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From ‘ungovernable’ to champion, Watkins informed by own youth on child protection matters

Posted: September 7, 2023
Alisha Watkins ’20 is always looking for ways the child protection system can better reflect the reality of families’ situations. While laws and practices are designed to consider biological parents in a situation, Watkins says relatives and other kin who could be called upon to care for youth in emergency situations often struggle to learn …

From ‘ungovernable’ to champion, Watkins informed by own youth on child protection matters

Minnesota’s three largest bar associations were led by alums this year

Posted: August 2, 2023
Since the first bar association in Minnesota was established over a century ago, the state is now home to seventeen, with members representing various areas of law practice. This past year, the three largest Minnesota bar associations were led by Mitchell Hamline School of Law alumni. Their terms ended July 1, 2023. We caught up …

Minnesota’s three largest bar associations were led by alums this year

Jon Schmidt ’03 named to Minnesota Court of Appeals

Posted: July 24, 2023
Jon Schmidt ’03, a principal attorney at the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and a former shareholder at Briggs and Morgan, was appointed Monday to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Tim Walz. Walz, in a statement, said Schmidt’s “nearly two decades of appellate practice has made him a respected expert in the field across …

Jon Schmidt ’03 named to Minnesota Court of Appeals

Mary Louise Klas ’60, trailblazing judge, dies at age 93

Posted: June 12, 2023
Mary Louise Klas ’60, a trailblazing judge in Minnesota who worked tirelessly to improve the way the judicial system treated victims of domestic violence, died on Friday, just days after turning 93. Klas was also the matriarch of a family with deep connections to Mitchell Hamline. She met her husband, Daniel ’60, at law school. …

Mary Louise Klas ’60, trailblazing judge, dies at age 93

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates

Posted: June 6, 2023
“Mitchell Hamline is a much better place because you’re a part of it.” Mitchell Hamline celebrated the class of 2023 during its commencement ceremony on June 3 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. “Mitchell Hamline is a much better place because you’re a part of it,” said President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki, at …

Mitchell Hamline honors newest graduates