Mitchell Hamline School of Law

News and Events | Mitchell Hamline School of Law

obituary

Mary Louise Klas ’60, trailblazing judge, dies at age 93

Posted: June 12, 2023
Mary Louise Klas ’60, a trailblazing judge in Minnesota who worked tirelessly to improve the way the judicial system treated victims of domestic violence, died on Friday, just days after turning 93. Klas was also the matriarch of a family with deep connections to Mitchell Hamline. She met her husband, Daniel ’60, at law school. …

Mary Louise Klas ’60, trailblazing judge, dies at age 93

Doug Heidenreich, longtime professor and dean, dies at age 90

Posted: January 5, 2023
Doug Heidenreich, an instrumental leader and professor at William Mitchell College of Law and Mitchell Hamline School of Law for more than 60 years, died Wednesday at the age of 90. “There are very few people who have had more of an impact on our law school than Doug did,” said President and Dean Anthony …

Doug Heidenreich, longtime professor and dean, dies at age 90

Bruce Burton, former Mitchell dean and professor, dies at age 83

Posted: June 22, 2022
Bruce Burton, a former William Mitchell dean who led the school at a transformative time in its history, died on June 11, 2022, in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he lived. He was 83. Burton served as dean from 1975 to 1980 and oversaw the school’s move to what is now the Mitchell Hamline campus. During his …

Bruce Burton, former Mitchell dean and professor, dies at age 83

Longtime Mitchell Hamline Adjunct Professor Thad Lightfoot dies

Posted: December 17, 2020
Thaddeus (Thad) Lightfoot, a well-respected and nationally known environmental lawyer who taught for many years at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, died unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 14. He was 60 years old. “Thad was one of those people I think of as honorary alums, people in the Twin Cities legal community who discover a second …

Longtime Mitchell Hamline Adjunct Professor Thad Lightfoot dies