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Charles Rubenstein ’55, a longtime friend and supporter of the Law School, passed away on July 9 at the age of 99. At the time of his death, he was one of the Law School's oldest living alumni.

Born into a poor family of Russian Jewish immigrants, Rubenstein served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His route to Law School was through hard work and dedication.

After graduating from Minnesota Law, Rubenstein practiced as a sole practitioner and worked in many different areas of the law.

Minnesota Law welcomed 231 first-year J.D. students from nearly 140 undergraduate institutions in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and six different countries. It is one of the most diverse and academically accomplished classes in the Law School’s nearly 135-year history.

Key statistics of Minnesota Law’s class of 2024 include:

After nine years as a fixture on WCCO Radio, Roshini Rajkumar ’97 is stepping away on Sept. 5 to concentrate on her media coaching & consulting business. She is not giving up on broadcast entirely, however, and plans to continue her digital show, Discover Minnesota with Roshini, on the Good Neighbor’s Facebook platform.

Six Minnesota Law students recently shared their perspectives on their diverse summer career experiences, which ranged from working at a big law firm, to providing legal assistance to potato farmers in rural Maine, to interning at federal agencies such as the FCC and SEC, to performing corporate work for a major streaming entertainment network.

Learn more about how the students spent their summers and what they experienced by following the links below:

The Law School has named incoming 1L Brandon Redmon as the first recipient of the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law.

The scholarship was set up by the Law School with the generous support and leadership of Catlan McCurdy '11 and Sanjiv Laud '12 as well as hundreds of other contributors.

Professor Myron Orfield's connection to Minnesota Law started over a century ago when his great uncle, Matthias Orfield, attended the law school, graduating in 1912. Professor Orfield's uncle and mentor, Lester Orfield, was a 1927 graduate of Minnesota Law. All three Orfields have made their mark on public policy in the state, nation, and world.

Eight Minnesota Law alumni were among the individuals named “Up & Coming Attorneys” for 2021 by Minnesota Lawyer.

Receiving the award, given to fast-rising legal professions in their first decade of practice, are:

The Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has announced that it is recognizing the legal team of Myon Burrell for work they did in securing Burrell’s release after he had served 18 years in prison.

Rachel Clark Hughey ’03 has been appointed to the bench of Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District.

“I am proud to appoint Ms. Hughey to the Fourth Judicial District bench,” said Governor Tim Walz. “She is an accomplished lawyer who brings extensive legal and courtroom experience and devotion to public service. Ms. Hughey will be an outstanding addition to the bench.”

Professor Tom Cotter was recently appointed as the Law School’s new associate dean of research and planning.