Hamline and TPT Present Public Policy Forum

The Honorable James Rosenbaum with Aretha Green-Rupert and Phil Krinkie at Hamline.

On September 17, the Hamline University School of Law Alumni Board, in partnership with Twin Cities Public Television, presented Cogito, a unique series on law and public policy. The first forum focused on The Economics and Ethics of Health Care.

"The forum is centered on the simple premise that responsible dialogue amongst thoughtful citizens is the shortest path to--first understanding and then--solving some of our most difficult personal and societal issues. Condensed, we will join 'Smart People on Tough Issues,' with the goal of creating relevant, thoughtful and intellectually accessible programming on the most pressing issues of law, public policy, morality, and their intersections in the everyday lives of Minnesotans," said Hamline Alumni Board Vice President A.L. Brown.

The enthusiastic audience expressed that Cogito achieved its goals, by presenting thought-provoking exploration of two Health Care scenarios, facilitated by The Honorable James Rosenbaum, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.  In addition to Judge Rosenbaum, thought-leaders participating in the discussion included:

Carol Falkowski, Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, MN Department of Human Services
Aretha Green-Rupert, Minnesota non-profit leader
Phil Krinkie, President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 
Dr. Arne Vainio, a physician who practices on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Northern Minnesota
Andrea Walsh, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Health Partners

Cogito: The Economics and Ethics of Health Care is scheduled to be broadcast on TPTMN Sunday, November 22, 8 p.m. and also on TPTLife Sunday, November 29 at 12 p.m. For TPT's complete broadcast channel information, please visit http://www.tpt.org/program/digital_updates.html.

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Alumni and DRI Directors to be Lauded at October 1 Reception

Dean Donald M. Lewis will host a program and reception at the Minneapolis W Hotel on October 1. All alumni and guests will have the opportunity to welcome the Dispute Resolution Institute's new Director, Sharon Press and thank DRI Senior Fellow and former DRI Director James Coben for his countless accomplishments and contributions. We also will honor the pro bono efforts of our many alumni who gave their time and negotiation skills to help victims of the I-35W bridge collapse during a brief program.  

Please join us on Thursday, October 1 from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. at The W Hotel, 821 Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis (612-215-3700). Please RSVP by September 25, 2009 to lawalum@hamline.edu.  Top

Health Law Institute Honored for Health Care Compliance Program

Hamline's Health Law Institute and its Health Care Compliance Program have been recognized as leaders in the compliance and ethics profession with the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics' fifth annual "International Compliance and Ethics Award."

This award pays tribute to organizations and individuals making significant contributions to strengthen the corporate compliance and business ethics profession. The Health Law Institute was chosen for its work in helping to further compliance and ethics in health care careers. Hamline Health Law Institute Director Lucinda Jesson (pictured) traveled to Las Vegas on September 14, 2009 to accept the award on behalf of the Hamline University School of Law.

"Preparing ethical leaders has been at the forefront of a Hamline education for more than 150 years," said Jesson. "We are delighted by the recognition this international award shines on our newest program toward that end."

The Hamline Health Care Compliance Program was accredited by the Compliance Certification Board in the spring of 2008. It is one of just four such accredited programs in the nation and the only one in the Upper Midwest. In its first year, 20 students received the certificate.

The School of Law's compliance certificate program provides a thorough examination of governing laws and regulations, introduces students to industry leaders, and focuses on hands-on learning and interactive simulations through its in-depth and in-person curriculum. For more information about the program: http://law.hamline.edu/health/corporate_compliance_certificate_program.html

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Health Reform Program Coming from HLI in October

Interested in learning more about current health reform proposals in a non partisan environment? Join us on October 7 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the “Community Conversation on Health Reform” sponsored by the Health Law Institute. The program will include experts from a variety of health care perspectives: physician, health plan, quality improvement, consumer, and hospital, including:

Dannette Coleman
Vice President, Public Policy & Government Relations
Medica

Kent Bottles, MD
President
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Lawrence J. Massa
President and CEO
Minnesota Hospital Association

Hubert H. Humphrey III
AARP Board of Directors

Jan Malcolm
Chief Executive Officer
Courage Center

The first part of the program, which will be held in the Kay Fredericks Ball Room at Klas Center, will feature an update on the current proposals before Congress. Then a panel discussion will be held in response to questions from the audience. Question, learn, and form your own opinion about the best approach to reform our health care system. Please contact Cheri Harthaus  at 651-523-2610 or charthaus01@hamline.edu if you have questions. Top

October 8 CLE to Look “Beyond Pro Bono” to the role of “Citizen Lawyer”

 

In cooperation with the MSBA's Civic Education Committee, Hamline University School of Law will present "Beyond Pro Bono: Citizen Lawyer," as a panel program from 3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. on October 8, 2009, in Room 101 of the Law School.

"Citizen Lawyers" are not satisfied with the status quo or the way things are as being "good enough" with institutions that served or now serve them.  For them, societal problems and political issues are not something to be ignored for someone else to resolve.  Our Citizen Lawyer panelists have distinguished themselves as lawyers whose life's work goes beyond their obligations to their employer.  Each has demonstrated a sense of duty to give back to the institutions around him or her and is an engaged participant who exemplifies a civic culture of accountability involving actions designed to improve and enhance institutions, societal conditions, and our democracy.

Citizen Lawyers among our alumni will share their stories of civic engagement. Dan Prokott `01, an attorney with Faegre & Benson and co-chair of the MSBA’s Civic Education Committee, will serve as moderator for this program. The following alumni will join our panel:

Donovan Frank `77, US District Judge, District of MN
John Choi `95, Saint Paul City Attorney, Candidate for Ramsey County Attorney
Jorge Saavedra ‘97, Served for six years as chief legal officer of Centro Legal, serves on a number of non-profit Boards, has run for State Senate

This CLE will be held on October 8 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in room 101 at Hamline University School of Law. 1.5 ethics credits have been requested. The cost is $10 per person, and it includes a reception following the program.  There is no charge for faculty, staff and Hamline law students.

RSVP to Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943.

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Reunion Time - Let’s Get Together

Fall leaves are changing color and it's time for what surely will be another wonderful On the Fives Reunion. This year the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004 will be celebrated on Friday, October 9, 2009, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in the Law School's Peterson Lounge and Atrium area.

Prepare to reminisce with fellow classmates and alumni as well as Hamline faculty and staff, enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and smile at the array of picture boards from the good ol' days!

We also are hosting a 30-Year Reunion for the Class of 1979 during the weekend of October 9-11.  The following are the events scheduled for the Class of 1979 surrounding the 2009 Alumni weekend:

Friday, October 9, 2009
5:30-7:30 p.m.
On the Fives Reunion Reception
Peterson Lounge and Law School Atrium

Saturday, October 10, 2009
2:30-4:30 p.m.    
Saint Paul Art Crawl

6:00-9:00 p.m.
30th Reunion Reception and Dinner
W.A. Frost, Fireside and Sophie’s Rooms
www.wafrost.com

Sunday, October 11, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Brunch at Great Waters Brewing Company
http://www.greatwatersbc.com

To RSVP, please contact Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943.
This schedule is subject to change, so please check back often at http://law.hamline.edu/events/2009_reunion_events.html

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Leading Political & Business Thinker Matt Miller to Headline '09 Dean's Dinner

The 2009 Dean's Dinner, to be held November 18 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, will feature keynote speaker Matt Miller. Miller has been called one of the "most original thinkers" in journalism by television's public affairs program, The McLaughlin Group. He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, "The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love," which includes agenda-setting ideas and creative, common-sense solutions for some of America's biggest political problems.

Miller writes a monthly column for Fortune magazine and is an award-winning contributor to The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly and other national magazines. He is a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition and hosts "Left, Right & Center," a political week-in-review program aired on public radio stations across the country. He is a senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and to the McKinsey Global Institute, the firm's in-house think-tank. Miller also is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

The annual Hamline University School of Law Dean's Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception, with dinner and the keynote presentation to follow. For more information, contact Hamline Alumni Director Susan Stephan at 651-523-2338 or sstephan01@hamline.edu.

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Professor Kahn Wins Major Grant to Fund Book Project

Professor Jonathan Kahn was awarded a three-year grant totaling $124,000 by the National Library of Medicine to research and  write a book titled,   “Race in a Bottle: Law, Commerce and the Production of Racial Categories in Biomedicine.”  (G13LM010073-01)

The aim of the project is to provide a book-length treatment of the emergence of race as a central organizing concept in the development of pharmaceuticals and related biotechnological innovations in a post-genomic age.  The grant will supply funding for three summers of work to complete this book.  The study will be built around a case study of BiDil, the first drug ever approved by the FDA with a race-specific label – for the treatment of heart failure in a “black patient.”

Professor Kahn will situate this extended case study within a larger context of the emergence of race-based medicine and the continuing, indeed increasing, use of racial categories in biotechnological research and product development. He also will explore how the use of race in biomedicine is shaped by a complex interplay among commercial, legal, political and scientific forces and elaborate upon the complex double edge of using race in such contexts. 

“Many people using race in biomedical research and product development are doing so with good intentions but without sufficient care to understanding the potential of such use to reify race as genetic and/or reinforce stigmatizing racial stereotypes,” Professor Kahn said.

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Florida Dispute Resolution Center Creates Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award

Hamline’s Dispute Resolution Institute Director Sharon Press was honored at the Florida Dispute Resolution Center’s (FDRC) 18th Annual Conference with the establishment of an annual award honoring her work as the longtime FDRC Director.  Beginning this year, the Annual Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award will be bestowed annually to an individual who demonstrates the qualities that Sharon Press embodies: “visionary leadership, professional integrity and unwavering devotion to the field of alternative dispute resolution.”

At the closing plenary of the FDRC Conference, in the presence of more than 800 attendees, the inaugural Annual Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award was presented to The Honorable Shawn L. Briese, Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, who has been involved with virtually every ADR rule, policy, and statute creation and revision since 1988. Top

Alumnus Named to U.S. Department of Agriculture

Earlier this summer, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the names of five additional people who will hold staff positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including alumnus Michael Martinez ’08 who was named Special Assistant for Natural Resources Conservation Service.

“This is a policy and administrative appointment; I'm leading teams working on Climate Change and the Recovery Act.  Also known as President Obama's Stimulus Initiative, our work is intended to stabilize at-risk sectors of the economy, invest  strategically in infrastructure, preserve and create jobs, and protect the environment.  I still have opportunities for legal research and writing, statutory interpretation, real estate transactions, contract writing, and litigation.  Who could ask for more!” said Martinez.

Martinez has served at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in a variety of roles, including project and team management, environmental policy, and real estate program administration. In addition to his JD from Hamline, Martinez earned a B.S. degree in natural resource recreation planning and management from the University of Illinois, and an M.A. in environmental studies from Northeastern Illinois University.

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New Law Professors Welcomed

Faculty and staff recently gathered to officially welcome three new faculty members--Katrina Angela Pagonis (seated, left),  Sharon Press (third from left, standing) and Morgan Holcomb (right, seated)--and visiting assistant professor Mary Szto (second from left). They each bring strong professional and academic experience to the Law School faculty:

Assistant Professor Pagonis joined the Health Law Institute faculty on July 1, following two clerkships for federal judges based in Nevada: U.S. Circuit Judge Procter R. Hug., Jr. of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr. She was a teaching fellow at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law in 2007-08 at Georgetown University Law Center, where she earned her JD in 2005. She also earned an LL.M. degree from Yale Law School, an MPH degree from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, where she majored in both political science, and molecular and cell biology.

Associate Professor Press also joined Hamline on July 1 as Director of the Hamline Dispute Resolution Institute. Professor Press served for 18 years as director of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center. She has been an adjunct professor, teaching mediation theory and general ADR survey courses at Florida State University College of Law, Hamline University School of Law, Capital University Law School and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Law School. She is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the Mary Parker Follett Award for Excellence and Innovation in Dispute Resolution presented by the Association for Conflict Resolution and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution's Special Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field and Future of Dispute Resolution. Professor Press is a Florida Supreme Court certified county and family mediator and also has mediated in a number of community mediation centers in Florida and New York. 

Assistant Professor Holcomb joined Hamline on a full-time basis after completing one year as a visiting professor. She teaches Individual Income Tax, Tax Policy, Agricultural Law, and Taxation of Business Entities. She previously was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Law School from 2006-2008, where she taught State and Local Tax, Tax Policy, and Individual Income Tax. She also has worked as an associate at Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand. Professor Holcomb clerked for the Hon. John R. Tunheim on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She received her JD magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was the lead Note and Comment Editor for the Minnesota Law Review and the recipient of the Hon. Edward J. Devitt Award for Excellence in the Study of Federal Law and Practice. Professor Holcomb earned her BA in English from Grinnell College, where she graduated with honors.  

Visiting Assistant Professor Szto brings extensive teaching experience to her current position at Hamline. She most recently served as a visiting associate professor at  Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York, where she taught courses on Business Organizations and Property. She was a visiting associate professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts (2007-2008), at Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, California (2005-07), at Xiamen University School of Law in Xiamen, China (Spring 2005) and at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, Michigan (1993-1994).

She served at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Huntington, New York as Co-Director, Summer Law Program, and has served as an Associate Professor at Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia (1998-2003) and at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California (1994-1998). She began her teaching career at City University School of Law, in Flushing, New York, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor (1992-1993) and earlier worked as an adjunct professor at Nyack College,  in Nyack, New York (Fall 1992).                                                                

She was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 1987 and practiced law in New York City, served as commercial lending counsel at Citibank and was co-founder of a legal services organization in New York. Professor Szto has lectured and written on a variety of matters dealing with both the Chinese and American legal systems. She is co-authoring two books on Chinese law for Carolina Academic Press. Her research interests include gender and the Chinese legal profession; and the relationship between Chinese ritual and law. Professor Szto's educational background includes Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York, J.D., 1986; Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M.A., Religion, 1983; Chinese University, New Territories, Hong Kong, International Rotary Fellow, 1981-1982; and Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, B.A., English, 1981

 

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The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future

Hamline’s Health Law Institute will present a conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota on November 12 from 4-7 p.m.

Dr. Osterholm's presentation will tackle the H1N1 Pandemic with candor and expertise. Lawyers, compliance officers, and other health care professionals will get up-to-the-minute information on the state of the pandemic. Dr. Osterholm will highlight system vulnerabilities and offer detailed guidance that can be translated into critically important tactics and strategies to best protect your organization and the people it serves.

Cost of the event is $35 (free for students) and CLE credit have been requested. Please contact Cheri Harthaus at 651-523-2610 or charthaus01@hamline.edu for more information or to let us know you’re coming. The program will be held at Hamline University School of Law in the East Hall (formerly Law/Grad) room 106 from 4-6 p.m. A reception will follow from 6-7 p.m. in the Hamline University School of Law Atrium.

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Feature: Matt Miller to Headline '09 Dean's Dinner

 

The 2009 Dean's Dinner, to be held November 18 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, will feature keynote speaker Matt Miller. Miller has been called one of the "most original thinkers" in journalism by television's public affairs program, The McLaughlin Group. He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, "The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love," which includes agenda-setting ideas and creative, common-sense solutions for some of America's biggest political problems.

Miller writes a monthly column for Fortune magazine and is an award-winning contributor to The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly and other national magazines. He is a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition and hosts "Left, Right & Center," a political week-in-review program aired on public radio stations across the country. He is a senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and to the McKinsey Global Institute, the firm's in-house think-tank. Miller also is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

The annual Hamline University School of Law Dean's Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception, with dinner and the keynote presentation to follow. For more information, contact Hamline Alumni Director Susan Stephan at 651-523-2338 or sstephan01@hamline.edu.

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Negotiation at its Best Training and Alumni Reception

Twin Cities, Minnesota
October 1, 2009

W Hotel
821 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis MN  55402
612.215.3700  

 

Negotiation Skills Training: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• 6 CLE credits for this training have been applied for and are free to Hamline Law Alumni

35W Reception: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Following the training, the School of Law will host a reception welcoming Dispute Resolution Institute's new Director, Sharon Press, and honoring the pro bono efforts of our many law alumni who gave their time and negotiation skills to help victims of the 35W bridge collapse. 

Where: W Hotel
821 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402
When: Oct. 1, 2009 - 9:00AM
Contact: To RSVP contact Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943 Top

Community Conversation to Explore Health Reform in Non Partisan Environment

Interested in learning more about current health reform proposals in a non partisan environment?

Join us at Hamline University's Community Conversation on Health Reform on Wednesday, October 7 at 4:30 p.m. at Klas Center.  Our program features experts from a variety of health care perspectives: physician, health plan, quality improvement, consumer, and hospital. The first part of our program features an update on the current proposals before Congress. We then move to a panel discussion of questions from the audience. Question, learn, and form your own opinion about the best approach to reform our health care system.

Panelists:

Kent Bottles, M.D., President, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Dannette Coleman, Public Policy and Government Relations, Medica

Hubert H. Humphrey III, AARP Board of Directors

Jan Malcolm, Chief Executive Officer, Courage Center

Lawrence J. Massa, President and CEO, Minnesota Hospital Association

Moderator:

Lucinda Jesson, Associate Professor, Hamline University School of Law and Director, Hamline Health Law Institute

Please let us know you're coming by contacting Cheri Harthaus at charthaus01@hamline.edu or by calling 651-523-2610 or 651-523-2519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where: Kay Fredericks Ball Room, Klas Center
When: Oct. 7, 2009 - 4:30PM
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Beyond Pro Bono: Citizen Lawyer CLE

Please join us on October 8, 2009
from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
in room 101 in the law school
as the Alumni Relations Office presents the CLE

Beyond Pro Bono: Citizen Lawyer

1.5 Ethics credits will be applied for.

Where: Room 101, School of Law
When: Oct. 8, 2009 - 3:30PM
Contact: To register please contact Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943 Top

2009 Reunion Events

5th Annual On the Fives Reunion- October 9, 2009!

Warm weather and sun is likely on everyone's minds right now, but in no time the fall colors will be bringing in what will surely be another wonderful On the Fives Reunion.

This year the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004 will be celebrated on Friday, October 9, 2009, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in the Law School's Peterson Lounge and Atrium area.

Prepare to reminisce with fellow classmates and alumni as well as Hamline faculty and staff, enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and smile at the array of picture boards from the good ol' days!

We hope to see you there!

30 Year Reunion for the Class of 1979 - October 9-11, 2009

HUSL Class of 1979 30^th Reunion Events

The class of 1979 celebrates 30 years since Law School graduation!  The following are the events tentatively scheduled surrounding the 2009 Alumni weekend:

Friday, October 9, 2009
5:30-7:30 p.m.
On the Fives Reunion Reception
Peterson Lounge and Law School Atrium

Saturday, October 10, 2009

2:30-4:30 p.m.

Saint Paul Art Crawl (goes 12-8)

http://www.stpaulartcrawl.org

6:00-9:00 p.m.

30^th Reunion Reception and Dinner
W.A. Frost, Fireside and Sophie’s Rooms

www.wafrost.com 

Sunday, October 11, 2009

11:00 a.m.

Brunch at Great Waters Brewing Company

http://www.greatwatersbc.com

 

This schedule is subject to change, so please check back often!

Where:

Law School's Peterson Lounge and Atrium area

When: Oct. 9, 2009 - 5:30PM
Contact: To RSVP, please contact Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943 Top

The Global Economic Crisis, Law and the Religious Traditions

 

Since its inception, the Journal of Law and Religion has sought to bring academic learning and historical practice from within many jurisprudential and religious traditions to the task of understanding contemporary social dilemmas.  By putting insights from intellectuals and practitioners of law and religion together, the Journal aims to foster a dialogue that fairly acknowledges the diverse, contentious and complex world that demands our committed response, while making a space for insights to converge in identifying constructive ways forward from our current situation.  This year's symposium focuses on the global economic crisis, and plumbs the practices of legal institutions and private communities as they grapple with perennial economic problems.  It explores ancient wisdom about economic life as well as emerging thinking about the ways in which religion can inform legal regulation of the economy, and law can shape the ethical practices of local and global communities on economic relationships between human beings. 

 We invite you to see the Schedule for complete details, and meet the Presenters.  Please complete the attached Registration.

Where:

Sundin Music Hall and Klas Center/Kay Fredericks Ballroom

When: Oct. 15, 2009 - 6:15PM
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Swearing In Breakfast 2009

The Law Alumni Relations Office will be hosting a breakfast at the Saint Paul River Centre prior to the swearing in ceremonies held in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.  We hope that you and your family will be able to join us for this wonderful occasion!

Where: Saint Paul River Centre
When: Oct. 30, 2009 - 8:30AM
Contact: Anne Markus at amarkus01@hamline.edu or 651-523-2943 Top

The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future

Where:

Hamline University School of Law

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Presentation and Q and A in the East Hall (formerly Law/Grad) room 106

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception in the Hamline University School of Law Atrium

When: Nov. 12, 2009 - 5:00PM
Contact: Cheri Harthaus 651-523-2610 charthaus01@hamline.edu Top

Annual Dean's Dinner 2009

The Hamline University School of Law Dean's Dinner is an annual celebration of the transforming force of new ideas and imagination in the law.  By pairing leading thinkers in business, education and law with stimulating venues, the dinner strives to challenge our community with the endless possibilities of what the legal profession could and should become.

The event is set for Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis.  Our keynote speaker will be Matt Miller, host of public radio's weekly program "Left, Right & Center," author of The Two Percent Solution and The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, and a frequent writer and commentator "from the center" on controversial current affairs issues.

Here are the details for this year's dinner:

Date:                Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Location:          Orchestra Hall
                         1111 Nicollet Mall
                         Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reception:        6:00 p.m.
Dinner:             7:15 p.m.
Program:          8:15 p.m.
Cost:                For information regarding individual ticket prices and
                        sponsorship levels, please contact Susan Stephan at 651-523-2338

Hamline University strives to "reinvent" lawyers and the legal professional with leading programs in dispute resolution, health care and (soon to come) business law.  Our faculty continues to prepare the next generation of lawyers with excellence in teaching and distinguished scholarship. 

Where:

Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/orchestra_hall/

When: Nov. 18, 2009 - 7:00PM
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Class Notes July, August & September 2009

If you have career or personal news to share with the Hamline Law community, please feel free to drop us a note at lawalum@hamline.edu.

Michael Goodwin '09 begins a new job at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) this fall as an Americorps attorney with Lilian Ejebe, a HUSL adjunct professor in the education law clinic.

Kate Hannaher '08 has accepted a position as a law clerk to Hennepin County District Court Judge Tony Leung.  She will be working out of the Juvenile Justice Center in downtown Minneapolis.

Joshua Larson '08 recently completed a clerkship with Judge David Minge at the Minnesota Court of Appeals and is now a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

John B. Sprenzel '08 has joined the law firm of McCartyWinkler LLP, an Illinois law firm with offices in Chicago and Schaumburg, as an associate attorney.  His practice areas include general business planning, commercial and residential real estate, real estate tax appeals, and general estate planning.

Meghan (Gaspar) Goldammer '07 has joined Sanford Health based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Sanford Health is an integrated health care delivery system that serves the five-state region of South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota.  She will focus her practice in health care policy.

Kathryn Lammers '06 recently joined the law firm of Germscheid, Heimerl & Lammers, with locations in Maplewood and Edina.  She will focus her practice in general civil litigation and family law.

Jamal Faleel '02 was recently elected as a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron's Litigation Group.  His practice focuses on assisting clients in a wide range of complex business disputes, including contract matters, business torts, employment litigation, shareholder matters, medical practices litigation, international commercial contract disputes and antitrust litigation.

Candice (Roark) Ciresi '00 was recently elected by the Corporate Counsel Association's Board of Directors to serve as a Director of the Corporate Counsel Association (CCA) and has also been invited to serve on the Executive Leadership Team for the Go Red For Women, a national movement founded by the American Heart Association to help fight the No. 1 killer of American women.

Mary Schwind '96, shareholder at Leonard, Street and Deinard, was recently elected chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Construction Law Section.  The section comprises of attorneys practicing in all areas of construction law, both plaintiffs and defense counsel in commercial and residential construction.

John Choi '95 will be awarded the Joseph I. Mulligan Jr. Distinguished Public Service Award from the International Municipal Lawyers Association in October for his work last year that included developing local and national foreclosure strategies; leading a community process to develop an implementation plan to improve opportunities for small and women- and minority-owned contractors; and working at the Legislature to develop and implement public safety tools including civil gang injunctions to combat criminal gang activity and a driver diversion program to decrease the revolving door issue and provide drivers a responsible path to pay their fees and get their licenses reinstated.

Suzanne Bollman '86 was recommended by the Commission on Judicial Selection, and accepted by Governor Tim Pawlenty, as a finalist for one of the three Tenth Judicial District trial court bench vacancies in the city of Anoka in Anoka County.

Reid Trautz '86 has co-authored the book The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, published by the American Bar Association.

Sidney F. Ansbacher '85 continues to be a senior shareholder with GrayRobinson, one of the largest statewide firms in Florida.  He has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers as recently as 2009, as well as in Best Lawyers in America for 2009.  He continues to practice administrative, land use and environmental law.  His biggest victory in the past year was successful representation of the Chartwells/Thompson Group, including successful defense of a bid challenge regarding a $46.6 million food services contract with a local school district.  His son, Benjamin, continues to play a pretty high level brand of ice hockey, at least by Florida standards, and starts at the local Bishop Kenny High School this fall.

Debra E. Yerigan '85 has been named a 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics.  She joined Messerli & Kramer in May of 2007, was named shareholder in January 2008, and was most recently made Chair of the Family Law practice group in August 2008.  She has extensive experience representing clients in marriage dissolution, child custody, child support, parenting time, spousal maintenance, property division, post-dissolution, paternity, domestic abuse, and antenuptial matters.

Stephen R. Nicol '83 was recommended by the Commission on Judicial Selection, and accepted by Governor Tim Pawlenty, as a finalist for one of the three Tenth Judicial District trial court bench vacancies in the city of Anoka in Anoka County.

Ed Cassidy '81 was recently elected as a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron's Employment & Labor Group.  He is a litigator with more than 25 years of experience in workers' compensation, employment law, state and federal OSHA litigation, and civil litigation.  His workers' compensation practice focuses on advising and representing employers in all phases of risk assessment and management, implementation and maintenance of modified duty programs, defending worker's compensation matters and related civil claims, including employment, subrogation, and third party matters.

David L. Ayers '78 has been selected by his peers for inclusion in both ATLA's Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Minnesota and The Best Lawyers in America.  He continues to office in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and can be reached at daveayers@ayersriehm.com.

Harlan Dyrud '78 recently retired after more than 30 years as a magistrate in the Grand Forks County District Court in North Dakota.  As a magistrate he handled divorces, first appearances, child support cases, small claims cases, and juvenile cases, and also signed search warrants - sometimes in the middle of the night.  "The cops are nice enough to turn the lights off when they come into the driveway so the neighbors don't think we're having a domestic," he said.

FAMILY

Phillip Quintana '04 and his wife, Adrienne Quintana, recently welcomed a new addition to their family: Eve Gabrielle Quintana, born May 24, 2009.  Eve joins older siblings Jake (7), Marina (4), and Vivienne (2).

Erika Anderson '02 and her husband, Eric Klawiter, welcomed a baby girl named Liv Isabel on May 11, 2009.  Erika is a partner at the firm of Dowd Bennett, LLP in St. Louis, MO.

Christina (Garner) Gensler '99 and Jon (CLA '99) are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Marie, who was born on July 14, 2009.  They are very happy and blessed to have her in their lives.

Phillip Trobaugh '91 and Elizabeth Lake Trobaugh welcomed the arrival of their daughter, Olivia Mary Lake Trobaugh on August 19, 2009.

Kurt Tourdot '90 and his wife Rachel welcomed the arrival of their son, Judah on July 16, 2009.  He joins his excited big sister, Alyssa (13) into the family.

OBITUARIES

Katy Bowen McCampbell '04 passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 in Baltimore, MD from complications following surgery.  She practiced law at Ross, Earle and Bonan, P.A. in Stuart, FL, was a member of the Florida Bar and the Martin County Bar Association, and was an active member of the Junior League.  She was an avid reader, and enjoyed tennis, Pilates, traveling, and fine wine.

Charles E. Cheney '04 passed away on September 12, 2009.  Toward the end of his career, Chuck took up the practice of law, obtaining his law degree at the age of 61.  He did most of his work pro bono, tirelessly helping friends, family, and very often near strangers in difficult situations calling for the commitment and expertise he brought to his entire professional life.  Chuck's family and many friends sadly bid farewell to a truly exceptional man.

Thomas Scott Montgomery '96 passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2009 at the age of 55.

Terry Paul Race '83 passed away on June 24, 2009 at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital.  He practiced law in Whitewater, WI and retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Major after 20 years of service to his country.  He served with the Gulf Company and served in Desert Storm and Iraq.  He was a volunteer ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.  He enjoyed biking, reading, his dogs, and had a passion for cooking.  His greatest rewards came from helping others.

Janet C. Fesler '81 passed away on July 10, 2009.  She is remembered as a super lawyer guided by fairness, integrity, laser focus on client needs and giving back through her pro bono work on ethics and legal services to the poor.  She was also committed to her family. 

Robert "Gundy" Gunderson '79 lost his battle with cancer the morning of Sunday, July 12, 2009.  He had taught business law, business finance, and consumer economics for Hamline's management and economics department, graduated from the school of law in 1979, and was married to Professor Beth Gunderson, a long-time Hamline University School of Business faculty member.  As a Hamline men's hockey coach, he led the Pipers from 1976-80 and took the 1978-79 team to a third place finish in the NCAA DII Western Division.  He exemplifiedwas a committed Father, Husband, Brother, Son, and Friend.

Fall 2009 Faculty Notes

Professor Jon M. Garon was a panelist at the "IP and Communications Norms in the Internet Age," Second Annual Conference on Innovation and Communication Law, at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (August 2009). Professor Garon also prepared a law review article for the conference symposium: Jon M. Garon, Content, Control and the Socially Networked Film, 47 Brandeis L.J. __ (2010) (forthcoming).

Professor David Larson has written an article titled "Artificial Intelligence: Robots, Avatars, and the Demise of the Human Mediator," that has been accepted for publication in Volume 25, Issue 1 of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution.