News
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Prof. Hari Osofsky Receives Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Law, Property, and Society
June 2, 2016At its recent annual meeting, held at the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Association for Law, Property, and Society (ALPS) honored Professor Hari Osofsky with its Distinguished Service Award.
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Bryan R. Browning (’08) Elected President of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
May 24, 2016Bryan R. Browning (’08) has been elected president of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association (MHBA), which was founded in 1991 to organize Hispanic attorneys, judges, law students, and other concerned members of the Hispanic community into a force for professional and community benefit.
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New Law School Public Interest Residency Program Expands Career Opportunities
May 23, 2016The Law School announced today the launch of an innovative program to provide students committed to serving the public with valuable legal experience and to provide them with guaranteed legal employment post-graduation, while providing leading public interest and government organizations with much-needed legal assistance.
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Law School Honors Class of 2016 at 128th Commencement Exercises
May 20, 2016The University of Minnesota Law School held its 128th commencement ceremony May 14 at Northrop Memorial Auditorium.
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Spring 2016 Issue of Perspectives Now Available Online
May 19, 2016Writer Cathy Madison talks to five alumni about their career paths in the cover story, “Alternative Dispute Revolution: Mediators Go for the Win-Win.” These mediators bypass the courtroom with a more Zen approach, listening, guiding and sorting through the obstacles that get in the way of a settlement or resolution.
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Class of 2016 Students Honored at Awards Ceremony
May 18, 2016The Law School welcomed graduates and their families for the 2016 Student Awards and Recognition Ceremony, held at 2:00 p.m., May 13 in Lockhart Hall. The event acknowledged outstanding student achievement among those in the Class of 2016, prior to the May 14 Commencement.
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Nikki Farago (’07) Named Minnesota’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Children and Family Services
May 11, 2016The Minnesota Department of Human Services has named Nikki Farago (’07) the deputy assistant commissioner of its Children and Family Services (CFS) program. CFS is responsible for adoption, foster care, child care, child support, adolescent services, public assistance, child protection, refugee resettlement, economic opportunities, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Gail T. Kulick (’85) Appointed Judge in Minnesota’s 7th District
May 11, 2016Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Gail T. Kulick (’85) to serve as a judge in the state’s 7th Judicial District, which consists of Becker, Benton, Clay, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd, and Wadena Counties. In making the appointment, Dayton said, “Throughout her distinguished career, Gail T. Kulick has proven herself committed to justice for all Minnesotans.
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Heather Abraham (’12) Awarded Equal Justice Works Fellowship
May 10, 2016Heather Abraham (’12) has been awarded a two-year postgraduate fellowship through Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit organization whose mission is “mobilizing the next generation of lawyers committed to equal justice.” Abraham will spend the term of her fellowship at Legal Services of Northern Michigan, in Traverse City, representing homeless adults and low-income renters at imminent risk of home
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Prof. Mark Kappelhoff Appointed Judge in Minnesota’s 4th District
May 9, 2016Governor Mark Dayton has appointed University of Minnesota Law School Professor Mark Kappelhoff to serve as a judge in Minnesota’s 4th Judicial District. The district, encompassing Hennepin County, is the state’s largest trial court. In appointing Kappelhoff, Dayton praised his “deep commitment to justice and public service.”