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Former Hamline Law Dean Marie Failinger dies at 73

Posted: October 30, 2025
Professor Emerita Marie Failinger, who served as Hamline University School of Law’s final dean before its 2015 combination with William Mitchell College of Law, has died at age 73, following more than 40 years of service to Mitchell Hamline and the legal community. “Marie was deeply committed to a career in law as a public …

Former Hamline Law Dean Marie Failinger dies at 73

Natalie Hudson, one-time Hamline Law assistant dean, named chief justice of Minn. Supreme Court

Posted: August 23, 2023
Justice Natalie Hudson, a one-time assistant dean at Hamline University School of Law, was elevated Wednesday from her post as associate justice to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The historic appointment from Gov. Tim Walz will mark the first time the state’s highest court is led by a person of color. “Justice Hudson …

Natalie Hudson, one-time Hamline Law assistant dean, named chief justice of Minn. Supreme Court

Former Hamline Law Dean Donald Lewis retires from firm he co-founded

Posted: July 19, 2023
Donald Lewis, an accomplished attorney who served as dean of Hamline University School of Law from 2008 to 2013, recently retired from the Minneapolis firm he co-founded, Nilan Johnson Lewis. The 70-year-old has shifted to part time arbitration and mediation work with JAMS, a private company that provides alternative dispute resolution services. Lewis’s tenure at …

Former Hamline Law Dean Donald Lewis retires from firm he co-founded

Event will honor Professor Marie Failinger after nearly 40 years at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: February 1, 2023
Join us on Feb. 21 as we celebrate Professor Marie Failinger’s retirement with a CLE and reception. Failinger, 70, said she still plans to be involved with the law school, but she’ll no longer teach full time because of her health. She’s retiring after nearly 40 years with Hamline University School of Law and Mitchell …

Event will honor Professor Marie Failinger after nearly 40 years at Mitchell Hamline

Longtime professor, former Hamline Law dean Marie Failinger retires

Posted: January 20, 2023
Marie Failinger, a longtime professor who was Hamline University School of Law’s final dean in the months before the 2015 combination with William Mitchell College of Law, has retired after nearly 40 years. Failinger, 70, said she still plans to be involved with Mitchell Hamline, but she’ll no longer teach full time because of her …

Longtime professor, former Hamline Law dean Marie Failinger retires