U of M Day of Service

September 29, 2018, 8:00 am

Join Law School alumni and students at this year's UMN-wide community service day: Day of Service on September 29! Gophers in Minnesota, across the U.S. and around the world will come together in the spirit of maroon and gold to volunteer side by side. It’s one big day of service and gratitude! You can participate at one of the Law School hosted sites (below) or any site near you.

Q&A with 1L Camila Pacheco-Fores, Fulbright Scholar, Former Legal Aid Paralegal

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of Q&As with incoming Minnesota Law students.

Camila Pacheco-Fores comes to Minnesota Law with an already impressive C.V. of hands-on experience in the areas of migrant rights, immigration, and family law. She has completed a Fulbright fellowship in Mexico City and worked as a paralegal for a legal aid organization in Los Angeles.

Camila Pacheco-Fores ’21

University holiday

December 25, 2018, 8:00 am

The Law School at Walter F. Mondale Hall will be closed for a Twin Cities campus University holiday on Tuesday, December 25, 2018.

Q&A with LL.M. Student Lana Khader: Fulbright Scholar from Palestine

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of Q&As with incoming Minnesota Law students.

Lana Khader, LL.M. ’19, of Palestine is a Fulbright Foreign Student Program Scholar. She has a degree in law from Birzeit University. She has served as a volunteer for the Sawa organization for women and children protection, has been a trainee lawyer, as well as a teaching and research assistant. She recently answered a few questions about her background and her aspirations as she begins the LL.M. program at Minnesota Law.

Lana Khader LL.M. ’19 (Credit: Lama Amr)

Q&A with 1L Paul Hallett, Former Senior Legislative Aide to Paul Ryan

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of Q&As with incoming Minnesota Law students.

Before enrolling in Minnesota Law’s class of 2021, Paul Hallett served as senior legislative assistant to Paul Ryan, the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He recently answered a few questions about his background and his aspirations as he embarks on his legal education here at Minnesota Law.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Paul Hallett ’21

Perspectives on Taxation Lecture Series

September 12, 2018, 12:00 to 1:15 pm

Many states have long provided 100% tax credits for gifts to certain state-designated transferees, while other states recently have enacted similar but less generous credits for gifts to state-established funds. Both types of credits raise the question whether a donor may claim a full charitable contribution deduction for such gifts or instead must reduce the deduction amount by the value of the state tax savings arising from the gift.

1 Standard CLE credit has been requested; Event Code #262732

Q&A with 1L Jake Hilt, Former U.S. Army Ranger

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of Q&As with incoming Minnesota Law students.

Before enrolling in Minnesota Law's class of 2021, Jake Hilt served as a U.S. Army Ranger and was deployed a total of three times. He recently answered a few questions about his background and his aspirations as he embarks on his legal education here at Minnesota Law.

Welcome to the Minnesota Law class of 2021! You have an interesting background as a U.S. Army Ranger. Could you discuss a little bit about your experience?

Jake Hilt ’21

Ralph Strangis ’60, Corporate Dealmaker, Dies at 82

Ralph Strangis ’60, whose legal acumen and dealmaking prowess put him at the center of many of the Twin Cities’ most consequential business mergers and public-private partnerships, died Aug. 15 at his home in Minneapolis. The cause was heart disease.

Ralph Strangis ’60
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