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Legal education experts agree that the best way for students to gain practical experience is in a real courtroom, advocating on behalf of real clients. For Mitchell Hamline School of Law student Andrew Wilson, 27, of Northfield, Minn., that opportunity came recently in a civil jury trial. Wilson, a 3L, tried and won a difficult …

Mitchell Hamline student successfully defends prisoner in civil jury trial

The legal magazine Minnesota Lawyer honored several Mitchell Hamline School of Law alums among its annual picks for Attorneys of the Year. The winners were celebrated at a banquet in Minneapolis on Thursday evening, Feb 18. Five attorneys, all previous Attorney of the Year winners themselves, chose the nominees. The magazine picked the winners as “examples of …

Mitchell Hamline alums dominate list of Minnesota Attorneys of the Year

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is awarding several endowed faculty chairs, some newly funded, to its professors. The school has also laid out a plan for awarding a first-ever professorship that provides resources for conducting empirical research in the law. “We have benefited enormously from the vision, commitment, and support of our alumni, who over …

Mitchell Hamline names professors to endowed positions

U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger will discuss his initiatives surrounding health care fraud during a presentation and question-and-answer session at Mitchell Hamline on Thursday, March 3. As head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, Luger is responsible for combating violent crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, white collar crime, and terrorism. Luger, who …

U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger to speak at Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Second time in three years MHSL student has claimed prestigious IP prize A Mitchell Hamline student has won a highly competitive and prestigious national entertainment law competition and will be honored as part of this year’s GRAMMY Awards celebration. Caitlin Michelle Kowalke also gets a free ticket to the GRAMMY Awards show and related events …

Mitchell Hamline student wins GRAMMY Foundation contest, $5,000 scholarship