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Robina Institute Executive Director Kelly Lyn Mitchell Honored by NASC with Richard P. Kern Memorial Award

Kelly Lyn Mitchell, executive director of Minnesota Law's Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice and a lecturer in law, received the Richard P. Kern Memorial Award for 2022 from the National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC).  The award recognizes an individual who “has contributed greatly to the development of sentencing policy and research.”  

Kelly Mitchell

Nine Minnesota Law Alumni Named Up & Coming Attorneys by Minnesota Lawyer

Nine Minnesota Law alumni were among a select group of lawyers recognized with Up & Coming Attorney award by Minnesota Lawyer newspaper.

The award recognizes “new attorneys off to a fast start in their legal careers and the legal professionals who work to make sure the job gets done.” All honorees are in their first decade of practice.

The following Minnesota Law alumni were among the honorees:

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President Biden Taps Jessica Looman '01 to Lead the U.S. Department of Labor's  Wage and Hour Division

President Biden has nominated Jessica Looman '01 to serve as administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Looman has served as the principal deputy administrator of the Division since Jan. 20, 2021. She previously served as the executive director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council, representing 70,000 union construction professionals working in 15 construction trades.

 Jessica Looman '01

Q&A: Visiting Assistant Professor Elizabeth Bentley

Elizabeth (“Betz”) Bentley recently joined Minnesota Law as a visiting assistant professor of law and the director of our new Civil Rights Appellate Clinic.  Her impressive legal background includes serving as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, as well as clerking for two other federal judges. She also worked at Jones Day and served as special counsel to Senator Amy Klobuchar and the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson. 

Prof. Elizabeth ("Betz") Bentley

After a Banner Year, Minnesota Law Is Now Ranked #18 in the Country for Moot Court Competition

The exceptional performance of multiple Minnesota Law moot court competition teams led to an unprecedented year at the University of Minnesota Law School.

“The Law School’s strategic investment in moot courts, combined with the hard work and dedication of students and their coaches, paid off in so many ways,” says Randall Ryder '09, assistant professor of appellate advocacy and director of Law in Practice. “Our moot court students develop advanced advocacy skills that allow them to excel as new lawyers and throughout their legal careers.”

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