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Jackie Perez ’19 is living and giving for today and proud of it

Posted: December 17, 2024
She’s not ashamed. In fact, she’s very proud. Proud of her struggle, proud of her parents’ sacrifices, and proud to be part of Mitchell Hamline—a special place that put Jackie Perez ’19 in a position to be successful. “I benefited significantly from financial aid when I was a student at Mitchell Hamline and am now …

Jackie Perez ’19 is living and giving for today and proud of it

Top transportation official Kristin White ’10 is helping rebuild communities in wake of hurricane

Posted: October 15, 2024
As soon as Hurricane Helene dissipated, members of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) were on the ground in areas most affected across the southeastern U.S., working shoulder to shoulder with federal, state, and local partners to aid in the recovery process. Leading these efforts was Acting Administrator and Mitchell Hamline alum Kristin White ’10. She …

Top transportation official Kristin White ’10 is helping rebuild communities in wake of hurricane

Judge JaPaul Harris ’03 appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals

Posted: January 31, 2024
JaPaul Harris ’03, a district court judge in Ramsey County, was named Wednesday to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He will replace Judge Jeffrey Bryan, who recently became a federal judge in Minnesota. The appointment, announced by the office of Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, will bring to seven the number of …

Judge JaPaul Harris ’03 appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals

Mitchell Hamline professor and alums honored with Attorney of the Year awards

Posted: January 11, 2024
Mitchell Hamline Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was part of a team of immigration attorneys that worked to pass legislation to allow Minnesotans to obtain drivers licenses, regardless of their immigration status. The effort was 20 years in the making and was one of the groups recently recognized by Minnesota Lawyer’s 2023 Attorneys of the Year …

Mitchell Hamline professor and alums honored with Attorney of the Year awards

The Oath: Judge Donovan Frank ’77 and his naturalization house calls

Posted: November 30, 2023
Zhengfang Liu lived in the United States for 20 years before becoming a citizen last year. But because of the 82-year old’s declining health, including four hospitalizations and a cardiac arrest in the past year, Liu couldn’t attend a naturalization ceremony in person. So the ceremony went to her, in the person of U.S. District …

The Oath: Judge Donovan Frank ’77 and his naturalization house calls