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Building a better life for family—and lifting others along the way

Posted: July 11, 2025
For Chris Pham ’09, “Phamily” means everything. Motivated by a deep desire to give his loved ones what he lacked growing up, he made it his mission to provide what he once longed for: an engaged father, quality time with family, and the financial security to enjoy life without constant stress. Once he reached that …

Building a better life for family—and lifting others along the way

The Baquero family and their legacy of law

Posted: June 4, 2025
Mary Baquero ’97 started the Baquero Law Office in Minneapolis nearly 25 years ago as a solo practitioner specializing in immigration law. That is, until she hired her sons Anthony Baquero ’09 and John Baquero ’11 to join her. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Mary attended Normandale Community College and St. Catherine University. At Normandale, …

The Baquero family and their legacy of law

Alumni Association Board to welcome its newest member

Posted: June 2, 2025
McKaia Dykema ’23 will join the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association Board in July 2025. She’s an associate attorney for Kennedy & Graven focusing on municipal law, with prior experience working as a manager of legal advocacy and legislative research for the National League of Cities, as well as various positions with other Minnesota cities. During …

Alumni Association Board to welcome its newest member

Gregg Meyers ’79 pays it forward  

Posted: May 9, 2025
In 1976, Gregg Meyers ’79 was fresh out of undergrad and unsure what to do next, having just completed a theater arts major with minors in philosophy and English. He decided to apply his newfound skills in law school, with no real plans or aspirations to become a lawyer and with the misconception that it …

Gregg Meyers ’79 pays it forward  

Margaret Leary ’73 chooses to give back to the places that chose her

Posted: March 5, 2025
Margaret Leary ’73 had already earned a master’s degree in library science and wanted to continue her education with a PhD in political science, but the university, in 1968, only accepted her into the master’s program. When she asked why they didn’t accept her into the doctoral program, they said they didn’t like admitting women …

Margaret Leary ’73 chooses to give back to the places that chose her

Home is where the heart is for Judge Louis Schiff ’80

Posted: February 5, 2025
Home is where the heart is, and Mitchell Hamline is one of those places for Judge Louis Schiff ’80 A kid originally from Brooklyn, who attended Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, and later became a judge serving Broward County, Florida, recently retired from the bench and is looking forward to the future, …

Home is where the heart is for Judge Louis Schiff ’80

Alumni Association honors three alums with annual awards

Posted: January 31, 2025
A senior judge trailblazing a path for women and reform in the legal system, a law firm founder with a passion for serving his alma mater, and associate counsel for the Minnesota Vikings are being honored with this year’s alumni awards from the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association. They will be celebrated at the upcoming Alumni …

Alumni Association honors three alums with annual awards