Alumni

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

Five years ago, Chris Montana ’13 (HUSL) launched what appeared to be a secure career in a big Minneapolis law firm, Fredrikson & Byron. He’d just received his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law, and landing an associate position at a name firm was a great first professional step. But he couldn’t shake an …

Alum followed his passion to open a craft distillery

District Judge Sophia Vuelo ’98 (HUSL) is one of 29 judges in the 2nd Judicial District of Minnesota, which serves Ramsey County. Her foremost responsibility, she said, is the pursuit of justice. Putting on a judge’s black robe means setting aside one’s personal history and views because of the “high expectation that you’re above all …

Pathbreaking jurist keeps focus on justice

Minnesota Lawyer asked its readers to pick the best organizations and businesses that support lawyers every day. For the second year in a row, Mitchell Hamline topped the list in a number of important categories. Readers voted Mitchell Hamline the best law school, the best non-association provider of CLEs, and the best in alumni relations. …

Mitchell Hamline again voted best law school by Minnesota Lawyer readers

Several members of the Mitchell Hamline community are among Minnesota Lawyer’s 2018 Attorneys of the Year. Ten alums made the list of winners in the individual and team categories. Mitchell Hamline Prof. Ted Sampsell-Jones is also being honored with an individual award. Sue Stingley ’80 (HUSL) is one of seven being honored with an Outstanding Service to the Profession …

Mitchell Hamline alums and faculty member named to 2018 Attorneys of the Year

The $210 million settlement between the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and 450 victims of clergy sex abuse, announced Thursday, May 31, is “a story of trauma to triumph,” said victims’ attorney Jeff Anderson ’75. The settlement is believed to be the largest-ever in a Catholic bankruptcy case. “I’m almost at a loss for …

Jeff Anderson ’75 calls historic archdiocese settlement a ‘triumph’