| Section Membership As of 6/27/2023 the Section had 71 members. Financial Status The Section had an account balance of $4,924 as of 06/27/2023. CLEs & Events The Section hosted 5 CLEs in fiscal year 2022-23. | Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | Attendees | Virtual/ In-person/ Hybrid | | Legally Extinct- Why Our Wildlife Laws Aren't Enough | 11/29/2023 | 475827 | 1.0 Standard | 23 | Virtual | | What’s the Catch? – The Legal Complexities of Categorizing Fish in Minnesota | 1/25/2023 | 477330 | 1.0 Standard | 18 | Virtual | | Update on Proposed Animal Laws with the Humane Society of the United States | 2/22/2023 | 482314 | 1.0 Standard | 21 | Virtual | | Endangered Species Act Implementation in Minnesota: A Review of New Guidance and Conservation Opportunities | 5/17/2023 | 486861 | 1.0 Standard | 19 | Virtual | | Animal Law Update – 2023 Legislative Session | 6/06/2023 | 487871 | 1.0 Standard | 19 | Virtual | Annual Meeting and Election Results The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on 6/06/2023 and 19 people attended.
Council Officers: Officers serve a one (1) year term. Co-Chair: Beth Scheffer Co-Chair: Tom Casey Secretary / Treasurer: Hannah M. Oliason Past Chair: Kristen Rice Council Members: The Section Council terms are three (3) years in length. The following Council members will continue or renew their terms: Tom Casey, Attorney at Law Kristen Rice | Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm LLC Beth Scheffer | Minnesota Department of Transportation Taylor Hanson | Mitchell Hamline School of Law, JD Candidate Council Members Up for Reelection: The Section Council terms are three (3) years in length. Cathy Crane Council Member: New Candidate Council members elected to 3-year terms. Hannah M. Oliason | Associate Attorney in the Health Care group at Nilan Johnson Lewis PA. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
What diversity, equity and inclusion goals did the Section include in the 2022-2023 work plan, how did you approach these goals, and what was the result? The Council appointed our law student member Taylor Hanson as its DE&I representative. Taylor greatly expanded outreach to the law student community at Mitchell Hamline during the past year. We will devote more time to this subject next year as we develop Section member. Other Section Accomplishments: No other notable accomplishments other than the primary focus on robust CLE programming.
Submitted By: /s/ Beth Scheffer, Section C0-Chair Date: June 28, 2023. |