• Skip to global navigation
  • Skip to page content
  • Skip to section navigation
  • Skip to site index
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Menu Search
  • Home
  • About
    about

    About

    Mitchell Hamline School of Law, located in St. Paul, Minnesota offers a rigorous, practice-based experience, preparing graduates to serve clients and communities. Our motivated students study full time or part time, on-campus or partially online in the way that fits their lives.

    • Accreditation
    • Awards, Rankings, and Recognition
    • Blended Learning at Mitchell Hamline
    • Board of Trustees
    • Civic Engagement
    • History
    • Employment at Mitchell Hamline
    • Life at Mitchell Hamline
    • Notable Alumni
    • Partnerships
    • Pre-Law Programs
    • President and Dean
    • Rosalie Wahl Legal Practice Center
    • Affiliation with Hamline University
  • Academics
    academics

    Academics

    Mitchell Hamline School of Law

    Academics

    Academics
    • A degree that prepares you for practice
    • J.D. Enrollment Options
    • Centers and Institutes
    • LL.M. and Other Degree Programs
    • Journals and Law Reviews
    • Study Abroad
    • Non-Degree Certificates
  • Prospective J.D. Students
    prospective-j-d-students

    Prospective J.D. Students

    Learn about the application process and connect with our Admissions team.

    • Admissions Materials
    • Admissions Team
    • Applying
    • Frequent Questions
    • Licensure
    • Student Profile
    • Tuition and Financing
    • Connect with Mitchell Hamline
    • Yellow Ribbon Law School
    • ABA Required Disclosures
    • Employment Summary Reports
  • Faculty
    faculty

    Faculty

    Faculty
    • Faculty and Academic Deans
    • Board of Trustees
    • Senior Leadership
    • Adjunct Faculty
    • Faculty Emeritus
    • Faculty Experts Guide
    • Faculty Publications
    • Mitchell Hamline Open Access
  • Alumni
    alumni

    Alumni

    Alumni
    • Alumni Association Board
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Mentoring
    • Alumni Award Recipients
    • Elected and Appointed Officials in Minnesota
    • Notable Alumni
  • Library
    library

    Library

    Library
    • Catalog
    • Circulation
    • Computing
    • Document Delivery
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • Library Staff
    • Policies
    • Printing / Scanning / Copying
  • Giving
    giving

    Giving

    Giving
    • Impact of Giving
    • Recognition and Thanks
    • Mitchell Hamline Priorities
    • Planned Giving
    • The Annual Fund
    • Staff
  • Admitted Students
    admitted-students
    • Admitted Students 101
    • Important dates
    • Tuition and Financial Aid
    • Merit Scholarships
    • Student Resources
    • Law School Preparation
  • Current Students
    current-students
    • Academic Excellence Program
    • Bookstore
    • Career and Professional Development
    • Competitions and Moot Courts
    • Counseling Services
    • Culture and Inclusion
    • Dean of Students
    • Disability Services
    • Financial Aid
    • Information Technology Services
    • Registrar
    • Student Finances and Payroll
    • Warren E. Burger Law Library
  • Career Development
    career-development
    • Resources for Students
    • Solo and Small Firm Practice
    • Resources for Employers
    • Resources for Alumni
    • Reciprocity
    • Staff
    • Employment and Salary Reports
    • Non-Discrimination Policy
  • Faculty & Staff Web
    faculty-staff-web
    • The Summit
    • Technology Services For Faculty and Staff
  • News
    news
    • CLE, Lectures, and Conferences
    • Faculty Publications
    • Media Experts Guide
    • Subscribe
  • Tech
    tech
    • Course Design and Teaching
    • Record, Broadcast, and Go Live
    • Network and Other Technical Support
    • Tech Knowledge Base
  • Email
  • Canvas
  • Office 365
  • Zoom
  • Password Reset
  • VPN
  • Print (Uniflow)
  • 12twenty
  • MyMitchellHamline
  • Faculty/Staff J1 Web
  •  
  • This website

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Career Update

Alumni

  • Alumni Association Board
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Mentoring
  • Alumni Award Recipients
  • Elected and Appointed Officials in Minnesota
  • Notable Alumni

Office of Alumni Relations

875 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

651-290-6370
Fax: 651-290-7502

Room 171

Monday–Friday
8 am–4:30 pm

Allison Burke

651-695-7608

alumni @mitchellhamline.edu

Quick Contact Update
Class Notes
Submit Class Notes
Order a Transcript
Make a Gift Online

Recent Posts

  • Save the date for upcoming anniversary events
  • Alums host dean visits in Manhattan and Chicago
  • Building a better life for family—and lifting others along the way
  • The Baquero family and their legacy of law
  • Alumni Association Board to welcome its newest member

Recent Comments

  • Mitchell Hamline marks 50 years of clinical education – Minnesota Lawyer on 50th Anniversary Clinic Celebration

Archives

  • October 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • July 2024
  • May 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • August 2022
  • May 2022
  • March 2022
  • November 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • October 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • August 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015

Categories

  • Alumni
  • Alumni Spotlight
  • Class Notes
  • Faculty Memories
  • Feature
  • Feature
  • Homepage
  • Media
  • Mentorship Newsletter
  • News
  • News and Events

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • Awards and Recognitions
  • Babies
  • In Memoriam
  • Career Update
  • On the Move
  • Weddings
  • Submit Your Own Class Note

Charles Bates ’84

Posted: May 19, 2023
Charles (Charley) Bates has been appointed to the Bremerton, Washington Civil Service Commission.  The Commission overseas the policies related to recruitment, hiring, training, development, transfers, and discharges of the uniformed personnel [police, fire] and related personnel of the City of Bremerton.  Bates has been a resident of Bremerton since shortly after he retired in 2018. …

Charles Bates ’84

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 1984

Elliot Herland ’84

Posted: May 19, 2023
The Cloud Story – A Bedtime Meditation for Children, was published by Elliot A. Herland in January 2023. The book takes readers on a gentle ride atop a small cloud through a blue-sky overlooking wetlands, forests, mountains and meadows. Using a bedtime story as a guide, deep breathing cues are dispersed throughout the picture book aimed …

Elliot Herland ’84

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 1984

Deanne Koll ’06

Posted: May 19, 2023
Deanne was elected Treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin, a position she will hold from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The State Bar of Wisconsin is a mandatory professional association for all attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license and has approximately 25,000 members. Class of 2006

Deanne Koll ’06

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 2006

David Ransom ’92

Posted: April 18, 2023
David Ransom joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He joins the firm’s National Tax Policy Group, where he will represent clients before Congress and federal regulatory agencies on tax regulatory and government affairs issues. “David’s communications background—born from his first career as a journalist—and deep understanding of …

David Ransom ’92

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 1992

Dan Prokott ’01

Posted: March 30, 2023
Minneapolis partner Dan Prokott has succeeded Susan Kline as leader of Faegre Drinker’s labor and employment group’s compliance, training and transactions team. Prokott advises businesses regarding complex workplace matters. He represents employers of all sizes, including multinational public and private companies, established and emerging private businesses, and nonprofit organizations.  

Dan Prokott ’01

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 2001

James Barnum ’84

Posted: March 30, 2023
In January 2023, James A. Barnum, WMCL ‘84, retired as vice president / senior counsel with St. Paul-based Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.  Prior to joining Hubbard in 1991, Barnum first clerked for U.S. District Judge Edward J. Devitt (D.Minn.) then practiced as a litigation associate with Leonard Street and Deinard (now Stinson) and Jones Day.  From …

James Barnum ’84

Class Notes   1984, Career Update  Class of: 1984

Katherine Hannaher ’09

Posted: March 30, 2023
Katharine Hannaher, ’09, will join the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault as their Staff Attorney in April 2023.  Kate is returning home to Minnesota after 6 years away, first in American Samoa where she ran the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court practice of the American Samoa Public Defender’s Office, and then in Texas, where she …

Katherine Hannaher ’09

Category: Class Notes Tag: 2009, Career Update

Molly Nephew ’15

Posted: March 30, 2023
Molly Nephew departs Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Chicago)’s Labor and Employment practice group to join Stryker Corporation’s in-house legal department as Associate Employment Counsel. She will provide management-side advising on a broad range of employment issues for Stryker’s Trauma and Extremities business units across the U.S. and Stryker’s Global Quality Operations in Minnesota and Tennessee.  

Molly Nephew ’15

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 2015

Lisa Henry ’02

Posted: March 30, 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, Chestnut Cambronne appointed Elizabeth (Lisa) Henry to the Board of Directors of the law firm. Lisa practices in the area of civil litigation with a focus on trust and estate litigation, and elder law issues.  She is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Ramsey, Hennepin, and Washington County bar …

Lisa Henry ’02

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 2002

Arianna Chapman ’20

Posted: March 14, 2023
Arianna Chapman has joined Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.. Arianna’s practice focuses in automobile law, commercial transportation, and general liability. She has experience representing clients in various areas of civil litigation. Her main goal is to be a strong advocate for her clients and obtain the best outcome that she can in every case. …

Arianna Chapman ’20

Class Notes   Career Update  Class of: 2020

« Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 31 Next »


  • About
  • Academics
  • Prospective Students
  • Faculty
  • Alumni
  • Library
  • Giving
  • Admitted Students
  • Current Students
  • Career Development
  • Faculty and Staff

The Mitchell Hamline J.D.

  • In the Classroom
  • In Simulated Practice
  • In the Real World

J.D. enrollment options

  • Full time
  • Part time, day or evening
  • Blended learning

Specialized Degree Programs

Journals and Law Reviews

Study Abroad

Centers & Institutes

  • Center for Law and Business
  • Dispute Resolution Institute
  • Health Law Institute
  • Intellectual Property Institute
    • Patent Law Program
  • Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute
  • Public Health Law Center

Certificate Programs

Special Programs

  • Expert Witness Training Academy
  • Minnesota Justice Foundation
  • Mitchell Hamline Fellows Program
  • Office of Academic Excellence
  • Pre-Law Programs
  • Self-Help Clinic
  • Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center
  • Truth and Action
  • Upper Midwest Patent Assistance

General Information

  • Consumer Information
    (ABA Required Disclosures)
  • Campus Security Report
  • Title IX
  • Student Complaints
  • Academic Calendars
  • Civic Engagement
  • CLE, Lectures, and Conferences
  • Culture and Inclusion
  • Department/Office Contacts
  • Directions, Maps, and Parking
  • Directories
  • Privacy Statement

Action Items

  • Ask a Question
  • Make a Gift
  • Subscribe to Email News
  • Jobs at Mitchell Hamline
  • Apply for Admission
  • Hire a Student or Graduate
  • Shop the Bookstore
  • Title IX
  • ABA Required Disclosures
  • Facebook
  • Vimeo
  • Linked In
  • Instagram

875 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105-3076 1-888-962-5529 651-227-9171

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

© 2025 Mitchell Hamline School of Law in affiliation with Hamline University.

Building hours
Monday–Friday: 7:30 am–10:30 pm
Saturday–Sunday: 9:00 am–4:00 pm