Feature

By Dick Dahl When baby boomers were young, many of them built their lives around the unholy trinity of “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Now that the boomers have grown gray and begun to shuffle off this mortal coil, Minneapolis entertainment lawyer  suggests perhaps the old incantation deserves an update: “Occasional sex, prescription drugs, …

Entertainment lawyer Ken Abdo ’82 finds a new niche: Estate-planning for aging rockers

Salima Oines Khakoo ’02 (HUSL) is CEO and managing attorney of American Dream Law LLC and works with community organizations to ensure the provision of immigration-law services to working-class families. Born in Tanzania and raised in New York City, she teaches at Mitchell Hamline and lives in St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood with her husband, Eric, …

A Life in the Law: Practicing immigration law as an act of patriotism

The goal at Mitchell Hamline is for every student to be able to spend a semester working full time at a firm, business, courthouse, or other legal setting. Rick Petry is leading the effort to make that happen. Petry, a 1998 graduate of Hamline University School of Law, was hired this summer as assistant director …

Rick Petry ’98 leads effort to increase residency opportunities for students

Mitchell Hamline School of Law will be closed for the holiday break Friday, Dec. 22, through Monday, Jan. 1. All buildings on campus, including the Warren E. Burger Library, will be shut down during that time. The library will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 7:30 am. Thank you and have a nice holiday.

Mitchell Hamline campus closed for holiday break Dec. 22-Jan. 1

The Twin Cities will be the center of the sports universe in February, when Super Bowl 52 is played in Minneapolis. And while Mitchell Hamline is not often associated with big-time sports, three incoming students deepened our connection to that world this fall. One of our 1Ls is a former professional football player and star …

Fall entering class features three students with ties to pro sports