Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Class Notes

Kevin Crane ’12

Posted: November 28, 2022
Kevin Crane was awarded a national recognition by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) in September 2022. Kevin was named as a “Credit Union Rockstar.” This is an award limited to 25 individuals nation-wide, including executives and other leaders in the credit union industry. The award was given in connection with his contributions as a …

Kevin Crane ’12

Alum to lead health division of global Deaf advocacy organization

Posted: November 3, 2022
Mitchell Hamline alum Jessica Kennedy ’10 was recently named president of a new health division at the world’s largest Deaf-led social impact organization, Communication Service for the Deaf. As head of CSD Health, Kennedy will oversee all health care initiatives that are aimed at ensuring equitable healthcare access for deaf, deaf-blind, deaf-disabled, hard-of-hearing, and late-deafened …

Alum to lead health division of global Deaf advocacy organization

Jessie Ware Joncas ’90

Posted: October 26, 2022
Jessie Ware, age 62, died August 19, 2022 while hiking in Oregon. Raised in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Jessie graduated from Oberlin College and William Mitchell College of Law, and clerked for MN Supreme Court Justice, Rosalie Wahl. While raising three boys, Jessie began a distinguished 20-year career as a mediator and parenting consultant. She could …

Jessie Ware Joncas ’90

Justice Anne McKeig ’92 elected to prestigious American Law Institute

Posted: October 11, 2022
Minnesota Supreme Court Anne McKeig ’92 has been elected to the American Law Institute, a private and independent nonprofit that publishes materials that can be used throughout the legal system to better the administration of justice. The organization’s publications – known as restatements, model codes, and principles – are not controlling law but have long …

Justice Anne McKeig ’92 elected to prestigious American Law Institute

Lauren Nuffort ’10

Posted: September 9, 2022
Lommen Abdo is pleased to announce the election of Lauren Nuffort to a two-year term on the firm’s board. Lauren is a civil litigator, practicing mainly in the areas of insurance law, insurance coverage disputes, transportation law, professional liability, and construction law. She is also the co-editor of the Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook and is …

Lauren Nuffort ’10

Sara Wilson ’00

Posted: September 9, 2022
Lommen Abdo is pleased to announce the election of Sara Wilson to a two-year term on the firm’s board. Sara works in both transactional and litigation matters, with a special emphasis in agribusiness and agriculture. She obtained a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, a J.D. at the William Mitchell College of Law and graduated …

Sara Wilson ’00

Cameron Kelly ’03

Posted: September 9, 2022
Lommen Abdo is pleased to announce the election of Cameron Kelly to a two-year term on the firm’s board. Cameron’s practice includes assisting clients with comprehensive estate planning and he also has a special interest in the estate, gift and income taxation of estates and trusts.  He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a B.A. …

Cameron Kelly ’03

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