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2024

Peter Larsen seeks to inspire students to use the law to help others

Posted: September 20, 2024
Peter Larsen remembers the very day he became interested in pursuing law. It was his junior year of high school, and the Minnesota Supreme Court was hearing a case at his school about a drunk driver who hit a family of four after leaving a local American Legion post. It was the middle of the …

Peter Larsen seeks to inspire students to use the law to help others

New faculty strengthen legal writing program

Posted: September 11, 2024
“We can’t underestimate the power of the written word,” said Visiting Professor Udoka Nwanna, describing what she loves about teaching legal writing. A fundamental skill for lawyers, legal writing is often a brand-new way of thinking and writing for law students. Nwanna and three other professors have taken on new positions in legal writing for …

New faculty strengthen legal writing program

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks Tuesday at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: September 4, 2024
Mitchell Hamline is pleased to welcome former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at the fourth-annual Hon. Steven E. Rau ’83 Memorial Lecture. Holder and Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Camille Davidson will hold a “fireside chat” focusing on civility and its impact on public institutions. This free, in-person event on Tuesday, Oct. 8, …

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks Tuesday at Mitchell Hamline

Eight trustees complete their service to Mitchell Hamline

Posted: August 23, 2024
In 2015, Mitchell Hamline School of Law was created from the combination of Hamline University School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law, and eight influential leaders began their tenure on Mitchell Hamline’s board of trustees, the governing body for the independent ABA-approved law school. After nine years of dedicated service, they completed their …

Eight trustees complete their service to Mitchell Hamline

George Latimer, former mayor and Hamline Law dean, dies at 89

Posted: August 19, 2024
George Latimer, who served as dean of Hamline University School of Law after stepping down as the longest-serving mayor in St. Paul history, died in the early morning on Sunday, Aug. 18, at age 89. Latimer was as known for his good-natured personality as any policy wins, though a robust redevelopment of downtown St. Paul …

George Latimer, former mayor and Hamline Law dean, dies at 89