Alumni Spotlight

  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

Mitchell Hamline students, alumni, and friends gathered recently for the Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich ’55 Tea for Women in Law and CLE. In addition to having a great time networking with old friends and new, attendees also helped raise funds for the Women in Law Scholarship Fund. You can see a slideshow of pictures from the event …

Women In Law Tea 2019

Mitchell Hamline 3L Beau Fike is profiled in the latest issue of Attorney at Law Magazine’s Minnesota edition. You can read the entire article on the magazine’s website. Fike, a Minnesota native who identifies as gender nonbinary and uses “they/ them/theirs” pronouns, has spent their entire law school career finding ways to support fellow students. In addition to …

Student Beau Fike profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

The Mitchell Hamline board of trustees has selected Professor Peter B. Knapp, currently associate dean for academic affairs, to become interim president and dean of the law school beginning July 1. Knapp will lead the school while a national search for a new president and dean is conducted. Mark Gordon, who has held that role since 2015, has announced …

Associate Dean Peter Knapp to be interim president and dean

Patty Wetterling, child safety advocate and former chair of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, will deliver the keynote address at the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public  Policy and Practice Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 28. See a full agenda and register here Through panel discussions and presentations, the daylong symposium—titled “Residency Restrictions: Wise …

Patty Wetterling to speak at Feb. 28 CLE exploring sex offender policies

The third edition of Mitchell Hamline Law is now online! The web version is a great way to see, and share, the latest news on alums, students, and faculty. If you didn’t receive a print version of the magazine in the mail, please make sure to update your contact info on our website.  You can tell us what …

The latest edition of Mitchell Hamline Law is now online