Feature News
Outstanding Legal Writing Students Compete in Honor Round
Ten top legal writing students presented oral arguments before a distinguished panel of judges in the Annette K. Levine Moot Court Room on April 18. Judges included Hamline Professors Allen Blair and James Morrow, Hamline Law Library Director Grace Mills, and Hamline alumna Julie Loftus Nelson '02 and attorney Michael Wahoske. Many of the law school's 2008 admitted applicants had the opportunity to observe the oral arguments while they visited Hamline's campus for an admitted applicant program that day.
Pictured above from left: Vanessa J. Martin '1L,
and Brian Rochel '1L, who tied as
"Runner-Up for Best Oralist";
and Sarah Howard '1L, Winner "Best Oralist."
People of Color Scholarship Conference to be held at Hamline
Hamline University School of Law is co-sponsoring the 2008 Midwestern People of Color Scholarship Conference (MWPOC), From Scholarly Pages to Political Stages: Law Writing for Political Change. The conference will take place from Thursday, May 29 through Saturday, May 31 at the law school. Hamline Law Professor Robin Magee will serve as both the on-site and program coordinator.
Among the speakers will be B. Todd Jones, former United States Attorney, Minnesota District, and current partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP; U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (left), the first Muslim in the U.S. and the first African American from Minnesota to be elected to the U.S. Congress, and Judge Edward Toussaint, Jr., Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Law scholars of color seek to secure both relevance and resonance for their scholarship in the work of other law professionals and in the discussions of the day. The 2008 MWPOC will explore and evaluate the success of these efforts. Lawyers, jurists, law-trained politicians and media specialists will join conference attendees in plenary panel discussions to explore the ways in which legal scholarship prompts and assists progressive legal, social and political changes.
For more information or to register your attendance, place visit or contact Professor Magee at 651-523-2339 or rmagee@hamline.edu.
Feminist Jurisprudence Day Generates Dialogue on Gender and the State
Nearly one hundred attendees gathered at Hamline University on April 11 for the Feminist Jurisprudence Day. The day began with a sobering discussion about women and trafficking in Minnesota facilitated by Aliona Cara (shown at left) , a Fulbright scholar and law professor from Moldova who has spent the 2007-08 academic year at Hamline doing PhD research on human trafficking. Other panels explored issues about women who are incarcerated in Minnesota, as well as Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and the State, and Reproductive Health Care and the State. Ahmed E. Souaiaia, professor of Arabic, Islamic and international studies at the University of Iowa, provided the luncheon keynote address: Contesting Justice: Women, Islam, Law and Society." A recording of Professor Souaiaia's presentation can be found on Hamline's website.
Tee Time: Get Ready for the 12th Annual Golf Tournament
June is just around the corner and so is the 12th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament on June 3.
It's not too late to register for this fun day with colleagues and friends at the beautiful Prestwick Golf Course in Woodbury.
We hope to see you there!
Date: 06/03/2008 - 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $125 for Alumni, $65 for Students - Cost includes greens fee, cart, dinner, and prizes.
Contact: Anne Markus, 651-523-2943
Location: Prestwick Golf Course
Schedule:
1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start/Scramble Format
6:00 p.m. Dinner, prizes, and raffle drawings
Upcoming CLEs Promise to Make Summer More Interesting
Looking for an interesting CLE program this summer? Hamline is offering two programs that might just fit the bill. "The Cinema and the Law: Are Lawyers Still Our Heroes?" will be offered on July 12-13 by the Honorable Louis Schiff '80, District Judge, Broward County, Florida. The course will explore the dynamic relationship of law and the cinema, focusing on how movies-both classic and current-portray law, lawyers and legal proceedings. Class participants will watch diverse film excerpts, considering in details how these popular culture portrayals reflect on the legal system, its participants, and particularly on the attorneys' professional role in society.The second summer CLE program at Hamline will be "The Art of Argumentation," taught by Hamline alumnus and adjunct professor Chris Carlson '96 (Chris can also be found on the stages of local theaters from time to time). The Art of Argumentation is an intensive exploration of the application of theatrical techniques and philosophies to interpersonal communication. The course is predominantly skills-based, with participants on their feet engaging in the physical exercises necessary to develop awareness-of your own abilities and those of others-as well as how to influence the development of your skills. This course is unique in many other ways, not limited to the practical usefulness of cultivating a sense of play, both personally and professionally. Above all, the approaches and techniques are practical, nonthreatening and fun.
Date: 07/12/2008 - 8:30am - 07/13/2008 - 3:45am
Cost: $475 for CLE credit; $950 for academic credit
Contact: Deb Lange 651 523-2122
Location: Hamline University School of Law
