This year’s annual Mitchell Hamline Law Review Symposium, sponsored by the Minnesota Institute for Families, Children, and Communities, will feature discussions on how Minnesota is and is not addressing problems facing the state’s most vulnerable youth.

This event will provide a forum for critical reflection on the intersection of vulnerable youth and Minnesota’s legal systems and supports. Speakers will discuss some of the most pressing issues, including discrimination in the foster care system, the epidemic of youth homelessness, whether youth should be tried as adults in criminal proceedings, what happens to children when their caregivers are sentenced to jail or prison, and how attorneys can work with youth.

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig will deliver a keynote address to start the morning, followed by five panel discussions. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The event will conclude with a cocktail hour, sponsored by the law firm Fredrikson & Byron.

Questions about the event

Contact lukas.boehning @mitchellhamline.edu.

CLE Credits pending.

Parking

The main parking lot on the corner of Summit Ave and Victoria has a few event parking spots. If those are full,  there is an overflow parking lot at Grotto and Summit, about 2 blocks east of the law school on Summit Avenue. There is also street parking on Summit, Ashland, Portland, and Victoria, but please double check to make sure you do not need a permit for those locations. (Ashland is the best choice for no permits).