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FALL 2012 RETIRED MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE HELEN MEYER’S ‘Plan for the Future’ on law VOLUME 30, NO. 2 Published by the Office of Institutional Advancement 19 William Mitchell College of Law 875 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 651-290-6370 651-290-7502 fax [email protected] wmitchell.edu/alumni EXECUTIVE EDITOR Steve Linders WRITING Nancy Crotti Steve Linders 16 Paul Moore Phil Theibert Jim Walsh 13 ART DIRECTION John Biasi DESIGN John Biasi Katelynn Palmer PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Crouser Tim Rummelhoff Sarah Whiting Steve Woit PRESIDENT AND DEAN Eric S. Janus CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 32 Stephen B. Bonner ’72 26 23 FALL 2012 MITCHELL IN FOCUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2 Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich ’55 Tea for Women in Law Chair Stephen B. Bonner ’72 4 Alumni CLE Series Vice Chair Daniel O’Keefe ’78 Secretary John H. Hooley ’80 Treasurer Louis L. Ainsworth ’77 875 SUMMIT 4-9 5 The region’s law school of choice Lynn M. Anderson ’80 6 Marshall-Brennan fellows hit the workforce Lawrence T. Bell ’79 John D. Buck 6 STAND in embracing diversity Jeffrey P. Cairns ’81 7 Mitchell named ‘Military Friendly’ Richard R. Crowl ’76 8 Meet Jessie Rajtar 3L Lisa A. Gray ’86 8 Remembering Assistant Director of Admissions Joe Walsh Judge Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks ’85 9 Faculty news James J. Hoolihan ’79 Kathy Kimmel ’96 10 Breathe first. Then find inspiration. Stephen R. Lewis Jr. Martin R. Lueck ’84 Ret. Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson ’76 THOUGHT LEADERS Ret. Justice Helen M. Meyer ’83 11 Practical Wisdom—it can take you anywhere Joseph S. Micallef ’62 Ruth A. Mickelsen ’81 ALUMNI LINK Mansco Perry III ’81 12 The Hachey Initiative: Get invloved … it works Kathleen Flynn Peterson ’81 12 New Alumni Association Board of Directors Judge Denise Reilly ’83 Peter M. Reyes Jr. ’97 Ellen G. Sampson ’84 GIVING BACK, GIVING FORWARD Lenor A. Scheffler ’88 25 Record Annual Fund participation rate William R. Sieben ’77 25 Three alumni who supported Mitchell in 2011-12 David M. Sparby ’80 William F. Stute ’97 CLASS NOTES 27-30 Thomas W. Tinkham 27 Karla Hancock ’80 Eric C. Tostrud ’90 29 Mitchell Firsts: What are they up to these days? Amy Xu ’97 IN MEMORIAM 30-31 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD 31 Mike Ford ’79: An advocate’s advocate President Kathy Kimmel ’96 Vice President Hon. Jill Halbrooks ’85 LEGAL LEGEND Secretary/ Treasurer T. Nicole James-Gilchrist ’03 Doug Heidenreich ’61: Renaissance Man Extraordinaire 13 Peter Berge ’83 David Bland ’79 OFF THE BEATEN PATH Mark V. Chapin ’82 16 Jamin Arvig ’07: Green Dream Elizabeth Cowan Wright ’02 Fred Dawe ’92 John Degnan ’76 FEATURES Alison Drichta Patiuk ’09 19 Jeff Anderson ’75: A Life of Love & Law Jill K. Esch ’03 Jewelie Grape ’99 23 Helen Meyer ’83: A Plan for the Future Mark A. Hallberg ’79 Alex Kim ’06 Barbara J. Klas ’91 6 THINGS ABOUT Bruce Nerland ’88 26 Melissa Wright ’93 Lori Oleson ’02 Judge George T. Stephenson ’85 Robert Suk ’70 TO THE POINT Chris Tymchuck ’08 32 Stephen Bonner ’72: Where would we be if not for Mitchell? Bill White ’82 Justice Esther M. Tomljanovich ’55 Tea for Women in Law Professor and Co-Director of Mitchell’s Clinical Program Ann Juergens welcomes the crowd Christine Eid ’08 and Heather Diersen ’08 It’s the Hats! In the tradition of the teas hosted by the former lawyers’ legal fraternity Phi Delta Delta, hats and gloves are admired, but not Kathryn Ebnet, 2L and required. Once again, Janelle Frederick, 2L Justice Tomljanovich made her collection of swanky tea hats available to rent as a fundraiser. 2 MITCHELL on law MITCHELL IN FOCUS Justice Esther Tomljanovich ’55 with Justice Esther Tomljanovich with some of the longtime friend and colleague, many women to whom she has offered advice, Judge Doris Huspeni ’70 counsel, and friendship The tea featured food from three different tea- drinking countries Last April, hundreds of Mitchell alumni and friends gathered for one of the college’s most anticipated events of the‘ year: The Annual Justice Esther M. Tom- ljanovich ‘55 Tea for Women in Law. Attendees shared great conversation, delicious food, and tea (of course). Esther Tomljanovich told her inspiring story of breaking into the profession during a time when women were “relegated to the recep- tionist desk.” And, perhaps most importantly, the Tea and its cor- responding CLE raised money in support of Women in Law Scholarships (2011–12 recipients at left). Since Mitchell began raising money for the Women in Law Scholarship Fund, alumni and friends have given more than $1 million. Learn more at wmitchell.edu/tea. Photos by Sarah Whiting wmitchell.edu/news 3 alumni CLEseries Recent graduates Free (2011-12) All other alumni $20 Webcasts $30 LEARN MORE & REGISTER CONVENIENT. INTERESTING. RELEVANT. wmitchell.edu/lectures Past CLEs Failures, Screw-ups, and Bankruptcy Basics: Unknowns (and Why They What Every Lawyer Should Know U.S. Supreme Court Review can be Good for You) FRIDAY, MAR. 22 | NOON–1:30 PM THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 | 7:30–9 AM FRIDAY, DEC. 14 ‘ | NOON–1:30 PM Michael Sheridan ‘08 Professors Mike Steenson and Dyan Williams 05 Mehmet Konar-Steenburg LLC Double Feature: Preventive Detention Schemes Using Member Control Agreements for Medical Assistance 101: in Germany and Minnesota: Binding Arbitration that ACTUALLY Binds Planning for Long-term Care Recent Developments in the Application of the Real Parties in the Deal and Modifying FRIDAY, SEP. 28 | NOON–1:30‘ PM the European Convention on Human Rights or Eliminating Fiduciary Duties William L. Brown 94 FRIDAY, JAN. 25 | NOON–1:30 PM THURSDAY, APR. 11 | 7:30–9 AM Dean Eric Janus Professor Dan Kleinberger Upcoming CLEs Ethical Issues for What you Need to Know Social Media and the Workplace: Transactional Lawyers to Succeed in Court: What Every Employer and THURSDAY, FEB. 7 | 7:30–9 AM Employee Needs to Know Perspectives from Law Clerks Professor Greg ‘ Duhl and THURSDAY, MAY 9‘ | 7:30–9 AM FRIDAY, OCT. 19 | NOON–1:30‘ PM Jaclyn Millner 09 Jennifer Young 09 and ‘ Teresa Thompson 94 What’s Hot (and What’s Not) Michelle Anderson-Horecka 09 The Why and How of Accelerated in Family Law Worldwide Patent Filings Whose Case is it Anyway? FRIDAY, FEB. 22 | N‘ OON–1:30 PM Ethical Decisionmaking for FRIDAY, NOV. 16 | NOON–1:30 PM ‘ Allison Marshall 05 Mark DiPietro and Lori Sargeno 06 Criminal Defense Lawyers Torts in the Courts FRIDAY, MAY 17 | NOON–1:30 PM Professor Brad Colbert The Appellate Court’s Standard THURSDAY, MAR. 14 | 7:30–9 AM of Review of Pre-trial and Trial Professors David Prince and Court’s Evidence Rulings Mike Steenson ACA Today: Where Health Care Reform Stands in 2013 THURSDAY, DEC. 13 | 7:30–9 AM Professor Edward Toussaint FRIDAY, JUNE 14 ‘ | NOON–1:30 PM Kate Johansen 09 4 MITCHELL on law Photo by Tim Rummelhoff 875 SummIT The Region’s Law School of Choice in 2012 William Mitchell has retained its status as the region’s law SamPLE of uNdERgRaduaTE SchooLS University of North Dakota school of choice for students University of Gonzaga Washington University Boston in search of a practical legal University of Syracuse College Minnesota University Marquette education. University of North Dakota University Oregon Brigham Young State University University of On Thursday, Aug. 23, Mitchell University Pennsylvania University of welcomed 260 first-year students to the Colorado Loyola Marymount University of University of beginning of their law school careers. University Arizona State Iowa Pittsburgh University Once again, more students chose to University of Indiana Kansas University College of attend Mitchell than any other area law William & Mary University of Florida State school. And again, the first-year class has Texas-El Paso University Chaminade impressive credentials. University University of Florida For the ages 1900 Years Mitchell STudENT PRofILE has been Student backgrounds in existence 112 1910 LSAT All come from a variety of personal 1920 155 150-158 and professional Median 25th-75th Percentile backgrounds and bring unique life 1930 GPA experiences to our classrooms Age of Doug 3.38 3.11-3.58 Heidenreich One is an orthopedic 1940 80 (more on Professor 1LS REPRESENT surgeon who is Heidenreich on page 13) attending part time while maintaining his 1950 practice One is a former patent 1960 officer with the U.S. 28U.S. FOREIGN12 UNDERGRADUATE95 Patent and Trademark Oldest first-year STATES COUNTRIES INSTITUTIONS Office student 1970 49 Class makeup One is a former Peace Corps volunteer in 1980 Guatemala Median first-year student age 24 49% womEN Two are former Teach 1990 for America volunteers Youngest first-year Several serve in the student 13% of coLoR 20 2000 U.S. Armed Forces Many are parents 2010 16 hoLd gRaduaTE dEgREES wmitchell.edu/news 5 875 SUMMIT Marshall-Brennan fellows hit the workforce It’s been three years since Associate Dean for Administration Mary Pat Byrn started the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project at Mitchell. The project helps law school stu- dents develop communications and leadership skills by sending them into high school classrooms where they teach constitutional rights. Last spring, the first group of Marshall-Brennan fellows earned their David Safar law degrees and joined the ranks of working professionals. They say the experience teaching in high schools Mitchell is one of only 12 law has prepared them well. schools in the country (and the only MEYER RETURNS TO MITCHELL David Safar ’12 went so far as to one in Minnesota) to be part of the write a paper about the effectiveness program, which, thanks to support The big question on of the project as a teaching tool.