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Thank you for participating in Mitchell Hamline’s first Giving Day! We’re keeping it going to reach our goal…

Posted: March 6, 2023

Thank you for participating in Mitchell Hamline’s first Giving Day! We’re keeping it going to reach our goal…

Category: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Feature, Feature, Homepage, News, News and Events Tag: Alumni

After mentor’s death, alum picks up authorship duties

Posted: January 31, 2023
Jevon Bindman ’14, who was recently elected a partner in Maslon’s Litigation Group, is the new co-author of the latest edition of Courtroom Handbook of Minnesota Evidence. Bindman co-authored the publication with Peter N. Thompson, a Mitchell Hamline emeritus professor. For several decades, Thompson had written yearly updates to the book with esteemed litigator and …

After mentor’s death, alum picks up authorship duties

Category: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Class Notes, Feature, Feature, Homepage, News, News and Events Tag: Alumni

Alum makes history on Twin Cities suburb’s council

Posted: January 18, 2023
Lori Saroya ’13 made history this month when she was sworn in as the first woman of color and the first Muslim person to serve on the city council in her hometown. Saroya, 41, won a special election in November to represent for the next two years the First Ward in Blaine, Minn., a community …

Alum makes history on Twin Cities suburb’s council

Category: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Class Notes, Feature, Feature, Homepage, News, News and Events Tag: Alumni

Alum reappointed chair of Minnesota’s judicial selection commission

Posted: December 15, 2022
Mitchell Hamline alum Erin Sindberg Porter has been reappointed chair of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection. She was initially appointed to the post in October 2020; her reappointment was announced Dec. 14 by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. The commission screens and recommends candidates to the governor for judicial vacancies in …

Alum reappointed chair of Minnesota’s judicial selection commission

Category: Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Class Notes, Feature, Feature, Homepage, News, News and Events Tag: Alumni

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

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Register to golf or be a sponsor of July 26 tournament

Posted: May 20, 2022

Register to golf or be a sponsor of July 26 tournament

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Alum advocates for immigrants in South Dakota

Posted: November 17, 2021
Taneeza Islam ‘07
Taneeza Islam ‘07 providing legal support, safe space After a car accident left Taneeza Islam’s arm severely injured in 2005, withdrawing temporarily from Mitchell Hamline seemed to be the only option. But when Islam spoke with her professors about her plans, one stood out. “Professor Marie Failinger looked at me and said, ‘Taneeza, we need …

Alum advocates for immigrants in South Dakota

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Privacy Champion: Alum works to protect clients and customers’ privacy

Posted: November 17, 2021
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Elimu Kajunju ’05 counsels companies—including Google Health—on how to protect clients and customers’ privacy A job in privacy law is not for the faint of heart. The specialty is constantly changing yet plays an outsize role in the operation of companies’ products and services. That makes it the perfect career for Elimu Kajunju ’05, uniting …

Privacy Champion: Alum works to protect clients and customers’ privacy

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Alumni Association names three newest award winners

Posted: November 17, 2021
Two esteemed Minnesota judges and a solo practitioner whose pro bono work included helping start Mitchell Hamline’s Self Help Clinic are being honored with this year’s alumni awards from the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association. Judge Leo Brisbois ’87 is receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award for his long tenure of public service and volunteer work. Judge …

Alumni Association names three newest award winners

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Sign up for Prof. Sonsteng’s free comparative law course

Posted: February 10, 2021
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Professor John Sonsteng is leading a course over the next four weeks comparing the criminal law advocacy systems in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey—and he’s inviting lawyers, judges, and students to participate. The free class–called a “Practical Exercise on Lawyering Skills”–is offered on Zoom, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm Central time, the next …

Sign up for Prof. Sonsteng’s free comparative law course

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