Minnesota Law

Spring 2021
Issues/Contents
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A Fertile Niche

Minnesota Law grads are thriving in the fast-changing world of food and agriculture law
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Alumni Q&A: Susan Schneider

Susan Schneider has taught food and agricultural law and policy courses for more than 20 years.
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Meet the Incoming Leaders of Law Council

Katherine Chen, 2L, and Victor Jimenez, 1L, the new president and VP, seek to improve the student experience, deepen support for BIPOC students
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Walter F. Mondale ‘56, Former Vice President, U.S. Senator, and Ambassador, Dies at 93

A dedicated public servant, he reshaped the vice presidency and exemplifed lawyer leadership
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Law Clinic Client Freed After 18 Years in Prison

Professor Perry Moriearty and two student attorneys helped Myon Burrell win a commutation of a life sentence that he received for a crime committed when he was 16 years old.
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1Ls Take on Chauvin Trial Community Support with Local Nonprofit

Three students are coordinating civic education and student engagement efforts through a unique collaboration between with the Legal Rights Center
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Supremely Situated

Several alums are serving or have recently completed their service on the top rung of their respective state's court system
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Theory at Work

Professor Alan Rozenshtein brings boundless energy to the nascent but sprawling field of cybersecurity
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Minnesota Law Students Get Hands on Experience with Presidential Policymaking

Four 3Ls coordinated and participated in high-level policy discussions with members of the Biden transition team and incoming administration
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Career Center Helps Students, Employers Navigate Virtual Hiring

“The Law School and Career Center haven’t missed a beat with anything once it went virtual," says Carlton Hemphill, 2L
From the Dean

A Message of Hope This Spring

With the legacy of Vice President Mondale and our rich history of accomplished alumni to guide us, I am filled with optimism and hope about our future.

Sections

For the Record

For the Record

MLK Convocation Centers on 'Breaking the Dam Against Social Progress'
For the Record

A Tranformative Impact: The Robina Foundation
For the Record

In Brief
For the Record

A Witness to Barbarism: New Digital Exhibit Released by the Law Library

New digital Law Library exhibit features a collection of documens and photographs telling the story of Captain Horace R. Hansen.
For the Record

Impact of Giving

Reginald Steer Family Foundation with student Alex Salazar

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus

In Pursuit of Justice

Retiring Professor Richard Frase Closes the Book on a Storied Career in Criminal Law
Faculty Focus

Faculty News, Awards, and Grants
Faculty Focus

Author in Question: Professor Richard Painter

Professor Richard Painter and his co-author, writer Peter Golenbock, provide an in-depth exploration of the rule of law—the legal bedrock on which this country was founded.
Faculty Focus

Professor Steve Befort '74 Retiring after nearly Four Decades at Law School

Professor Befort ’74 laid a strong foundation in labor & employment law for generations of law students
Faculty Focus

Faculty in Print

All Rise

All Rise

Law in Practice Holds its 2nd Annual LiPPY Awards

34 Students honored for their accomplishments; virtual evening event featured fun, celebrity cameos
All Rise

Student News
All Rise

Leading Questions: Brandie Burris, 2L

A former policy director of educational nonprofits, Burris was recently elected by her peers as editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Law Review

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

Q&A with Ivania Galeano, LL.M. ’21

U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Honduras
Raising the Bar

Alumni News
Raising the Bar

Profiles in Practice: Intellectual Property

In a new alumni feature, six Minnesota Law grads describe their work in the Intellectual Property field.
Raising the Bar

Class Notes

News about your classmates and colleagues
Raising the Bar

Alumni Interrogatory: B. Todd Jones '83

Senior Vice President and Special Counsel of National Football League B. Todd Jones reflects on his career.