Mid-Winter Reception at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi

Hamline's annual Mid-Winter reception is set for January 17. In keeping with tradition, excellent food and refreshments will be served. The real attraction of the reception, of course, is the opportunity to socialize with fellow alumni, friends, and members of the bench and bar. Most agree, the Mid-Winter Reception is among the most popular social event of the season for Hamline University School of Law alumni, faculty, staff, friends and many members of the judiciary.

Notes Professor Ed Butterfoss, "The event operates like a class reunion for many people. I'm sure jobs and other professional opportunities also have come about because of the contacts people make at the Mid-Winter Reception."

Event host and Hamline alumnus Chris Messerly, a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, concurs. "The Mid-Winter Reception has become the most popular and best attended Hamline alumni event. If alumni can only attend one Hamline event this year, the Mid-Winter Reception is the one to make."

The Mid-Winter Reception will be held on Thursday, January 17 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, 2800 LaSalle Plaza, 800 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis. Please R.S.V.P. to 651-523-2943 or lawalum@hamline.edu.

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Accomplished Law Librarian and Legal Scholar to Direct Hamline Law Library

Professor Grace Mills brings nearly 20 years' experience to her new role at Hamline

Grace M. Mills, an accomplished legal scholar, professor and law librarian, is joining Hamline University School of Law as library director and associate professor. Professor Mills is a 1983 Columbia University School of Law graduate. She also earned her M.L.S. degree from Queens College, Graduate School of Library Science in 1989, and a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1980. She joins Hamline from Florida A&M University College of Law, where she has served as director since founding that library in 2002.

At Florida A&M University College of Law Professor Mills managed a $1.2 million budget. She created, developed and organized a public law library collection of more than 300,000 volumes within three years. She taught Legal Bibliography and a seminar on Advanced Legal Research. Professor Mills has maintained a commitment to scholarly research as well, most recently writing an update of the 1992 Minority Law Librarians Survey and works concerning legal research within the curricula of legal education. She also has served on the University and College of Law Faculty Committees at Florida A&M.

Professor Mills has a strong leadership history in both national and local librarian associations, including the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the Southeastern Law Libraries chapter of AALL. She recently was elected to serve as a board member of the Florida regional library organization, Central Florida Library Cooperative. She is a member of the American Libraries Association, Special Libraries Association and the American Bar Association. Professor Mills is licensed to practice law in New Jersey.

"Professor Mills brings a wealth of leadership experience and academic success that will make her a strong complement to the Law School's existing library team" said Dean Jon Garon. "We are delighted to welcome her to Hamline University School of Law."

Prior to her role as founding director of the Florida A&M University law library, Professor Mills acquired nearly 20 years of experience as a law librarian, an associate law professor and legal editor. She served as assistant law librarian for public services at North Carolina Central Library, senior reference librarian at the University of California at Berkeley, and faculty liaison librarian, reference librarian, and associate law school library professor at City University of New York Law School at Queens College in Flushing, New York.

Earlier in her career, Professor Mills developed and wrote articles and case materials in her role as legal editor at Westlaw. She also conceived, wrote and edited article and case materials as a legal editor at Prentice Hall, Inc. She has given presentations on strategic issues affecting law libraries and has published numerous professional articles on related topics. She is the co-author of "Making Diversity a Goal through Strategic Planning," along with Rhea Ballard-Thrower, in the book Achieving Diversity: A How-To-Manual for Librarians by Barbara I. Dewey and Loretta Parham (Neal-Schuman: New York, 2006).

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Christian Congregations as Public Moral Companions

The Event is part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Journal of Law and Religion.

Dr. Gary Simpson, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Theological Seminary, will speak on February 15 at 8:30 a.m. at the next Journal of Law and Religion breakfast. Dr. Simpson has considerable expertise in political theology and contemporary social philosophy. He is the author of War, Peace, and God (2007); Critical Social Theory: Prophetic Reasoning, Civil Society and Christian Imagination (2002); and Reciprocity and Political Theology (1984). He will be speaking on "Christian Congregations as Public Moral Companions." The Journal of Law and Religion will provide a continental breakfast for participants who RSVP to Linda Berglin at lberglin@hamline.edu or 651-523-2082. The event is free and open to the public, so alumni should feel free to attend and to invite colleagues.

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February CLE Program Focuses on U.S. Military’s "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

Dr. Melissa Sheridan Embser-Herbert `04, author of The U.S. Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy: A Reference Handbook (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007), will speak at the alumni CLE luncheon on February 21, 2008 at noon.

Dr. Embser-Herbert, a 2004 graduate of Hamline University School of Law, is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve and currently is professor and chair of the department of sociology at Hamline University. Her previous publications include Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Is There a Role for Canadian Jurisprudence in Ending Discrimination in the U.S. Military.

Please feel free to register for any of the Hamline University School of Law CLE luncheons by e-mail at or by calling 651-523-2943. You may pay the $10 registration fee ($15 for non alumni) by check or credit card at the event, by credit card over the phone, or by sending a check to the following address: Law Alumni Relations Office, 1536 Hewitt Ave, MS-D2005, Saint Paul, MN 55104.

(Photo by Antonio Edward).

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Two Law and Leadership presentations this spring: Columbus Law Dean Miles and MN Supreme Court Sam Justice Hanson

The Hamline Law and Leadership program features prominent leaders in the legal community who provide reflective analysis of the profession's leadership opportunities and obligations. Continuing in this tradition, Veryl Miles, dean and professor at The Catholic University's Columbus School of Law, will be joining the Hamline community on February 28, 2008 and recently retired Minnesota Associate Justice Sam Hanson will speak on March 27. Both presentations will be at 11 a.m. at Hamline University and are free of charge and open to the public.

Dean Miles' address will focus on the importance of educating law students about their pro bono commitment in law school and beyond. She also will explore the impact pro bono opportunities can have in forming the service leadership it is hoped students will assume as practitioners.

Veryl Victoria Miles is a graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York and a law graduate of The Catholic University of America. She teaches consumer bankruptcy and several courses in commercial law. Much of her scholarship has been devoted to the subject of consumer bankruptcy law. She has taught at the Columbus School of Law since 1987. During the years of 1997-1999, Dean Miles served as the associate dean of Academic Affairs at the law school.

Prior to joining the faculty at CUA, Dean Miles was on the law faculty at George Mason University School of Law. She also has taught in the summer school program at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as an adjunct professor at the American University of Law in Washington, D.C. Dean Miles served as the Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools from August 2001 to August 2003. She was named dean of the Columbus School of Law in 2005.

Former Minnesota Associate Justice Sam Hanson will speak on March 27 on "Guardians of the Common Law: The Fine Line Between Judicial Responsibility and Judicial Activism". He will review decisions that implicate separation of powers concerns in the expansion or contraction of the common law.

Hanson served as an Associate Justice on the state's highest court for five years when he retired from the bench on January 1, 2008. Upon leaving the court, he returned to private practice with Briggs & Morgan. Prior to his service on the court he served as a judge on the Court of Appeals for two years. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Justice Hanson to the Court of Appeals in 2000 and to the Supreme Court in 2002.

Hanson received his B.A. from St. Olaf College, and attained his LL.B. (cum laude) from William Mitchell College of Law. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Douglas K. Amdahl, then on the Hennepin County District Court, in 1964-65, and for the Honorable Robert S. Sheran on the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1965-66. Justice Hanson began the practice of law with the firm of Briggs and Morgan in 1966 and continued there for 34 years, serving at various times as the chairman of the litigation department and president of the firm.

All Law and Leadership presentations are free and open to the public. Questions may be directed to Deb Lange at 651-523-2122

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Juris Fiesta: An Exciting Evening of Celebration and Fundraising for Latino Law Student Association Scholarship Fund

LLSA Hopes to Raise $10,000 for Scholarship Fund

Juris Fiesta, set for March 8 at Hamline University, is a stimulating evening that brings Latino/as, esteemed members of the bar and judiciary, professionals from the business sectors, and Hamline's community together to recognize the wide-ranging achievements of Hamline's Latino/a law students and alumni during the past year. The evening features a respected Latino keynote speaker (see related story on this year's keynote speaker Professor Elizabeth Iglesias from the University of Miami School of Law), music, delicious ethnic food and a festive atmosphere of celebration.

Most importantly, Juris Fiesta generates needed funds for the Latino Law Student Association (LLSA) student scholarship fund. "It is hoped that $10,000 can be raised this year so the endowment fund can begin giving small scholarships for books and other incidental expenses. Ultimately, however, we would like to see the endowment support grow to not only support this need, but also to support tuition for three years," explains Hamline Law Professor and LLSA Advisor Tom Romero.

Juris Fiesta was founded in 2005 by the Hamline LLSA with support from Dean Jon Garon and Professor Tom Romero. The 2008 Juris Fiesta will be held on March 8, beginning at 6 p.m. at Hamline University's Klas Center. Admission is $50.00 for the general public ($40.00 tax deductible); $35.00 public interest attorneys ($25.00 tax deductible); and $20.00 for students. Please contact Deb Lange (651-523-2122 or dlange@hamline.edu) to purchase tickets or for more information. Top

Univ. of Miami Law Professor Elizabeth Iglesias to Keynote Juris Fiesta

Professor Elizabeth Iglesias will discuss "Ethical Advocacy, Civic Courage and Administrative Evil: A LatCrit Perspective on the Challenges of Preparing Lawyers for a 21st Century Beyond the Shadows of Abu Ghraib" at March 8, 2008, Juris Fiesta.

This year's Juris Fiesta keynote speaker will be Professor Elizabeth Iglesias from the University of Miami School of Law. She will discuss "Ethical Advocacy, Civic Courage and Administrative Evil: A LatCrit Perspective on the Challenges of Preparing Lawyers for a 21st Century Beyond the Shadows of Abu Ghraib."

"Professor Iglesias has devoted her career to developing both the economic and intellectual capacity of Latinos in legal settings," said Hamline Law Professor and Latino Law Student Association Advisor Tom Romero. "Her foundational scholarship in the Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) movement and her leadership in supporting Latinos in micro-business development makes Professor Iglesias ideally situated to speak to the challenges facing Latino law students and legal professionals in this age of globalization."

Professor Iglesias holds a bachelor of arts (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan and a juris doctor (with honors) from Yale Law School. She is the co-founder of Latina and Latino Critical Theory, Inc. (LatCrit, Inc.), which she incorporated in 1998 and co-directed until 2003. In 1997, she designed the Project for Legal Economic, Development, Justice and Equality (PLEDJE), an innovative clinical program to promote micro-business development, immigrant rights and the use of NAFTA labor and environmental side accords through workshops, community-based study circles and outreach to underprivileged high school students.

The 2008 Juris Fiesta will take place on March 8 at Klas Center on Hamline's campus.  For additional information, please contact Deb Lange at 651-523-2122.

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Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy Symposium to Focus on Declaration of Human Rights

Event is one of two symposia to be sponsored by student-edited journals this spring

"The 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights: A Reality Check," an upcoming symposium sponsored by the Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, will gather U.S. and international scholars, law practitioners, and government officials. Attendees will reflect on more than half a century of the Declaration's commitment to the recognition and protection of the inherent dignity, and legal and inalienable rights, of all members of the "human family" around the globe. The symposium also will address the future challenges in fulfilling the aims of the Declaration in promoting respect for personal rights and freedom.

The symposium will be held on March 14 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., with a dinner on the evening of March 13 at 6 p.m. at the University Club in St. Paul. CLE credits will be applied for. Cost: Student rate: $25 dinner only, no charge for symposium; Professional rate: $50 dinner only, $120 symposium only, $150 dinner & symposium; non-profit professional rate: $50 dinner only, $100 symposium only, $125 dinner & symposium. Please register by Monday, March 10 by contacting Deb Lange at dlange@hamline.edu or 651-523-2122. Later registrations for the symposium will be accepted but lunch is not guaranteed.

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Hamline Law Review Symposium: Water, Catalyst of Life and Strife: A Threat to Security or a Vital Opportunity to Foster Coopera

As an area with vast freshwater resources, Minnesota has a particular concern with any power struggle for these resources and consequently provides a natural setting to facilitate a discourse concerning freshwater. The Hamline Law Review spring symposium on April 4 will explore the water crisis, including conflicts arising in the freshwater context and the impact that such a relationship has, and will continue to have, on global and national security. It will then endeavor to highlight and expand upon the current framework for addressing these issues through international and intrastate cooperation. CLE credits will be applied for.

Detailed information is available at www.watercatalyst.org. You may also contact Deb Lange, 651-523-2122 or dlange@hamline.edu or lawreview@hamline.ed.

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In Memoriam: Hamline Alumna Claudia Hoyos

Claudia Saavedra Hoyos `96 passed away on December 13, 2008, at the age of 38, surrounded by her husband Juan and her closest family members and friends.   She had been admitted to in-patient hospice care at North Memorial on December 5. 

Claudia is survived by many family members including her husband, Juan; her mother, Trudy; her brothers, Leo (Marisol), Mario, Christian and her brother Jorge Saavedra, a 1997 graduate of Hamline University School of Law. 

Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and came to the United States at the age of six.  She graduated from Bismarck Century High School in 1986,  Georgetown University in 1991, and Hamline University School of Law in 1996.  After graduating with honors form Hamline's law school, Claudia worked as a securities and international law attorney, first at Dorsey & Whitney and later at Moneygram International.  Claudia also was involved in many community activites and served on the boards of nonprofit organizations such as Pangea World Theater. 

Services were held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. In lieu of flowers or donations, memorials can be directed to the Claudia Saavedra Hoyos Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo.

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Annual Midwinter Reception

Don't forget the annual Mid-Winter Reception at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, and LLP on Thursday, Jaunary 17, 2008, from 5-7:30 p.m. Please let us know that you plan to attend by calling Anne Markus at 651-523-2943 or emailing amarkus01@hamline.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
Where: Midwinter Reception at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP.
When: Jan. 17, 2008 - 6:00PM
Contact: Anne M. Markus, 651-523-2943 Top

Jewish Law and the Ethics of Warfare

Professor Daniel Sinclair is a visiting professor at Fordham Law School in New York City and also teaches Jewish Law; Comparative Bio-Medical Law, Jurisprudence and the History and Principles of the Common Law at the College of Managment Law School, Rishon Lezion, Israel.  Professor Sinclair is an ordained Orthodox rabbi and has served as the rabbi of the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation and as Dean of Jews' College, London.  He has published numerous articles in the fields of Jewish law, bio-medical law and the application of Jewish law in the legal system of the State of Israel, and books including "Tradition and the Biological Revolution," and "Jewish Biomedical Law: Legal and Extra-legal Dimensions."

The Journal of Law and Religion will provide a continental breakfast for participants who RSVP (lberglin@hamline.edu) no later than February 15. The event is open to the public, so alumni should feel free to attend and to invite colleagues.

Where: Sorin Hall, Hamline University
When: Feb. 22, 2008 - 9:30AM
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2008 Alumni CLE Luncheons

"Don't Ask Don't Tell" in 2008

Dr. Melissa Sheridan Embser-Herbert `04, author of The U.S. Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy: A Reference Handbook (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007) will present our February 21, 2008, alumni CLE luncheon.  Dr. Embser-Herbert, a 2004 graduate of Hamline University School of Law, is a veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve and currently is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Hamline University. Previous publications include "Camouflage Isn't Only for Combat: Gender, Sexuality, and Women in the Military" and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Is There a Role for Canadian Jurisprudence in Ending Discrimination in the U.S. Military."

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sorin Hall A/B, Hamline University
Cost including lunch: Hamline law alumni: $10; non-alumni $15

Please feel free to register for any of our CLE luncheons by e-mail to lawalum@hamline.edu or by calling 651-523-2943. You can pay the $10 registration fee by check or credit card at the event, by credit card over the phone, or by sending a check to the following address:

Law Alumni Relations Office
1536 Hewitt Ave
MS-D2005
Saint Paul, MN 55104

The dates of our additional 2008 CLE luncheons are: March 18 and April 17, and our full-day spring Alumni Day CLE, Current Workplace Issues in Labor and Employment Law, will take place on March 7, 2008, on campus at Klas Center. Click here for more information or to register.

Past alumni CLE events:

November 20, 2007: Invigorating Minnesota Filmmaking

Local entertainment lawyers presented a panel discussion on the role of attorneys in Minnesota 's film business. Panelists included Dean Jon Garon, Hamline University School of Law; Dan Satorius, Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.; and John Stout, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Co-sponsored by the MSBA's Art & Entertainment Section. One hour of standard CLE credit applied for.

October 23, 2007: Beyond the Grand Jury Mystique

On Tuesday, October 23, 2007, Attorney Greg Brooker from the U.S. Attorney's Office presented an overview of our grand jury process, including how a grand jury operates, how evidence is presented, how the subpoena power of the grand jury is utilized, why grand jury proceedings are secret, and the Constitutional limitations on grand jury methods. One hour of standard CLE credit applied for.

Where: Sorin Hall A/B, Hamline University
When: Feb. 21, 2008 - 1:00PM Top

Law & Leadership Series Welcomes Dean Veryl Miles

Dean Miles' address will focus on the importance of educating law students about their pro bono commitment in law school and beyond, and the impact pro bono opportunities can have in forming the service leadership we hope our students will assume as practitioners.
Where: Hamline University School of Law Annette K. Levine Moot Court Room
When: Feb. 28, 2008 - 12:00PM
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2008 Spring CLE - Current Workplace Issues in Labor & Employment Law

Current Workplace Issues in Labor and Employment Law 6.0 CLE Credits Requested

Please join us as we examine key legal issues in the labor and employment arena through our annual Spring Alumni CLE Symposium. Topics will include an overview of the Labor and Employment Landscape in 2008, Key Employment Practice Issues, Key Labor Practice Issues, an Immigration Law Primer for Labor and Employment Lawyers and Ethical Implications of Employee Screening.

Registration (includes lunch):

$75 Hamline University School of Law alumna/us
$185 Non-alumni pre-registration
$200 Non-alumni on-site registration

To register, please click on the sign-up link below.

Symposium Schedule
Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m. on the 3^rd floor of Klas Center

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Overview
Professor David A. Larson, Hamline University School of Law 

8:45 – 10:00 a.m.

The Labor and Employment Landscape in 2008: Ten Cutting-Edge Issues in Labor and Employment Law

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

A panel comprised of leading labor and employment law authorities from the local academic and legal community provide an overview of today’s top workplace issues for labor and employment attorneys, including insights into recent Supreme Court decisions in the employment arena as well as First Amendment protection for public employees, the scope of Title VII Retaliation Claims, and other issues in state and federal labor and employment law.

 

Panelists:
Professor Stephen F. Befort, University of Minnesota School of Law
Gregg Corwin, Esq,. Gregg M. Corwin & Associates Law Office, P.C.
Pamela R. Galanter, Esq., Frank Madden & Associates

10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Key Employment Practice Issues: Communications in the Workplace: Immigration and Other Hot Topics in Employment Law

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

Local attorneys review common employment law issues including non-competes, privacy in the workplace, personnel evaluations, workplace communications and an introduction to an intersection with immigration law.

Presenters:

Salima Khakoo, Esq., Aronson & Associates, P.A

Phillip J. Trobaugh, Esq., Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A.

Moderator:
Kristen Ludgate, Esq., General Counsel, Hamline University School of Law 

LUNCH: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Key Labor Practice Issues: The Workers' Compensation Debate and the New Law on Independent Contractor Status

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

 

Scott Brener, Former Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry and current Vice President and General Counsel for the state’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, will provide insights into the status of today's debate within the legal community and the community at large regarding Minnesota’s workers' compensation laws.   He will be joined by Nancy Leppink, the chief legal officer at the Department of Labor and Industry, who will discuss the state’s new independent contractor statute.

Presenters:
Scott Brener, Vice President and General Counsel, SFM Companies and former Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Labor & Industry 

Nancy Leppink, Esq., Legal and Legislative Affairs Division, Labor and Industry Department, State of Minnesota

 

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

An Immigration Law Primer for Labor and Employment Lawyers

1.25 CLE Credits Requested

Attorneys with a focus on immigration law discuss the fundamental immigration issues for the employment lawyer, with a focus on corporate immigration compliance and enforcement defense.

 

Panel:
Mark A. Cangemi, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Katie A. DeGrio, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Herbert Igbanugo, Igbanugo Partners, PLLC

Kevin M. Mosher, Esq., Wessels & Pautsch, P.C.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Should You or May You? Ethical Implications of Pre-Employment Screening

1 Ethics CLE Credit Requested

 

Through multi-media examples of hiring issues faced by employer/clients, a member of the employment screening industry will lead a discussion regarding practical pre-employment screening issues and the associated legal and ethical rules attorneys face in counseling employers in this arena.  The focus of the discussion will be on the language of Minnesota Rule of Professional Conduct 2.1 and an attorney’s role as “advisor.”

 

Presenter:

Mary Poquette, Verifications, Inc.

Where: Klas Center, Hamline's Campus
When: Mar. 7, 2008 - 9:30AM
Contact: Anne M. Markus, 651-523-2943 Top

4th Annual Juris Fiesta Endowment Celebration & Dinner

In 2005, with the support of Dean Jon Garon and Professor Tom Romero, the Hamline Latino Law Student Association inaugurated the Juris Fiesta. The Juris Fiesta also recognizes the importance of LLSA's membership to the maintenance of a rigorous and inclusive 21st century legal education. Indeed, the Juris Fiesta brings Lationo/as, esteemed members of the bar and judiciary, professionals from the business sectors, and Hamline's community together to recognize the wide-ranging achievements of Hamline's Latino/a law students and alumni during the past year.

Our guest speaker this year will be Professor Elizabeth Iglesias from the University of Miami School of Law. Professor Iglesias holds a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor (with honors) from Yale Law School. She is the Co-Founder of Latina and Latino Critical Theory, Inc. (LatCrit, Inc.) which she incorporated in 1998 and co-directed until 2003. In 1997, she designed the Project for Legal Economic, Development, Justice and Equality (PLEDJE) an innovative clinical program to promote micro-business development, immigrant rights and the use of NAFTA labor and environmental side accords through workshops, community based study circles and outreach to underprivileged high school students.

Professor Iglesias has received numerous honors and awards as a scholar, activist, citizen and poet including the Most-Outstanding Faculty Award by the UM Public Interest Law Group, the Dean Thomas Lecture, Yale Law School, Women Who Make Difference. In 2003, Professor Iglesias Co-Founded LisaLeine Productions, a multimedia production company devoted to the advancement of human rights through the creation of exhibition and distribution of independent film and art. Her first documentary entitled Scaring Miami: Anarchists, RoboCops and Corporate Globalization explores the mass convergence of labor, environmental, peace and justice activists in Miami to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Professor Iglesias has been a licensed private pilot since 2003. She received her Instrument Flight Rules(IFR) Rating in 2006.

Where: Hamline University, Klas Center, 3rd Floor, Kay Fredericks Room
When: Mar. 8, 2008 - 7:00PM
Contact: Deb Lange, 651-523-2122 or dlange@hamline.edu Top

"The 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights: A Reality Check"

This symposium sponsored by the Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy will gather U.S. and international scholars, law practitioners, and government officials to reflect on more than half a century of the Declaration's commitment to the recognition and protection of the inherent dignity and of the legal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family" around the globe. It will also address the future challenges in fulfilling the aims of the Declaration in promoting respect for personal rights and freedom.

There will also be a symposium dinner event on Thursday evening, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the University Club in St. Paul.

CLE credits will be applied for.

Where: Hamline University, Klas Center 3rd Floor, Kay Fredericks Room
When: Mar. 14, 2008 - 8:30AM
Contact: Deb Lange, dlange@hamline.edu or 651-523-2122 Top

Law & Leadership Series Welcomes Justice Sam Hanson

Former Minnesota Associate Justice Sam Hanson will speak on "Guardians of the Common Law: The Fine Line Between Judicial Responsibility and Judicial Activism". He will review decisions that implicate separation of powers concerns in the expansion or contraction of the common law.

Hanson served as an Associate Justice on the state's highest court for five years when he retired from the bench on January 1, 2008. Upon leaving the court, he returned to private practice with Briggs & Morgan. Prior to his service on the court he served as a judge on the Court of Appeals for two years. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Justice Hanson to the Court of Appeals in 2000 and to the Supreme Court in 2002.

Hanson received his B.A. from St. Olaf College, and attained his LL.B. (cum laude) from William Mitchell College of Law. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Douglas K. Amdahl, then on the Hennepin County District Court, in 1964-65, and for the Honorable Robert S. Sheran on the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1965-66. Justice Hanson began the practice of law with the firm of Briggs and Morgan in 1966 and continued there for 34 years, serving at various times as the chairman of the litigation department and president of the firm.

1 MN Standard CLE credit has been approved

Where: Hamline University School of Law Annette K. Levine Moot Court Room
When: Mar. 27, 2008 - 11:00AM
Contact: Questions can be directed to Deb Lange at 651-523-2122 Top

"Water, Catalyst of Life and Strife: A Threat to Security or a Vital Opportunity to Foster Cooperation?"

As an area with vast freshwater resources, Minnesota has a particular concern with any power struggle for these resources and consequently provides a natural setting to facilitate a discourse concerning freshwater. This symposium will explore the water crisis including conflicts arising in the freshwater context and the impact that such a relationship has, and will continue to have, on global and national security. It will then endeavor to highlight and expand upon the current framework for addressing these issues through international and intrastate cooperation.

This event is sponsored by the Hamline Law Review. More information will be made available at their website http://watercatalyst.org as it becomes available.

CLE credits will be applied for.

 

Where: Hamline University, Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room - 3rd Floor
When: Apr. 4, 2008 - 9:00AM
Contact: Deb Lange, 651-523-2122 or dlange@hamline.edu or lawreview@hamline.edu Top

12th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament

Please join us at the 12th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament at Prestwick Golf Course.

Schedule:

1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start/Scramble Format

6:00 p.m. Dinner, prizes, and raffle drawings

Where: Prestwick Golf Course (www.prestwick.com)
When: Jun. 3, 2008 - 1:00PM
Contact: Anne Markus, 651-523-2943 Top

Faculty Notes January 2008

Professor David Larson was the keynote speaker at Leiden University, the Netherlands, for the 20th Annual Legal Knowledge and Information Systems Conference (Jurix 2007). Professor Larson's presentation on December 14 identified opportunities for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts in the dispute resolution field (www.jurix2007.org).

Professor Larson also made a presentation, "Opportunities for ODR in Asia," in Hong Kong, China on December 4 at the Sixth Annual International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution. The Forum was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.

 

Class Notes January 2008

Patricia (Patty) Assmann '04 recently was admitted to the Minnesota Bar and is now admitted to practice in three states, including Minnesota, Florida and Wisconsin. Patricia is still working for attorney Ann Loughridge Kerr of Clearwater, FL, focusing on discovery issues.

Lindsay Brice '07 began a judicial clerkship in Olmsted County in October 2007.

Ann Knox-Bauer ‘91 has been appointed by Governor Jim Doyle as judge to the Taylor County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. She will begin serving in late January 2008.

Mary Schwind ‘96 has been honored with an Outstanding Service Award by the Minnesota Justice Foundation. She is recognized as an exemplary private practice attorney who has demonstrated a commitment to providing legal service to the public.

Family

Christina Garner '99 and Jon Gensler were married on October 13, 2007, at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Christina presently serves as Senior Associate Marketing Counsel for NASCAR, Inc.

Obituaries

Claudia Saavedra Hoyos `96 passed away on December 13, 2008, at the age of 38, surrounded by her husband Juan and her closest family members and friends. She had been admitted to in-patient hospice care at North Memorial on December 5.

Claudia is survived by many family members including her husband, Juan; her mother, Trudy; her brothers, Leo (Marisol), Mario, Christian and her brother Jorge Saavedra, a 1997 graduate of Hamline University School of Law.

Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and came to the United States at the age of six. She graduated from Bismarck Century High School in 1986, Georgetown University in 1991, and Hamline University School of Law in 1996. After graduating with honors form Hamline's law school, Claudia worked as a securities and international law attorney, first at Dorsey & Whitney and later at Moneygram International. Claudia also was involved in many community activites and served on the boards of nonprofit organizations such as Pangea World Theater.

Services were held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. In lieu of flowers or donations, memorials can be directed to the Claudia Saavedra Hoyos Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo.

Mid-Winter Reception at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi

Hamline's annual Mid-Winter reception is set for January 17. In keeping with tradition, excellent food and refreshments will be served. The real attraction of the reception, of course, is the opportunity to socialize with fellow alumni, friends, and members of the bench and bar. Most agree, the Mid-Winter Reception is among the most popular social event of the season for Hamline University School of Law alumni, faculty, staff, friends and many members of the judiciary.

Notes Professor Ed Butterfoss, "The event operates like a class reunion for many people. I'm sure jobs and other professional opportunities also have come about because of the contacts people make at the Mid-Winter Reception."

Event host and Hamline alumnus Chris Messerly, a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, concurs. "The Mid-Winter Reception has become the most popular and best attended Hamline alumni event. If alumni can only attend one Hamline event this year, the Mid-Winter Reception is the one to make."

The Mid-Winter Reception will be held on Thursday, January 17 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, 2800 LaSalle Plaza, 800 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis. Please R.S.V.P. to 651-523-2943 or lawalum@hamline.edu.

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