Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Class Notes

Class of 2002

John “Jack” DeWalt ’02

Posted: May 6, 2025
John “Jack” DeWalt ’02 passed away on March 16, 2025. He was 51. In 2014, Jack partnered with two friends and colleagues, Melissa Chawla ’02 and Marian Saksena, to form DeWalt, Chawla + Saksena, LLC. One of Jack’s dreams was to open his own firm, and he took great pride in celebrating its 10-year anniversary. …

John “Jack” DeWalt ’02

Kathryn Medlin Russell ’02

Posted: February 8, 2024
Kathryn Medlin Russell has joined the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office as a Training and Development Manager. She will be responsible for designing and managing the training and professional development for all of the attorneys and support staff in the office. Class of 2002

Kathryn Medlin Russell ’02

Heather Neubauer ’02

Posted: June 27, 2023
Meagher + Geer partner Heather Neubauer has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and …

Heather Neubauer ’02

Lisa Henry ’02

Posted: March 30, 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, Chestnut Cambronne appointed Elizabeth (Lisa) Henry to the Board of Directors of the law firm. Lisa practices in the area of civil litigation with a focus on trust and estate litigation, and elder law issues.  She is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Ramsey, Hennepin, and Washington County bar …

Lisa Henry ’02

Jeri Parkin ’02

Posted: September 9, 2022
Fredrikson & Byron has elected  Jeri L. Parkin as a new shareholder. Jeri is from Hastings, Minn. and attended the Mitchell/Hamline School of Law. Jeri L. Parkin is a member of the Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Finance Groups. Parkin represents business owners, developers, private equity groups and investors on all facets of …

Jeri Parkin ’02

Jason Engkjer ’02

Posted: March 18, 2021
DeWitt LLP announced attorney Jason E. Engkjer has joined the firm’s Minneapolis office as a member of its growing Transportation & Logistics Practice Group. Engkjer’s practice is primarily devoted to corporate planning, transactions and complex commercial litigation with a unique focus in transportation and supply chain law. He represents a diverse array of clients ranging …

Jason Engkjer ’02

Brook Mallak ’02

Posted: January 28, 2021
Brook R. Mallak left private practice with the Raboin & Francis Law Firm, Ltd., to join the Office of the Ombudsperson for Families as the Ombudsperson to Asian American Families.  The mission of the Office of the Ombudsperson for Families is to ensure that children and families are protected by law in all child placement …

Brook Mallak ’02