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Recent graduate wins Outstanding Clinic Student Award for work with imprisoned Minnesotans

Posted: July 27, 2021
Recent Mitchell Hamline graduate Claire Beyer ‘21 has won an Outstanding Clinic Student award from the Clinical Legal Education Association. Beyer worked for 18 months in the school’s Reentry and LAMP: Legal Assistance for Minnesota Prisoners clinics. During that time, she filed, argued, and won three criminal record expungements. “Claire represented several clients in expungement …

Recent graduate wins Outstanding Clinic Student Award for work with imprisoned Minnesotans

Dean Niedwiecki proctors LSAT at two Minnesota prisons

Posted: April 19, 2021
School explores offering legal education for incarcerated people Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki has proctored many exams in his life but never behind bars. When he administered the LSAT in two Minnesota correctional facilities earlier this month (Apr. 10 and 11), it was believed to be the first time that has happened inside …

Dean Niedwiecki proctors LSAT at two Minnesota prisons

Mitchell Hamline student Laura Sweeney named semifinalist for Law Student of the Year

Posted: March 24, 2021
Mitchell Hamline student Laura Sweeney has been named a semifinalist for Law Student of the Year by National Jurist magazine. The publication took nominations from across the country and named one student of the year and six semifinalists; honorees are featured in the Spring 2021 issue. Sweeney, a 3L who will soon graduate from Mitchell …

Mitchell Hamline student Laura Sweeney named semifinalist for Law Student of the Year

Retiring Dakota Co. Attorney Jim Backstrom ‘78 encourages public service

Posted: January 27, 2021
Every time James Backstrom ‘78 signs his name, he makes sure to include his middle initial so he can remember his father. Clifford Backstrom was a firefighter for more than three decades and passed a duty to serve the public to his son. In February, the son of Clifford Backstrom will retire just after his …

Retiring Dakota Co. Attorney Jim Backstrom ‘78 encourages public service

You’ve asked: How can we help during pandemic? Here are some ways

Posted: April 30, 2020
During the current public health emergency, we’ve heard from alumni, faculty, staff, and students who are looking for ways to get involved and help others. Here are a few projects in which members of the Mitchell Hamline community are participating. Please let us know of other efforts you are involved in and what sort of …

You’ve asked: How can we help during pandemic? Here are some ways