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  Federal judge Edward J. Devitt had a significant impact on legal education, the practice of law, and the federal judiciary—both in Minnesota and nationally. Judge Devitt will be the focus of the inaugural lecture in Mitchell Hamline’s new Minnesota Legal Legends series on Friday, Sept. 22. The event is co-sponsored by Briggs and Morgan …

Sept. 22 event highlights Judge Devitt and Practical Justice

The latest issue of Hennepin Lawyer, the magazine of the Hennepin County Bar Association, features the perspectives of Mitchell Hamline School of Law President and Dean Mark Gordon, University of Minnesota Law School Dean Garry Jenkins, and University of St. Thomas School of Law Dean Robert Vischer as all three schools evolve to meet the …

Mark Gordon in Hennepin Lawyer magazine: The Changing Landscape of Legal Education in Minnesota

Mitchell Hamline professors Laura Hermer and Mehmet Konar-Steenberg have been chosen to receive the 2017-2018 John H. Faricy Jr. Professorship for Empirical Research in the Law. The professorship is rotated annually among the school’s faculty members. It was created by John H. Faricy Jr. ’82 (WMCL), founder of Minneapolis-based Faricy Law P.A., to provide professors …

Two Mitchell Hamline faculty awarded professorship

This fall’s incoming class at Mitchell Hamline comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, brings a broad range of experience to the classroom, and is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse first-year classes in the school’s history. “Our students are a very impressive group,” said Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Mark Gordon. “Ranging …

Incoming students represent a wide variety of backgrounds, experience

Minnesota Lawyer has taken notice of an effort at Mitchell Hamline to cover the full tuition bill of student veterans who qualify for the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Yellow Ribbon Program. In the past, the VA paid a portion of an eligible veteran’s Mitchell Hamline tuition, the school paid $1,000, and the Yellow Ribbon Program …

Minnesota Lawyer: Yellow Ribbon Program draws vets to Mitchell Hamline