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Family’s experience with Legal Aid attorney inspires student’s work in Child Protection Clinic

Posted: February 21, 2019
When Scotty Ducharme was a boy in International Falls, Minn., he and his four siblings sought legal protection from their father. Ducharme remembers writing affidavits and talking with the police; his older siblings testified in court. It was a frustrating and difficult process that would rule Ducharme’s relationship with his father until he became an …

Family’s experience with Legal Aid attorney inspires student’s work in Child Protection Clinic

Mitchell Hamline hosts Jan. 25 human trafficking CLE

Posted: January 24, 2018
Mitchell Hamline, the Child Protection Program, and Contreras Edin & Association present the CLE “Identifying and Preventing Human Trafficking: The Role of Lawyers and Social Workers” on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Mitchell Hamline. The 2-credit CLE seeks to educate attorneys, social workers, and others on their professional and ethical obligation to identify human trafficking, and …

Mitchell Hamline hosts Jan. 25 human trafficking CLE

Hiring: Director of Training, Zero Abuse Project

Posted: October 31, 2017
Status: Full Time Mitchell Hamline School of Law is excited to announce a new opportunity for a Director of Training for the school’s ground breaking Zero Abuse Project which will, among other things, offer online training to lawyers and other professionals through “trauma-informed” care and practices in the child protection system. The Zero Abuse Project …

Hiring: Director of Training, Zero Abuse Project

Student Dominic Terry profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

Posted: October 17, 2017
Mitchell Hamline student Dominic Terry is profiled in the October issue of Attorney at Law Magazine. Terry is in the HYBRID J.D. program and also works as a full-time law clerk in the child protection division at the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Terry says his own life shaped how he works with families going through the …

Student Dominic Terry profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

Jeff Anderson & Associates, Mitchell Hamline launch ‘Zero Abuse Project’

Posted: September 20, 2017
Mitchell Hamline School of Law and Jeff Anderson & Associates are breaking new ground in child abuse prevention and legal education by announcing the Zero Abuse Project (ZAP). A $2 million gift from Jeff Anderson & Associates to Mitchell Hamline will launch a collaboration aimed at training professionals and transforming how institutions play a necessary …

Jeff Anderson & Associates, Mitchell Hamline launch ‘Zero Abuse Project’

Child Protection Symposium on Oct. 13, 2017

Posted: September 13, 2017
Why is Minnesota Removing so Many Children into the Child Protection System? A Critical Look at the Removal Process in Minnesota Mitchell Hamline School of Law presents a CLE and continuing education credit conference addressing Minnesota’s removal processes.  The presentation will focus on current social science research related to the experience of children during the …

Child Protection Symposium on Oct. 13, 2017

Mitchell Hamline’s Joanna Woolman named a ‘Champion for Children’

Posted: February 25, 2016
Minnesota Communities Caring for Children, a group that focuses on preventing child abuse, has named Mitchell Hamline’s Joanna Woolman one of its 2016 Champions for Children. Woolman is an associate professor and director of Mitchell Hamline’s Child Protection Clinic. The clinic itself was also named one of the 2016 Champions for Children. The awards will be …

Mitchell Hamline’s Joanna Woolman named a ‘Champion for Children’