Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline Alumni

Career Update

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

Brook Mallak ’02

Posted: January 28, 2021
Brook R. Mallak left private practice with the Raboin & Francis Law Firm, Ltd., to join the Office of the Ombudsperson for Families as the Ombudsperson to Asian American Families.  The mission of the Office of the Ombudsperson for Families is to ensure that children and families are protected by law in all child placement …

Brook Mallak ’02

Elizabeth Roff ’08

Posted: January 28, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS – (January 12, 2021) – Stellpflug Law PLLC is pleased to announce that Elizabeth J. Roff has joined the boutique powerhouse as a partner. With more than 10 years of courtroom experience, Roff has taken the lead on 400+ civil matters involving commercial losses, with a focus on construction defect and product liability disputes. …

Elizabeth Roff ’08

Christy Penton ’18

Posted: January 28, 2021
Christy M. Penton of Milton, Florida has been certified as a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. …

Christy Penton ’18