Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Class Notes

Hon. Todd W. Bjerke ’84

Posted: August 3, 2023
Judge Todd W. Bjerke retired July 31, 2023 after 39 years of public service.  He served as a Circuit Court Judge for 16 years and as an Assistant District Attorney for 17 years in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.  He worked as an Assistant County Attorney for two years in Redwood County, Minnesota.  Bjerke was a …

Hon. Todd W. Bjerke ’84

Judge Denise Barnett ’95 celebrates her investiture with classmates

Posted: July 31, 2023
It’s been nearly two years–November 2021–since Denise Barnett ’95 was appointed a federal bankruptcy judge in Memphis, Tenn. But due to the pandemic, the ceremonial investiture to mark her appointment didn’t take place until last month. But when it did finally happen, Barnett had a cadre of classmates from law school by her side. During …

Judge Denise Barnett ’95 celebrates her investiture with classmates

Susan Holden ’88

Posted: July 5, 2023
Susan M. Holden, attorney and partner at the Minneapolis personal injury law firm of SiebenCarey, and graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, was presented with the 2023 Professional Excellence Award by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), joining a “Who’s Who” group of prominent Minnesota attorneys and judges that dates back to 1985. “This award recognizes attorneys …

Susan Holden ’88

Former student and professor co-author a patent law guide

Posted: July 5, 2023
Mitchell Hamline alum Megan Miller ‘21 co-wrote and recently published a go-to guide for patent law with Professor Emeritus Jay Erstling. The guide, “The Practitioner’s Guide to the PCT,” is published by the American Bar Association. The aim is to help readers navigate the PCT, or Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is used by applicants who …

Former student and professor co-author a patent law guide

Kathleen Newman ’81

Posted: June 28, 2023
DeWitt LLP announced its attorney Kathleen M. Newman was recognized by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as a 2022 “North Star Lawyers Pro Bono All-Star.” She provided 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services to low-income individuals in the community at no fee and without expectation of a fee. Newman was among …

Kathleen Newman ’81

R. Leigh Frost ’00

Posted: June 28, 2023
DeWitt LLP announced its attorney R. Leigh Frost was recognized by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as a 2022 “North Star Lawyers Pro Bono All-Star.” She provided 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services to low-income individuals in the community at no fee and without expectation of a fee. Frost was among …

R. Leigh Frost ’00

Heather Neubauer ’02

Posted: June 27, 2023
Meagher + Geer partner Heather Neubauer has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and …

Heather Neubauer ’02