Faculty in the news, February 2013 President and Dean Eric Janus was quoted in a Minnesota Daily article about smaller law school classes, saying the decline is likely due to the economy and people’s perceptions about it. Read the Minnesota Daily article Dean Janus is also quoted in an ABC Newspapers article about his testimony before the Minnesota …
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Mitchell hosts ‘law school for legislators’
For the past 15 years or so, newly elected Minnesota legislators and House and Senate leaders have often spent a day at William Mitchell College of Law learning about the upcoming session’s key legal issues. Continue reading →
A thank-you 50 years in the making
In half a century at William Mitchell, Professor Doug Heidenreich has probably never had a night like he had January 23, when 150 people turned out to thank and honor him for his 50 years of service. Continue reading →
Mitchell professor advising Department of Justice on sexual assault issues
Mitchell Professor Sarah Deer has been named chair of a U.S. Department of Justice federal advisory committee designed to develop protocol for responding to sexual assault in tribal communities. Continue reading →
Students get experience, a non-profit gets legal help, and Bolivians get badly needed supplies
This semester 11 Mitchell students are doing work that will have an impact five thousand miles away. They’re part of Professor Chris Ver Ploeg’s seminar, “Advising the International and Humanitarian NGO,” in which they gain experience serving as legal advisers to a major international non-profit organization. Continue reading →
Briggs and Morgan, Xcel Energy fund an endowed chair in energy and environmental law at William Mitchell
William Mitchell has created the Briggs and Morgan/Xcel Energy Chair in Energy and Environmental Law as a result of generous gifts from both Xcel Energy and the law firm of Briggs and Morgan, P.A. Continue reading →
Professors from two hemispheres work to create international experience for students
The day is coming when a student who studies law at William Mitchell will also have the opportunity to study at a major university in China. Making progress on an exchange program was on Professor Ken Port’s agenda on his recent trip to Beijing, where he met with the dean and associate dean of the …
Dean Eric Janus named to sex offender civil commitment panel
William Mitchell President and Dean Eric Janus is part of a new task force that will look into the processes related to the civil commitment of sex offenders. Janus is one of 15 members named to the Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force by Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson. Continue reading →
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer ’83 and Bill Bieber give to ensure best outcomes for children in the courts
Recently retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer and her husband business executive Bill Bieber have created a $1 million endowed chair at William Mitchell College of Law in child protection. Continue reading →
Faculty in the news, September 2012
Members of the Mitchell community shared their legal expertise with media outlets across the country in September: Continue reading →
Center for Law and Business gives students crucial skills and added marketplace value
A one-of-a-kind program is giving Mitchell students even more essential tools as they prepare for a career in law, business, or both. The Center for Law and Business recently began its second academic year of offering students courses with a non-law business curriculum, along with traditional business law courses. Continue reading →
Attorneys from across the country sharpen their skills in advocacy at Mitchell
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy, combined with William Mitchell’s strength in advocacy, drew dozens of attorneys from across the country who were looking to improve their deposition skills, trial skills, and their use of technology. Continue reading →
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