snapshots Law students held Scott Swanson Day on November 30 to honor Swanson’s 19 years of service to the law school and mark his retirement. The day included Hawaiian shirts and a life-size Swanson cut-out. It was also proclaimed Scott Swanson Day in the city of Minneapolis. Swanson ‘08 MA, ‘21 LL.M. is pictured (second from left) with law school staff members Grace Magill-Cuerden , Jill Akervik and Katie Flood .
Jenese Larmouth ‘07 J.D. was sworn in as Ramsey County District Court Referee in November. She is pictured here at the ceremony with her husband Daniel Larmouth ‘05 J.D.
At the Alumni Advisory Board’s last meeting of the year, members presented Dean Rob Vischer with a desktop statue of St. Thomas More. Vischer will serve as interim president of St. Thomas starting June 1. The Board reminded Dean Vischer to rub St. Thomas More’s foot for luck. Pictured from left to right: Jeff Storms ‘06 J.D. , Associate Dean Lisa Montpetit Brabbit , Beth Forsythe ‘06 J.D. , Vischer , Ronnie Santana ‘18 J.D. , Kate Nilan Uding ‘06 J.D. and Joe Johnson ‘07 J.D./MBA .
Eder Castillo ‘20 J.D. visited Partnership Academy, a K-8 charter school in Richfield, Minn., to speak to students about being a lawyer. Castillo is part of the Alumni Advisory Board’s Outreach and Connections Committee, which works to raise awareness about legal careers among youth.
In April, the law school’s Appellate Clinic celebrated its 10th anniversary with a dinner that included current student practitioners and clinic alumni. Pictured, from left to right, are Lindsay Lien Rinholen ‘15 J.D ., Lindsey Rowland ‘18 J.D. , Joy Beitzel ‘14 J.D. , Katie Koehler ‘17 J.D. , Ann St. Amant ‘20 J.D. , Bridget Duffus ‘17 J.D. , Zuzana Menzlova ‘20 J.D. , Sarah Almquist ‘22 J.D. , Megan Massie ‘22 J.D. , Professor Greg Sisk who founded and continues to lead the clinic, Kelly Carlson ‘23 J.D. , Jessica Berns ’23 J.D. , Shana Tomenes ‘19 J.D. , Alex Klein ‘21 J.D. , Claire Kueffner ‘21 J.D. , Samantha Hoefs ‘19 J.D. , Caitlin Hull ‘16 J.D. and Catherine Floeder ‘16 J.D.
Ana Sorgenfrei ‘22 LL.M. from Brazil and Rodrigo Díaz Montes from Mexico, who were students in St. Thomas Law’s year-long LL.M. in U.S. Law program, got the chance to try ice fishing this winter when Mohammed Mayaleh ‘18 J.D./MBA volunteered to be their guide.
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