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One morning in August, a roomful of people gathered at Mitchell Hamline to discuss the fate of a baby named Jackson. He was born to a mother with a history of drug abuse who was arguing she was equipped to retain custody and care for him. The judge heard testimony from the mother as well …

Zero Abuse Project at Mitchell Hamline launches training, education programs

Mitchell Hamline is being honored with two awards for its efforts around diversifying the pool of law students. We’re one of 10 law schools nationally receiving an EDGE Award from the Council on Legal Education Opportunity. To mark the organization’s 50 years of working to increase the number of lawyers from diverse backgrounds, CLEO is …

Mitchell Hamline wins two awards for diversity efforts

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Eric Tostrud ’90 (WMCL) as a Minnesota federal judge. In February Tostrud, a distinguished practitioner in residence at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Tostrud’s confirmation comes a few days after the Senate confirmed Hennepin …

Senate confirms Eric Tostrud to federal bench

Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the Ramsey County Attorney’s office hosted a conversation with Father Gregory Boyle, founder of the Los Angeles-based organization Homeboy Industries, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. 300 people packed the school’s auditorium to hear the story of how Boyle founded Homeboy Industries after the L.A. riots in 1992. The organization helps …

Homeboy Industries founder speaks to 300

A new series of classes at Mitchell Hamline this summer prepared students to be leaders in their classrooms and beyond. The first ever Summer Leadership Institute took place on four evenings in August. Open to 2L and 3L students, the optional, noncredit classes covered a wide range of topics—from how students can identify and improve their …

New effort teaches students the finer points of leadership

This fall, Mitchell Hamline School of Law is welcoming an incoming class of nearly 400 full- and part-time 1Ls across all of the school’s J.D. programs, putting the school’s total enrollment at more than 1,100 students. The 2018 fall semester is now fully underway. Students in the school’s full-time, part-time day, and part-time evening programs …

Mitchell Hamline welcomes new and returning students as the fall semester begins

Mitchell Hamline launches multi-pronged effort to safeguard children’s well-being Children and families face increasing challenges in our legal systems. These include separation in the foster care system due to physical and sexual abuse and neglect, overrepresentation of minority children in the child welfare and criminal justice systems, and difficulty accessing legal and community services necessary …

Institute for Children, Families, and Communities to focus on child protection, abuse prevention

A series of community conversations put on with help from Mitchell Hamline’s Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI) has been honored by a statewide local government organization. The League of Minnesota Cities honored Falcon Heights with a 2018 City of Excellence Award for its Policing and Inclusion Community Initiative. The effort was in response to the shooting of …

Project assisted by Dispute Resolution Institute honored by League of Minnesota Cities

The board of trustees of Mitchell Hamline School of Law added three new members and installed new board leadership as of July 1. The addition of the three trustees, all alumni, brings the total number of board members to 32. Brian Batzli ’85 is senior vice president, shareholder, and chairman emeritus at Merchant & Gould, …

Mitchell Hamline board of trustees welcomes three new members