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Mitchell Hamline alum Michelle Fischbach ’11 elected to Congress

Posted: November 5, 2020
Michelle Fischbach
The halls of Congress will have another Mitchell Hamline alum after Michelle Fischbach ’11 won her election Tuesday over an incumbent who had held the seat for nearly three decades. Fischbach, a former state senator and briefly Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, will serve as U.S. representative from Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. The district covers a large …

Mitchell Hamline alum Michelle Fischbach ’11 elected to Congress

Barbara Colombo ’89 is new director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute

Posted: November 2, 2020
Barbara Colombo
Barbara Colombo ’89, a professor of law and director of the Health Care Compliance Program, is the new director of Mitchell Hamline’s nationally ranked Health Law Institute. The institute caters to both J.D. students and health care professionals seeking a greater knowledge of health law in their careers. Colombo says the institute’s unique blend of …

Barbara Colombo ’89 is new director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute

Three alums awarded for service to others

Posted: September 30, 2020
The Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association has announced its three alumni awards for 2020 will go to women who each help different underserved communities, and who do so in private practice, from within the government, and as the head of a nonprofit. Jean Lastine ’80 will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award for her work of more …

Three alums awarded for service to others

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

Posted: August 5, 2020
In the days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May, Ruth Richardson ’06 remembered a conversation she’d had several years ago with her son, Shawn. “He’s a runner, and all he wants to do is be outside,” Richardson told NPR in June. “And I had to tell my little boy that you …

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

New trustees, alumni board members start July 1

Posted: July 14, 2020
Frank Harris ’75 will chair board of trustees The Mitchell Hamline School of Law board of trustees added five new members effective July 1 and named new leaders. Frank V. Harris ’75, retired executive director of Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, will serve as chair. Joining the 33-member board, which oversees operations for the law school, …

New trustees, alumni board members start July 1

Through COVID-19 and Floyd crises, alum stays focused on community service

Posted: July 14, 2020
When COVID-19 forced food-and-drink businesses in Minnesota to close in March, Chris Montana ’13 (HUSL) did what many fellow distillery owners across the country did: He took the ethanol he’d normally use for distillation and instead made (and donated) hand sanitizer. Montana’s Du Nord Craft Spirits in south Minneapolis is the first black-owned distillery in …

Through COVID-19 and Floyd crises, alum stays focused on community service

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