Minnesota Law Magazine

Spring 2025
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The Future is Now in Environmental and Energy Law

Five Alumni Make an Impact in Environmental and Energy Law, Advocating for Cleaner Energy, Fighting Climate Change, and Shaping Policy

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Savannah Klein ’25 and Jack Thomas ’26.

An Experience Like No Other

Minnesota Law’s Experiential Education Programs Sets Students on the Path to Becoming Successful Lawyers

For the Record

The Fighting Mondales hockey team celebrating their golden gavel win.

Adjourned

10 Things to Do When We’re Not at Mondale Hall

John Hartmann.

Impact of Giving: Removing Barriers to Achieve Success

The John F. Hartmann Scholarship is Dedicated to Helping New Law Students Achieve Their Career Goals

A display case in the exhibit “Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100”

New Law Library Exhibit

Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100

A law student studying in Mondale Hall Library

Faculty & Staff Notes

Law School Hires, Promotions & Departures

Faculty Focus

Professor Daniel Schwartz standing outside with the city skyline behind him.

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Trusted to Get the Work Done?

Professor Daniel Schwarcz is Leading Research on the Use of AI in Legal Practice and Financial Services

An illustration of Sapna Kumar.

Finding Patent Solutions That Work For The Greater Good

Professor Sapna Kumar Combines Her Interests in Patent Law with Public Health and Justice

Mondale Hall

Breaking News

Minnesota Law faculty are some of the most highly sought-after legal experts in the country. Faculty frequently comment in the media on current legal, social, and political events of our time.

All Rise

Stuart Levesque.

Leading Questions: Stuart Levesque ’26

Incoming Editor-In-Chief for Minnesota Law Review, Volume 110

The national moot court team standing in a courtroom.

On the National Stage

Minnesota Law Moot Court Program Gets the Nod for a Prestigious National Championship Tournament and Makes its Mark

Lucy and YiYang, two students working at the NIL

Scoring Big

Now in its Third Year, Minnesota Law’s Sports & Name, Image and Likeness Clinic is a Leader in Representing College Athletes

Digital Exclusives

Katelyn Tarrolly ’25.

Hands-On Experience in a ‘Dream Job’

The Corporate Externship Field Placement Program Sets Students Up for Success

Brock Hunter.

Helping Veterans Get Treatment for PTSD — Instead of Jail Time

Minnesota Law alum Brock Hunter ’97 advocates for veterans who return home with PTSD

The JD Class of 2025 standing on the steps of Northrup Auditorium in full graduation regalia

Congratulations to Minnesota Law’s Class of 2025!

The University of Minnesota Law School celebrated its 137th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, at Northrop.

Professor Daniel Schwartz standing outside with the city skyline behind him.

Fixing America’s Broken Insurance Markets in a Time of Climate Change

Professor Daniel Schwarcz Looks to Obamacare as a Model for Homeowners’ Insurance

Professors Frances, Francis, and Wolf

Portable MRI: The Ethical, Legal & Societal Challenges of New Brain Imaging Technology

Minnesota Law Faculty Professors Francis Shen and Susan Wolf Joined with Professor Frances Lawrenz on a 5-Year, NIH Funded Project

Alexa Johnson-Gomez.

In the Public Interest

Robina Postgraduate Fellowship Recipient Alexa Johnson-Gomez ’24 Uses Her Advocacy Skills to Protect the Children of Incarcerated Caregivers