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Recent grad focuses on legal issues surrounding use of music

Posted: February 3, 2020
By Rob Hubbard             While still an undergrad, Alexandria (Alex) Mueller ’16 was a composer full of curiosity. Her music was starting to win competitions, with one resulting in a publishing deal. When she received the contract about publication and performance rights, she wondered about how this system worked. Her composition professor at the University …

Recent grad focuses on legal issues surrounding use of music

Judge Peter Reyes ’97 is committed to diversifying legal profession

Posted: January 22, 2020
Reyes: ‘I want to put other people in a position to succeed’ By Emily Gurnon When he stood before an audience at the American Bar Association’s mid-year meeting in Las Vegas in January 2019, Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Peter M. Reyes Jr. ’97 (WMCL) decided it was time to share a story he had …

Judge Peter Reyes ’97 is committed to diversifying legal profession

Judge JaPaul Harris ’03 aims to inspire low-income teens with his example

Posted: January 16, 2020
Harris: ‘Working with underserved people is a passion of mine’ By Sherri Hildebrandt Growing up in public housing, receiving public benefits, his mother working as a teacher’s aide, JaPaul Harris ’03 (HUSL) didn’t know any lawyers—let alone judges—as a youngster in upstate New York. Now a district court judge in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District, Harris …

Judge JaPaul Harris ’03 aims to inspire low-income teens with his example

See photos from the All Class Reunion

Posted: October 2, 2019
Over two days in September, the All School Reunion reconnected former classmates, celebrated generations of those who attended the law school and its legacy institutions, and honored the accomplishments of alumni for their work on behalf of Mitchell Hamline. You can see photos of the open house, Legacy Dinner, and the alumni awards and reception …

See photos from the All Class Reunion

All School Reunion 2019

Posted: August 7, 2019
Sept. 13–14, 2019 Please join us for a weekend to celebrate the Mitchell Hamline community! Friday, Sept. 13 Legacy Family Dinner Within our community there are many families with more than one member who attended Mitchell Hamline or one of its legacy schools – and many alumni who married a fellow graduate. We look forward …

All School Reunion 2019

Photos and results from the Alumni Golf Tournament

Posted: July 30, 2019
Mitchell Hamline alumni hit the links at North Oaks Golf Club on Tuesday, July 22, for the 2019 Alumni Golf Tournament. It was a great day of golf—and our golfers helped raise thousands of dollars to support scholarships for Mitchell Hamline students! Congratulations to our tournament winners, the foursome of Tom Atchison ’12, Alex Kopplin …

Photos and results from the Alumni Golf Tournament

Mitchell Hamline Alumni Board elects new members

Posted: July 1, 2019
The Mitchell Hamline Alumni Board has elected four new members. New members joining the board July 1 include: Landon Ascheman ’09 Scholastica Baker ‘14 Tessa Boury ‘05 Robyn Ingber ‘08 Frances Kern ’13 will continue to serve as the board’s president and Alex Beeby ’16 will continue to serve as vice president. The board offers thanks to …

Mitchell Hamline Alumni Board elects new members

Recent alum Logan O’Grady profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine’s “Next Generation” issue

Posted: June 25, 2019
Logan O’Grady ’19 is profiled in the “Next Generation” issue of Attorney at Law magazine. You can read the entire article on the magazine’s website. O’Grady, 32, who graduated from Mitchell Hamline in January, works for the Minneapolis firm Larkin Hoffman as a lobbyist. He represents a wide range of clients—from government organizations to private companies. “It’s a really …

Recent alum Logan O’Grady profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine’s “Next Generation” issue

Spots filling fast for July 22 Alumni Golf Tournament—register now!

Posted: June 4, 2019
More than half of the spots in the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Golf Tournament have been filled—get your foursome together and register soon! Rain or shine, we’ll hit the links at North Oaks Country Clubon Monday, July 22. Registration and check-in begins at 10 am, lunch is at 10:45 am, and the scramble-style golf tournament kicks off …

Spots filling fast for July 22 Alumni Golf Tournament—register now!

Photos, video from Mitchell Hamline 2019 spring commencement

Posted: May 22, 2019
  234 graduates received their law degrees at Mitchell Hamline’s spring commencement on Sunday, May 19. The new graduates join the ranks of more than 20,000 alumni. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul C. Thissen delivered the commencement address. Thissen, a former legislator who served as speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was sworn in to …

Photos, video from Mitchell Hamline 2019 spring commencement