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Expert Witness Training Academy earns high marks, extended funding

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:36:15 +0000

Many of the nation’s top scientific minds will once again spend part of their summer at William Mitchell learning how to communicate more clearly: Mitchell’s one-of-a-kind expert witness training program has received funding for at least two more years from the National Science Foundation (NSF). In approving the grant for the Expert Witness Training Academy, …

Mitchell students get ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ with Chinese law moot court

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:13:07 +0000

When it comes to a law school experience, it’s hard to beat arguing a case in front of a Minnesota Supreme Court justice. Last month students from William Mitchell and the University of Minnesota faced off in a moot court case in front of Justice Paul Anderson and a team of law professors and senior …

Supreme Court Justice Wright to speak at spring commencement

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:36:30 +0000

Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Wilhelmina Wright will be the commencement speaker at William Mitchell College of Law’s 2013 spring graduation. The commencement ceremony is 2 pm Sunday, May 19, at RiverCentre, 175 West Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul. Wright has been an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court since last September, when she was appointed …

Law and Business Lunch explores technology, the law, and business

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:29:19 +0000

This year’s Center for Law and Business Lunch will feature a panel of successful business leaders discussing how the rapid growth of technology has impacted their enterprises. Celebrate the Center for Law and Business What: Two-Year Anniversary Lunch When: 11:30 am-1:30 pm Thursday, May 16 Where: William Mitchell Auditorium RSVP: Maureen.McGinn@wmitchell.edu Technology and the Law: How technology is impacting the …

Prof. Steenson honored by former, current law review editors

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:29:44 +0000

In 1972, a student-faculty committee at William Mitchell recommended starting a law review. Surprisingly, the idea was controversial. Law reviews, many believed, would be too much work for the Mitchell students—all of whom attended part-time, many of whom worked full time. Luckily, the William Mitchell Law Review had a champion in Professor Mike Steenson. Under his leadership, …

Energy and the Environment Conference drills deep into natural gas policy

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:25:03 +0000

A full house packed the Mitchell auditorium April 12 to hear lively discussion and thought provoking discourse on the future of inexpensive natural gas and its environmental impacts. The Fourth Annual Energy and the Environment Conference drew 180 people from state and local government, law, business, and the general public—all interested in exploring how the domestic …

Fellowships allow students to do valuable human rights work

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:43:00 +0000

Students working on crucial human rights issues through World Without Genocide at William Mitchell College of Law are now eligible for the new Benjamin B. Ferencz Fellowships in Law and Human Rights. The fellowships provide financial support for internships at World Without Genocide. Students will work on core areas of human rights advocacy, including research, policy …

Minnesota DHS commissioner to observe National Healthcare Decisions Day at Mitchell

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:20:58 +0000

William Mitchell’s National Healthcare Decisions Day event will include a special guest: Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, who will join attorneys and law students Tuesday, April 16, to provide free assistance to anyone who wants to complete an advance health care directive. Jessen will stop by the Kelley Boardroom at 1 pm; the event runs …

First-year Mitchell students enjoy big career development advantage

paul.moore@wmitchell.edu — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:09 +0000

First-year law students have plenty of new experiences to deal with, so thinking about where they’ll end up after law school might not be their top priority right off the bat. But at William Mitchell, the wheels are already in motion before they walk through the door. Mitchell Career Office Students and alumni will find an array …

Director of Public Health Law Center, other public health leaders urge FDA to act on menthol cigarettes

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:16:26 +0000

Leading national public health advocates, including Doug Blanke, director of the Public Health Law Center at William Mitchell, filed a Citizen Petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit the use of menthol as a characterizing flavoring in cigarettes. The historic menthol petition was delivered to FDA offices today (Friday, April 12) by …

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis to speak at Mitchell

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:35:44 +0000

Michael J. Davis, chief U.S. district judge for the District of Minnesota, will speak at a free, public event in William Mitchell College of Law’s Kelley Boardroom from 5:30 to 7 pm Thursday, April 11. He will discuss his time on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the importance of judicial review in the …

Michael D’Antonio, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, to speak at Mitchell

steve.linders@wmitchell.edu — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:12:22 +0000

Michael D’Antonio, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the recently released “Mortal Sins,” will sign copies of his book and speak at a reception in William Mitchell College of Law’s Kelley Boardroom from 4 to 6 pm Friday, April 19. D’Antonio is a former reporter and features writer in New England, Washington D.C., and …