Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Career Update

Lauren Curtright ’19

Posted: February 18, 2021
Lauren Curtright has joined Bassford Remele. Lauren focuses her practice in employment litigation, products liability, and professional and organizational liability. Prior to joining Bassford Remele, Lauren served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jamie L. Cork at Minnesota’s First Judicial District. Class of 2019

Lauren Curtright ’19

Kathryn Babb ’15

Posted: February 18, 2021
Kathryn L. Babb has joined Bassford Remele. Kathryn is a litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of general liability, products liability, professional liability, and employment law. She defends large and small companies in alternative dispute resolution and trial, and she is a strong advocate for her clients in the courtroom. Class of 2015

Kathryn Babb ’15

Nan Haggerty ’01

Posted: January 28, 2021
Nan I. Haggerty has been elected as Pope County Commissioner District 1 in Pope County, MN. She was sworn in August 13, 2019 after winning a primary race and a special election race.  Pope County Minnesota is located in West Central Minnesota and the County seat is the City of Glenwood.  

Nan Haggerty ’01

Hon. Louis Schiff ’80

Posted: January 28, 2021
Broward County Judge Louis H. Schiff, alum and MH adjunct professor teaching Law and the Business of Baseball, has been appointed the Associate Dean of the Florida Judicial College by the Florida Court Education Committee of the Florida Supreme Court for a three year deanship starting in 2021.  He will continue to preside in civil …

Hon. Louis Schiff ’80

Julie Wrase ’85

Posted: January 28, 2021
Julie Wrase is the current Chair of the St. Olaf Fund Board. The St. Olaf Fund Board represents St. Olaf College alumni and parents and provides support and guidance to increase giving to the St. Olaf Fund.

Julie Wrase ’85

Eric Linsk ’08

Posted: January 28, 2021
Eric (“Rick”) Linsk ’08 joined Thomson Reuters’ expanded legal news team in August 2020 as a data journalist. See https://today.westlaw.com. Previously, he practiced law as a civil litigator for 11 years and before that clerked for the Honorable Paul H. Anderson, G. Barry Anderson, and Lorie S. Gildea of the Minnesota Supreme Court. In July …

Eric Linsk ’08

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Posted: January 28, 2021
The Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed Deanne Koll to the Board of Administrative Oversight, a Wisconsin Supreme Court Committee.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s committee on the Board of Administrative Oversight monitors the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of the attorney regulation system in the state and proposes substantive and procedural rules related to the system for the …

Deanne (Bahti) Koll ’06

Kirk Reilly ’83

Posted: January 28, 2021
Kirk Reilly is retiring from Lathrop GPM on Dec. 31, concluding his successful and well-respected 37-year law career.  Kirk joined legacy Gray Plant Mooty 14 years into his law career in 1997 and has remained a significant member of the firm’s Franchise & Distribution Practice Group ever since.  Kirk served as a Franchise & Distribution Practice …

Kirk Reilly ’83

Brandon Zumwalt ’12

Posted: January 28, 2021
Brandon Zumwalt has been named Partner at the law firm of Johnson, Moody, Schmidt & Kleinhuizen, P.A. Named a Top Attorney and Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Brandon has been an attorney at the firm since 2016 and practices in the areas of family law, criminal defense, personal injury and …

Brandon Zumwalt ’12