Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Class Notes

Class of 2006

Jay D. Jerde ’06

Posted: January 2, 2025
Jay D. Jerde ’06 joined the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Legal Education & Knowledge – Communications Department in Madison, Wisconsin as Legal Writer & Associate Editor. In this position, he will both author articles about legal developments and edit submissions by Wisconsin lawyers. Class of 2006

Jay D. Jerde ’06

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten ’06

Posted: August 23, 2024
Foley Mansfield partner Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten has been elected President of the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA). Liz has previously chaired MDLA’s Products Liability committee, and co-founded its Women in the Law Committee. For over 60 years, MDLA has been dedicated to serving the needs of lawyers engaging primarily in the defense and trial of …

Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten ’06

Elena Ateva ’06

Posted: January 12, 2024
Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has welcomed Elena Ateva as its new climate and disaster resilience director. In this new role, Ateva leads the design and direction of innovative global programming that prevents or addresses the health impacts of climate change. Americares climate resilience work ensures health providers and clinic staff serving low-income …

Elena Ateva ’06

Deanne Koll ’06

Posted: May 19, 2023
Deanne was elected Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin, a position she will hold from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The State Bar of Wisconsin is a mandatory professional association for all attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license and has approximately 25,000 members. Class of 2006

Deanne Koll ’06

Sarah Wentz ’06

Posted: January 9, 2023
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Sarah J. Wentz on her selection to The Hollywood Reporter’s Troubleshooters list. Dubbed “the top 35 lawyers for death, divorce and other disasters,” Wentz is among the power lawyers identified for handling some of the most challenging matters on behalf of Hollywood’s elite. Noted by THR as “fiercely protective of iconic …

Sarah Wentz ’06

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Posted: June 29, 2022
Deanne (Bahti) Koll has been elected chair of the Wisconsin Chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).  IWIRC is the premier organization for women in the restructuring and insolvency professions, committed to the connection, promotion and success of women.  Koll takes over as chair after serving two years at co-chair.  She is …

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Posted: January 28, 2021
The Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed Deanne Koll to the Board of Administrative Oversight, a Wisconsin Supreme Court Committee.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s committee on the Board of Administrative Oversight monitors the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the attorney regulation system in the state and proposes substantive and procedural rules related to the system for the …

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Alexander J. Kim ’06

Posted: July 7, 2020
Greenberg Traurig Grows IP Practice, Minneapolis Office with Addition of Alex Kim MINNEAPOLIS – Sept. 4, 2019 – The Minneapolis office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic expansion with the addition of Alexander J. Kim as a shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He joins Greenberg Traurig from …

Alexander J. Kim ’06