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.
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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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Friends of Color Reception Set for March 12
Join Hamline University School of Law at the annual Friends of Color reception on Wednesday, March 12 (5-7 p.m.) at Halleland Lewis Nilan and Johnson. Attended by attorneys, members of the judiciary and other segments of the legal community, the Friends of Color reception is a celebration of the growing diversity at Hamline University School of Law, as well as a popular event for networking and socializing.
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Hamline Alumni Lend Legal Support to Bridge Victims
 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi is Leading Pro Bono Bridge Consortium
When the Mississippi River bridge fell in August, 13 people died and many dozens more were seriously injured and traumatized. Nearly six months later, bridge victims and their families are still grieving and struggling to put the pieces of their lives back together. Many are facing overwhelming medical problems and expenses. While the State of Minnesota and the National Transportation Safety Board study the bridge collapse and debate a possible victim compensation fund (with a total compensation cap of $1 million to be shared by all victims), the firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi (RKMC) has formed a pro bono bridge consortium to advocate for the rights of victims.
Hamline alumni and RKMC partners (from right to left) Chris Messerly, Phillip Sief and associate Genevieve Zimmerman are among the cadre of attorneys working on behalf of more than 75 bridge-related pro bono clients. While 20 local firms have joined the consortium, Messerly estimates that RKMC will incur $3 million or more in consortium-related legal costs, such as engaging experts to analyze the bridge collapse findings, as well as countless hours of pro bono time.
"It's going to be expensive and could take years, but this struck the heart of all Minnesotans and it's truly the right thing for us to be doing," said Messerly. "This is why we became lawyers, to provide service to our community. These people desperately need our help and we are honored to be part of the effort to assist them."
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Reception Celebrates Recent Accomplishments at Hamline
Dean Garon Announces Myriad Achievements at Overflowing Mid-Winter Reception
The nearly 200 people who attended Hamline's Mid-Winter Reception -including members of the bench and bar, alumni, faculty members, staff and friends - enjoyed a delightful evening of conversation, connection, and of course, delicious food and ample refreshments. There was much to celebrate at this year's reception, as was described by Dean Jon Garon in his annual reception remarks. He described Hamline's July bar-passage rate, which climbed above 93 percent and the school's improved placement rates, with more than 94 percent of Hamline law students securing positions within nine months of graduation.
Dean Garon also highlighted the school's new joint degree programs with Hamline's Graduate School of Liberal Studies and the Graduate School of Management, both of which will begin enrolling students in fall 2008. Building on the successful launch and operation of the Dispute Resolution Institute and the Health Law Institute, Dean Garon announced that the Law School will launch the Hamline Business Law Institute later in 2008.
Hamline law faculty members were lauded for their ongoing commitment to excellence in scholarship and teaching, with a special congratulatory note to Professor Larry Bakken who is observing 25 years with Hamline this year. Dean Garon also announced that Professors John Weeks and Michael Scherschligt are retiring at the end of this academic year, although Professor Weeks will continue to teach in the weekend program. An opportunity to celebrate the long and illustrious careers of Professor Scherschligt and Professor Weeks will be announced to alumni before the end of spring semester.
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Alumni Participation Counts
Dear Alumni:
Thank you for your support of our law school through your gifts of time, support of our events, and your charitable donations. Your gifts help us make a difference in the education of our students and the success of our alumni. Hamline cannot succeed without your generosity and commitment; with it, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.
If you have not yet made a financial gift this year, I would like to encourage you be part of our increase in annual alumni support by making a gift before June 30, 2008 (the end of our fiscal year) in an amount appropriate to your budget. As we strive to encourage prospective law school applicants make Hamline their first choice, the ongoing commitment of our alumni to our Law School becomes an increasingly important factor. In addition, active alumni participation and financial support are important attributes of the law school for our highly qualified dean candidates. In this competitive law school environment, your donation in any amount will helps us to send the message that we have the strong support of our alumni base.
Please visit www.hamline.edu/law/give.html to give a gift online, or feel free to drop a check in the mail to:
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Ave
MS-D2005
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Again, thank you for your continued support of our Law School and for making a difference in our community. If you have any questions about making a gift, please contact me any time at 651-523-2338 or by e-mail at sstephan01@hamline.edu.
Susan H. Stephan `92
Director of Alumni Relations
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National Child Protection Training Center Receives $1.2 Million
Director Victor Vieth ‘87 Honored for "Outstanding Service to Profession"
The National Child Protection Training Center (NCPTC) in Winona, headed by Hamline alumnus Victor Vieth, soon will receive $1.22 million from an earmark in a federal bill approved by Congress in late 2007. NCPTC also has gained a private partner in the National Association to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children. Grants previously have been received from the Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Foundation for Education, Public Health and Social Justice. According to Vieth, the infusion of both private and federal funds means the center can continue operating without money worries for at least two years.
Founded in 2003, the NCPTC has been hailed for its unique approach to teaching law-enforcement and social service workers how to recognize, investigate, prosecute and prevent child abuse. The center operates training programs in 18 states and is slated to move into an $11.1 million state-of-the-art headquarters on the Winona State University campus this spring. In addition, Hamline University School of Law Professor Mary Jo Hunter and Hennepin County Assistant Attorney Anne McKeig '92 have been working with the NCPTC to develop the first-in-the-nation law school course on "Child Abuse and the Law." The course is being designed to train future judges and lawyers in how to better work with child abuse victims and to prosecute those who victimized them.
Vieth recently was among five individuals selected by Minnesota Lawyer to be honored for "Outstanding Service to the Profession." He has served as director of NCPTC since 2003. He also is the author of Unto the Third Generation, an initiative that has set as its goal the elimination of child abuse in the United States over the course of a century. Vieth recently was an invited guest of Rep. Tim Walz at the recent President's State of the Union address.
"I asked Mr. Vieth to join me at the State of the Union to draw attention to the important work the center is doing on behalf of children and families," Rep. Walz was quoted as saying in the Winona Daily News. "I'd like my colleagues to know more about the important work the center does to end child abuse and give our children every opportunity to reach their full potential in life."
"Victor has spent his entire career trying to protect the most vulnerable members of society-children," said Tom Harbinson, NCPTC staff attorney. "His job as a lawyer isn't just about public service but about serving a higher purpose-achieving justice for children."
A dinner celebration sponsored by Minnesota Lawyer will take place on February 21 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. For more information, visit http://www.minnlawyer.com/.
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Nearly Three Dozen Hamline Alumni Participate in Mock Interviews
Hamline's CSO-sponsored Annual Mock Interview Marathon Draws Record 165 Students
There were no athletes sweating it out to the finish line, but the annual Mock Interview Marathon sponsored by Hamline's Career Services Office helped 165 Hamline students gain a competitive advantage in the legal job market by providing "real world" interview practice. Among the interviewers were 29 alumni who generously donated their time and expertise during the marathon on January 25-26. Student interviewees engaged in a 20-minute practice interview for a fictitious legal job, followed by 10 minutes of immediate feedback.
"The participation of our alumni is greatly appreciated," noted CSO Director Nancy Lochner. "Thanks to their involvement, along with other law school staff members and friends, a substantial number of our students now will be able to approach the job market better prepared."
Participating students also expressed their gratitude. "My interviewer was helpful and informative, and offered lots of great tips on how to make my previous work experience relevant," noted one student. Another commented, "This was a wonderful warm-up for a real interview I have soon. . . I also appreciated the added bonus of networking with working professionals."
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Jewish Law and Bio-medical Ethics Scholar Daniel Sinclair to Speak
 Professor Sinclair will speak at Hamline University on "Civilian Casualties in the War on Terrorism in Modern Jewish Law" and "Democracy and Religious Norms in a Secular Legal System: Euthanasia and Assisted Reproduction in Israeli Law" in two separate presentations on February 22 sponsored by the Journal of Law and Religion, the Hamline Health Law Institute and the Cardozo Society
Jewish law and bio-medical ethics scholar Professor Daniel Sinclair will make two presentations at Hamline University School of Law on February 22. Professor Sinclair is the John and Nancy-Eppler Wolff Professor of Jewish Law at Fordham University 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 Management Law School, Rishon Lezion, Israel. He has held academic appointments at Tel-Aviv University and the University of Edinburgh and at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, where he is currently Visiting Professor in Jewish Law and Comparative Bio-Medical law. 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.
Professor's Sinclair first presentation, "Civilian Casualties in the War on Terrorism in Modern Jewish Law," will be held at 8:30-10 a.m. on Hamline University's campus in Sorin Dining Room B. Coffee and bagels will be served. Please RSVP to Linda Berglin at lberglin@hamline.edu for this breakfast presentation. One CLE credit has been applied for.
A second presentation by Professor Sinclair, "Democracy and Religious Norms in a Secular Legal System: Euthanasia and Assisted Reproduction in Israeli Law," will be held over the noon hour at Hamline University School of Law, Room 04. Interested parties are asked to RSVP to Marcia Miller at mmiller14@hamline.edu. One CLE credit has been applied for.
Both presentations are free and open to the public, but interested parties are asked to make a reservation. More information about these events is available at www.hamline.edu/law. In addition, a reception is planned for Professor Sinclair at 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Faculty Study on the second floor of Hamline University School of Law. The reception will provide an informal opportunity for students, faculty, staff and guests to ask Professor Sinclair questions and learn more about his work. Interested parties are asked to RSVP to Linda Berglin at lberglin@hamline.edu for this reception.
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Judicial Selection Forum at Hamline
The Ramsey County Bar Association and Hamline University School of Law will co-sponsor a forum on the topic of judicial selection on Monday, February 25, 2008 at Hamline University School of Law, Annette K. Levine Moot Court Room, from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
David Schultz, professor in the Graduate School of Management at Hamline University, will serve as moderator. Professor Schultz will provide an overview of the current system used in Minnesota to select judges and some alternative systems being proposed at the legislature this year. Philip Carruthers, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Director of the Prosecution Division and Mark Gehan, an attorney with Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh and member of the Quie Commission, will discuss whether the current system needs to be changed, and if so, the advantages and disadvantages of alternative proposals.
Please join us for what promises to be a lively discussion of this timely and important issue. For more information, please contact Cheryl Dalby at cheryl@ramseybar.org or 651-222-0846.
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Tell Us Your News
Hamline University School of Law alumni are making a difference in countless ways. Please share news of your latest professional accomplishments with your former classmates and law school faculty and staff. Send information to Alumni Director Susan Stephan at sstephan01@hamline.edu and we will share your news with others in future issues of the Advocate.
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"Pornography, Creativity, Copyright Law and Coercion"
Professor Ann Bartow, Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law will present her current work in progress "Pornography, Creativity, Copyright Law and Coercion".
Professor Bartow is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She began her teaching career as an Honorable Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellow at Temple University School of Law, where she also received an LL.M. in Legal Education. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina School of Law in the Fall of 2000, she held visiting appointments at the University of Dayton School of Law and the University of Idaho College of Law.
Professor Bartow currently teaches Intellectual Property Survey Law, Copyright Law, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law, Cyberspace Law, and Constitutional Law II - Individual Liberties. She has also taught Patent Law and Property, and in practice specialized in patent litigation. Her scholarship primarily focuses on the intersection between intellectual property laws and public policy concerns.
Where: Annette K. Levine Moot Court Room, Hamline University School of Law
When: Feb. 21, 2008 - 12:00PM
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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
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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
Contact: Linda Berglin lberglin@hamline.edu or 651-523-2082 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
Contact: Questions can be directed to Deb Lange at 651-523-2122 Top
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 3rd 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
"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
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Hamline University’s Newest Joint Degree Option: JD/MBA
Hamline's transformative JD/MBA prepares students to lead in today's dynamic global environment
Hamline University School of Law and Hamline University Graduate School of Management have combined the strengths of their two innovative programs to offer a JD/MBA for students interested in earning both a juris doctor in law and a masters in business administration.
"Students will emerge from our program with a strong sense of self, solid quantitative skills, integrated knowledge of core business disciplines, and the interpersonal and communication skills needed to successfully guide organizations and communities through growth and continuous improvement," said Graduate School of Management Dean Julian Schuster.
"The joint degree program will enable lawyers and business professionals involved with law to help start-up companies succeed and navigate the challenges of a highly complex, global marketplace," added Hamline University School of Law Dean Jon Garon. "Our graduates will be prepared to make a difference when they graduate, and to flourish in a changing world for decades to come."
For more information visit our JD/MBA webpage.
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Faculty Notes February 2008
Professor Larry Bakken taught a course to 60 graduate MBA students on International Business Negotiation at ISM, a business university in Vilnius, Lithuania, in November. While in Vilnius he visited with university and business leaders who examine the possibility of creating a business dispute settlement program for the Baltics. He also spoke to 75 business people on the use of alternative dispute resolution methods and lectured on American Public Administration policy and problems for graduate public administration students at Kaunas Technological University Lithonia.
Professor Bakken taught "Introduction to NAFTA" at Inter-American University Law School to 65 students. During the fall he also made six presentations on public conflict, public participation, and public meeting management techniques. These programs were sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities and were for elected and appointed officials in St. Paul, St. Cloud, Moorhead, Grand Rapids, Rochester and Redwood Falls.
Professor Jill Barclift has written the article, "Fuzzy Logic and Corporate Governance Theories," 6 Pierce Law Review 177 (2007) pdf "Codes of Ethics and State Fiduciary Duties: Where is the Line?" (forthcoming May 2008).
Dean Jon Garon spoke in Orange, California at the 10th Annual Chapman Law Review Symposium, Publicity Rights in Bytes - Contemporary Issues in Entertainment and Sports Law. Dean Garon presented discussed the recent court limitations on publicity rights in the context of computer games, fantasy sports leagues, and virtual worlds. In his presentation and forthcoming article, he suggests that a series of best practice rules and collective bargaining agreements should be developed to replace the patchwork of legal rules currently at play.
Professor Joseph Olson has filed an Amicus Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court for the case Parker v. D.C., which will address whether the right "to keep and bear arms" of the Constitution's Second Amendment is an individual right or only a collective right that states may regulate freely.
Class Notes February 2008
Ryan Kaatz '04 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP as a staff attorney in the intellectual property practice.
Megan Clinefelter '04 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP in the firm's litigation practice area.
Megan Hladilek '07 has joined the Minneapolis office of Faegre & Benson LLP in the firm's employment practice area.
Victor Vieth '87 has been honored for "Outstanding Service to the Profession" by Minnesota Lawyer, an independent weekly newspaper.
Diane Swenson '81 has been named President of the organization National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association. She will be responsible for guiding NLBDA's organizational performance, providing strategic leadership and serving as the Association's spokesperson on national issues.
Cheryl Stanton '97 has become a shareholder in Anthony Ostlund & Baer. She practices in all areas of commercial litigation.
Jason Kohlmeyer '00 has joined Farrish Johnson Law Office, Chtd. Jason practices in the fields of criminal defense, family law and civil litigation.
Katherine Canadeo Thompson '06 has joined the law firm of Peterson, Berk & Cross, S.C. as an associate in the family law department. The firm has offices in Appleton and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Angela Beranek Brandt '99 has become a partner at Larson King, LLP. Angela is an experienced trial lawyer and focuses her civil litigation practice in the areas of products liability, commercial, and employment litigation.
Stephanie Streff Angolkar '07 graduated from Hamline University School of Law in May 2007 and joined the Minnesota Court of Appeals as a judicial law clerk.
Frank Fernandez '05 has been appointed to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation's 13-member board of directors. The board directs the state's largest grant making foundation dedicated exclusively to improving health in Minnesota.
Family
Lucie McGee '97, her husband Thomas and their son Edward (2) celebrated the birth of Samuel Thomas on November 5, 2007. Lucie continues to work as an Assistant City Attorney for the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Tiffany Doherty-Schooler '07, husband Jason, and children Jackson and Jorja, welcomed their new son and brother William Wellstone, born September 27, 2007. Tiffany is an attorney with the Law Offices of Lenore L. Flinn, in Hutchinson, MN, practicing in Estates, Personal Injury, and Medical Malpractice.
Obituaries
Evelyn Anderson '81 died at the age of 89 on January 17, 2008, at the Fairview Seminary Home. She practiced with Peder Hong, and then had a private practice in Red Wing. In 1986 she received the Pro Bono Public Attorney Award.
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