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New speaker series launches with first enlisted woman to become Coast Guard rear admiral

Posted: January 17, 2019
Mitchell Hamline is launching a new speaker series exploring how successful professionals made it to the top of their field and how being an effective leader helped them get there. “Traditions of Excellence” will give alums and current Mitchell Hamline students a chance to hear inspiring stories from high-profile leaders in a range of professions …

New speaker series launches with first enlisted woman to become Coast Guard rear admiral

Media takes note of immigration work being done by students, faculty

Posted: January 16, 2019
Media outlets in the Twin Cities are profiling some of the recent work done by Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and alumni on behalf of immigrants seeking asylum on the country’s southern border. Paula Duthoy ’90 took seven students to an immigration detention center in Texas over the winter break to provide legal services to asylum seekers. …

Media takes note of immigration work being done by students, faculty

Students get insiders look at IP law as members of professional group

Posted: January 11, 2019
Two Mitchell Hamline students are getting an insider’s view of intellectual property law as members of the Jimmie V. Reyna Intellectual Property American Inn of Court. 2Ls Akina Khan and Robert Lee, students in the Intellectual Property Institute, were selected for yearlong memberships to the professional organization in the fall. It’s one of five in …

Students get insiders look at IP law as members of professional group

Watch video of Mitchell Hamline’s winter commencement ceremony

Posted: January 10, 2019
76 graduates received their degrees at Mitchell Hamline’s winter commencement on Sunday, Jan. 13. The new graduates join the ranks of more than 20,000 alumni. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson was the keynote speaker. The student speaker was Matthew A. Janzen, and Professor Jim Hilbert gave the Charge to the Class.  

Watch video of Mitchell Hamline’s winter commencement ceremony

Family’s experience with Legal Aid attorney inspires student’s work in Child Protection Clinic

Posted: January 1, 2019
When Scotty Ducharme was a boy in International Falls, Minn., he and his four siblings sought legal protection from their father. Ducharme remembers writing affidavits and talking with the police; his older siblings testified in court. It was a frustrating and difficult process that would rule Ducharme’s relationship with his father until he became an …

Family’s experience with Legal Aid attorney inspires student’s work in Child Protection Clinic

Mitchell Hamline again voted best law school by Minnesota Lawyer readers

Posted: December 13, 2018
Minnesota Lawyer asked its readers to pick the best organizations and businesses that support lawyers every day. For the second year in a row, Mitchell Hamline topped the list in a number of important categories. Readers voted Mitchell Hamline the best law school, the best non-association provider of CLEs, and the best in alumni relations. …

Mitchell Hamline again voted best law school by Minnesota Lawyer readers

Helen M. Meyer ’83 among Finance and Commerce’s Minnesota Icons

Posted: December 12, 2018
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer ’83 has been named a 2018 Minnesota Icon by the Twin Cities business daily Finance and Commerce. Meyer is among 22 leaders over the age of 60 in the business and legal community who were honored by Finance and Commerce during a Dec. 8 awards ceremony. Meyer has …

Helen M. Meyer ’83 among Finance and Commerce’s Minnesota Icons