November–December 2004

“Coffee With: Kenneth Adbo”—Dec. 20, 2004, Star Tribune
William Mitchell graduate Kenneth Abdo '82 is profiled in this Q&A article about lawyers who represent celebrities and athletes.

“Opening Ayd Mill Road would harm community to ease commuters' way”—Dec. 15 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
William Mitchell student Matthew Clark comments on how building roads for convenience has an impact on communities in this op ed piece written in response to an article about connecting Ayd Mill Road, St. Paul, to Interstate 94.

“Long-Term Care Insurance: Who Needs Is”—Dec.2004, The National Elder Law Network
Peter M. Hendricks '04 authored this article discussing the situations in which long term care insurance might be a necessary or advisable component of a disability or long term care planning strategy, and what to look for when purchasing a policy.

“Pawlenty aide takes job with Northwest”—Nov. 30 2004, Star Tribune
Aide to Gov. Tim Pawlenty Jeff Davidman, who will graduate from William Mitchell in May, has been hired by Northwest Airlines to serve as a director of state and local government affairs.

“New developments in the duty to warn”—Nov.2004, Bench & Bar
Prof. J. David Prince authored this article on various aspects of "failure-to-warn" cases and product liability.

“Sex offender policy remains in turmoil”—Nov. 21, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press, also appeared in Star Tribune
Prof. Peter Erlinder was quoted on sentencing of sex offenders in this article discussing sex offender policy and the scrutiny it's been under since the kidnapping and killing of Dru Sjodin last year.

“Judge gave sex felon custody of little girl”—Nov. 18, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Executive director of the Children's Law Center of Minnesota, Gail Chang Bohr '91, commented a case of a known sex offender who was awarded custody of three children, and was later convicted of molesting one of them.

“Hanson and Stoneburner to receive awards”—Nov. 15, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
Hon. Sam Hanson '65 will receive the 2004 Century Leadership award, presented by the Campaign for Legal Aid of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS).

“St. Thomas law students hold their own on bar exam”—Nov. 15, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
President and Dean Allen K. Easley commented on the average bar passage rate for William Mitchell graduates as a point of reference to the bar passage rates for the first class to graduate from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.

“Dehlia Seim—in practice back home”—Nov. 12, 2004, Cook County News-Herald
Dehlia Seim '04 is a recent William Mitchell graduate who has moved back to her home town of Grand Marais and joined Swanson Law. This article profiles how the life of a lawyer varies quite a bit in a small community, and how Dehlia has been able to maintain her roots.

“WMCL hosts first national special master conference”—Nov. 1, 2004, Minnesota Lawyer
The Advanced Dispute Resolution Institute at William Mitchell and the National Arbitration Forum recently sponsored the first-ever Conference of Special Masters, organized in part by Prof. Roger Haydock.

“Tracking Clarence Darrow”—Nov. 1, 2004, St. Paul Pioneer Press
After graduating from William Mitchell, Randall Tietjen '90 began tracking down papers from the life of Clarence Darrow, one of th emost influential jurists in American history. He and Darrow's family discovered boxes of letters written by Darrow which has been purchased by the University of Minnesota.

“Care to Volunteer”—November, Kare11.com
The William Mitchell volunteer juror program was highlighted as Kare11's volunteer opportunity of the month.