&#8217;Keefe \u201978<br \/>\nGeneral Counsel\/Executive Vice President, Aon Benfield<\/p>\n<p>J. Richard Soderberg \u201988<br \/>\nChief IP Counsel, Tesla Motors<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Stomski \u201908<br \/>\nGeneral Counsel, Prairie Island Indian Community<\/p>\n<p>Ugo Ukabam \u201902<br \/>\nDirector and Senior Counsel, General Mills<\/p>\n<p>Sean Whitlock \u201904<br \/>\nCEO and General Counsel, Whitlock Capital Group<\/p>\n<p>Amy (Min) Xu \u201997<br \/>\nChief Patent Counsel, Alibaba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Nonprofit Service Leaders<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Gail Chang Bohr\u00a0\u201991<br \/>\nExecutive Director Emerita, Children&#8217;s Law Center of Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>William H. DeParcq \u201930<br \/>\nFounder, Courage Center<\/p>\n<p>Susan M. Haigh\u00a0\u201977<br \/>\nPresident and CEO, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity<\/p>\n<p>Duchess Harris \u201911<br \/>\nProfessor and inaugural chair of American Studies at Macalester College<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Hoch\u00a0\u201981<br \/>\nPresident and CEO, Hennepin Theatre Trust<\/p>\n<p>Steven J. Kirsch \u201976<br \/>\nPro Bono Award recipient for 24 years of service to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services<\/p>\n<p>Gwen Lerner \u201978<br \/>\nCo-founder, Children\u2019s Law Center of Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Neal Loidolt<span class=\"class-yr\"> \u201992<\/span><br \/>\nPresident and CEO,\u00a0 Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans<\/p>\n<p>Jessie R. Nicholson \u201985<br \/>\nCEO, Southeastern Minnesota Regional Legal Services<\/p>\n<p>Bud Philbrook \u201983<br \/>\nTrustee, Co-founder, President and CEO, Global Volunteers<\/p>\n<p>Victor Vieth \u201987<br \/>\nExecutive Director Emeritus, Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center<\/p>\n<p>Donald F. Zibell \u201962<br \/>\nEstablished Minnesota\u2019s first group home for people with developmental disabilities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than 100 years, Mitchell Hamline graduates have made extraordinary contributions to the legal profession, business, and public service. Notable alumni include a U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, trailblazers who overcame discrimination, governors, members of the U.S. Congress, CEOs of multinational corporations, and defenders of the disenfranchised. 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