Molly Doda, 3L, Spends Summer as Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow

Molly Doda, 3L, was selected for the 2019 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship.

Each summer, Equal Justice Works partners with Legal Services Corporation to support 30 dedicated law students who want to serve rural and isolated communities across the United States and its territories. Student fellows spend eight to 10 weeks during the summer conducting outreach, exploring innovative ways to meet with clients living in remote areas, and building capacity at the organizations they serve.

Doda was hosted by Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, where she worked with landlords to find mutually beneficial alternatives to eviction.

Two Students Hosted at Latham & Watkins Tech Summit in NYC

Noah Cozad and Jiatian Huang, 2Ls, were among a select group of students from around the country whom Latham & Watkins hosted at its Technology Innovation Summit in New York City last spring.

Through a series of presentations, simulations, and workshops, the students engaged with lawyers and senior executives from the firm and industry experts in emerging and fast-evolving legal technology. The summit’s interactive sessions covered topics including artificial intelligence, blockchain, practice-area-specific resources, emerging legal technologies, and design thinking.

Students were competitively selected for the program on the basis of academic and leadership achievements, demonstrated interest in legal technology, and desire to practice law at a global firm. As part of the application process, the students submitted a statement addressing their interest in learning about innovation and technology and how they could make technology one of their competitive advantages.

Joshua Greenberg ’19 Receives Environmental and Energy Law Student Award

Joshua Greenberg ’19 was the 2019 recipient of the Charles Nauen and Pati Jo Pofahl Environmental and Energy Law Student Award, which honors a graduating student in Minnesota Law’s environmental and energy concentration who exemplifies a strong commitment to environmental and energy law, academic accomplishment in the area, and leadership in and contributions to the Law School’s environment and energy law program.

From fall 2018 through spring 2019, Greenberg served as president of the Environmental and Energy Law Society and student director of the Environmental & Energy Law Clinic. After graduating last May, Greenberg joined the Minneapolis law firm of Dorsey & Whitney.

Paul Dimick '19 Awarded Equal Justice Works Fellowship

Paul Dimick ’19 was awarded a prestigious Equal Justice Works Fellowship last spring. Dimick is using his fellowship to provide advocacy and education assistance to immigrants.

Dimick works with the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, where he represents low-income immigrants in detention. He is also developing a federal habeas corpus manual for other attorneys representing detained noncitizens.

Thomas Hansfield, 3L, Appears on NPR's Planet Money Podcast

Thomas Hansfield, 3L, appeared on NPR’s Planet Money podcast to discuss his article in the Minnesota Law Review regarding in-game video game purchases and whether or not they fit the legal definition of gambling.