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Ramsey County Attorney John Choi left private practice a dozen years ago and has made a name for himself as a courageous, innovative prosecutor By Dick Dahl Late in 2005, John Choi was pursuing a secure career as a 35-year-old partner in the firm of Kennedy & Graven in Minneapolis when he received a phone …

John Choi ’95: a desire to serve

By Nancy Crotti Both William Mitchell and Hamline Law made it possible for people to earn a law degree without giving up work or other commitments. Hamline created Minnesota’s first and only weekend enrollment option in 2001, while Mitchell was founded in 1900 as a night school and only added a full-time day schedule in the …

Fitting a law degree around your life: Then and Now

Judge Donovan Frank ’77 (HUSL) will be honored with an “Outstanding Service to the Profession” award at Minnesota Lawyer’s 2017 Attorneys of the Year award ceremony in February in Minneapolis. The award is given annually to recognize attorneys for their service and sacrifice on behalf of Minnesota’s justice system. Frank, known for his work on behalf of people …

More than two dozen alums named 2017 Attorneys of the Year

Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Sophia Vuelo ’98 (HUSL) to fill a vacancy in Minnesota’s Second Judicial District. Vuelo will be the first judge of Hmong descent in the state, and only the third Hmong-American to serve as a judge in the U.S. “I am honored and humbled to be given this opportunity by Governor Dayton to …

Alum will be first Minnesota judge of Hmong descent

As the first group of students prepares to graduate from Mitchell Hamline’s Hybrid J.D. program in January, the St. Paul Pioneer Press profiled the first-of-its-kind legal education effort in the newspaper’s Nov. 24 edition. The story also looks at the accomplishments of Brian Kennedy and Briana Al Taqatqa–two of the roughly dozen students who will be …

Pioneer Press checks in with Hybrid J.D. program as first grads near finish