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Dean Garry Jenkins Responds to the Open Letter from Students
On August 19, Dean Jenkins responded to an open letter from law students about Minnesota Law's committment to racial justice.
Dear Samia and other members of the law student community:
Richard Allyn ’69, Erin Osborne ’13, & Marisa Tillman, 3L, Recognized for Outstanding Service by MJF
Richard Allyn ’69 of Robins Kaplan, Erin Osborne ’13 of Central Minnesota Legal Services (CMLS), and Marisa Tillman, 3L, have all been recognized by the Minnesota Justice Foundation with Outstanding Service Awards.
Summer Job Spotlight: Schuyler Troy, 2L, Summer Associate, Fredrikson & Byron
Rising 2L Schuyler Troy is currently working as a summer associate for Fredrikson & Byron, a Minneapolis-based firm with more than 300 attorneys internationally. Not only is Troy getting a chance to experience the litigation work he would one day like to pursue, but he has also had the opportunity to perform pro bono work in areas that he is passionate about.
Summer Job Spotlight: Emily Curran, 2L, Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Public Defender in Missouri
Emily Curran, 2L, is a legal intern at the Capital Habeas Unit (CHU), Federal Public Defender, for the Western District of Missouri. Based in Kansas City, the CHU is responsible for providing federal capital habeas representation in cases throughout the state. Missouri’s last execution was in May, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal court’s stay.
Q&A: Amarachi Ihejirika ’16, Attorney, Blackwell Burke
Amarachi Ihejirika ’16 is a product liability defense lawyer with Blackwell Burke in Minneapolis, where she represents corporate clients of all sizes. She was recently named one of the National Black Lawyers Top 40 under 40, recognizing highly talented young Black attorneys.
Summer Job Spotlight: Yemaya Hanna, 2L, Maslon, Medtronic, & Minnesota Legislature
Yemaya Hanna, 2L, has had the opportunity to have professional experiences in three very different types of professional environments this summer.
Summer Job Spotlight: Emily Newman, 2L, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Emily Newman, 2L, is spending her summer as an intern with the Office of the General Counsel for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA is scientific agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere. The internship, which would have normally taken place in Juneau, Alaska, is being conducted remotely.
Prof. Murray, Clemency Project Secure Compassionate Release for Grandmother Vulnerable to COVID-19
The parallels often drawn between a life sentence and the death penalty may be even more apt with COVID-19 sweeping through prisons.
That helps explain Minnesota Law Professor JaneAnne Murray’s relief when a federal judge last month reduced Deborah Jackson’s sentence from life without the possibility of parole to time served for a low-level, non-violent drug offense committed in 2009.
Tarun Sharma, a Rising 2L with Major League Experience
The recent start of a COVID-shortened Major League Baseball season has special meaning to rising 2L Tarun Sharma, who, before coming to Minnesota Law, worked for two MLB teams. He was an analytics intern for the Arizona Diamondbacks and a baseball operations assistant for the San Francisco Giants. Sharma recently answered a few questions about his interest in the “national pastime,” his experiences at Minnesota Law so far, and his current 1L summer clerkship through Twin Cities Diversity in Practice.
Dennis Mathisen ’66, Lawyer, Banker, and Entrepreneur, Dies at 80
Dennis “Matt” Mathisen ’66, who found success in law, banking, and real estate development and was known for his active lifestyle and wide array of philanthropic interests, passed away July 22 at his home in Vail, Colorado. He was 80 and had lived for 18 years with a rare lymphoma, after being given a life expectancy of five years at his original diagnosis.
