March–April 2004

“A refusal to let envelope firm fold”—April 25, 2004, Dick Youngblood column, Minneapolis Star Tribune
William Mitchell alumna Debra Revzen '95 took over her father's ailing envelope business to keep it from closing. Today, Twin Cities Envelope Inc. is thriving.

“New Blandin chief is a consensus builder”—April 22, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jim Hoolihan '79 was named president of the Blandin Foundation, Minnesota's largest rural-based grantmaker.

“New CEO to assume reins of NRMC May 5”—April 21, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Christine Harff '97 was named chief executive officer of Northern Rockies Medical Center and will assume the position on May 5.

“Attorney Gail Chang Bohr presented with Advocate Award”—April 19, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
William Mitchell alumna Gail Chang Bohr '91 was presented with the 2004 Advocate Award by the Civil Litigation Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Chang Bohr has been the director of the Children's Law Center of Minnesota since its inception in 1995.

“Moose Lake sex offender accused of exploitation”—April 16, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune
William Mitchell Professor Eric Janus challenges the constitutionality of a proposed bill that would allow mental health treatment officials to monitor the phone calls, mail, and communications of civilly committed sexual offenders.

“Berkovitz goes on trial, interrupts proceeding”—April 13, 2004, Minneapolis Star Tribune
William Mitchell Professor Eric Janus discusses the unlikelihood that Susan Berkovitz, on trial for the attempted murder of her attorney William Mitchell alumnus Richard Hendrickson '80 and cousin Shelley Joseph-Kordell, would be found psychologically incompetent to stand trial because of an outburst she made during the first day of jury selection in her trial.

“Symons joins Plus Relocation Services”—April 9, 2004,
The Business Journal
William Mitchell College of Law alumna Karlin Symons '88 has become Plus Relocation Services' new president after serving as its legal counsel for 16 years.

“Ken Nickolai: The threat we've been warned of”—April 4, 2004, commentator, Minneapolis Star Tribune
William Mitchell College of Law adjunct professor Ken Nickolai discusses in this opinion-editorial why he hopes Minnesota will not vote to ban gay marriage.

“William Mitchell legal clinic program ranked high in nationwide listing”—April 2, 2004, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal (web edition)
William Mitchell College of Law's clinic program tied for 12th place in the U.S. News & World Report's 2005 ranking of specialty programs at law schools.

“U.S. Muslim Group Calls for Legal Moves Against Israel”—March 23, 2004, Muslim American Society, web news and views
William Mitchell Professor C. Peter Erlinder has been slated to represent the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation in its planned litigation against the U.S. government. MAS argues the government has violated the U.S. Arms Export Act in its sale of weapons to Israel, as the weapons have been used against civilians there.

“Up-and-Coming Attorneys”—March 22, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
Five of the 15 attorneys chosen by Minnesota Lawyer as "up-and-coming" for 2004 are William Mitchell alumni. They include: Suneel Arora '99, Rebecca R. Fisher '99, Kimberly K. Haas '00, Joan M. Schulkers '99, and Andrew R. Small '00.

“Foundry worker can sue supplier of silica sand over silicosis”—March 22, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
This article describes the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Court of Appeals decision allowing a foundry worker to move forward in his civil suit against a silica supplier. Supreme Court Justice Sam Hanson '65 wrote the court's decision.

“Tycoon in the making”—March 17, 2004, CNN Money
Second-year law student Joshua Carlson '05 is profiled on this web news site as a tycoon in the making. Carlson has turned a $5,000 real estate investment into a million-dollar real estate portfolio. He is a technology consultant by day and a law student at William Mitchell focusing on real estate law by night.

“Corporate changes”—March 14, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
In this article, Harry Haynsworth, president and dean of William Mitchell, discusses his expectations of more investor involvement and independent directors in the corporate world.

Channel 5, KSTP, Eyewitness News—March 11, 2004
Professor Eileen Roberts discusses property rights in a story examining adverse possession and property rights between neighbors.

“Dakota County: Messenrich takes spot as District Court Judge”—March 10, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Tim Pawlenty appointed Kathryn Davis Messenrich '87 District Court Judge of Dakota County.

“Remembering Warren Burger—and Harry Blackmun”—March 9, 2004, commentator, St. Paul Pioneer Press
On the occasion of the release of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun's papers, five year's after Blackmun's death, the Pioneer Press reprinted this essay Blackmun wrote for the William Mitchell Law Review in 1995 in honor of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger '31 who had died that year. Burger and Blackmun had been friends since boyhood in St. Paul.

“After 50 years of practice, Roger Miller is still plugging away”—March 8, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
William Mitchell alumnus Roger Miller '52 describes his 52-year legal career with the South St. Paul law firm LeVander Gillen & Miller in this front-page feature on him.

“Job-sharing aides further proof of Ward 1's diversity”—March 2004, St. Paul Avenues
This feature describes third-year William Mitchell student Imani Jaafar-Mohammad's new position as a legislative aide for St. Paul City Council's Ward 1.

“THE BLACKMUN PAPERS: Friends for Decades, but Years on Court Left Them Strangers”—March 5, 2004, The New York Times
This article, based on information from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun's court papers which were released this week, chronicles how the boyhood friendship between St. Paul natives Blackmun (a former professor with St. Paul College of Law and former trustee of William Mitchell College of Law) and Chief Justice Warren E. Burger (1931 alumnus of the college) became strained during their shared time on the Supreme Court.

“Taking Exception: Reparations discussion is one of simple justice”—March 4, 2004, opinion editorial, St. Paul Pioneer Press
In this opinion-editorial, current William Mitchell law student Matthew Clark discusses the validity of reparations for those groups of people who were historically victims of slavery.

“Bought any CDs? Your check may be in the junk mail pile”—March 2, 2004, Star Tribune
Minnesotans who joined the class-action suit against CD sales between 1995-2001 are in line for a settlement check. William Mitchell Professor J. David Prince comments on recourse should the checks be thrown out.