Join us live in Duluth!

We are looking forward to a day of education and networking — in person at the Holiday Inn Downtown Duluth. Your registration for the One Profession Event will include breakfast, lunch and all programming.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

8:45 - 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 am
Minnesota Supreme Court Update
Presenter: Associate Justice Karl Procaccini, Minnesota Supreme Court

10:00 - 11:00 am
Open Court: New Judges' Forum on Preference and Procedure
Panelists: Judge Nicole Hopps, Judge Jessica Fralich, Judge Steven Hanke, Judge Nathan LaCoursiere, Judge Shawn Reed
Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District

Moderator: Assistant Chief Judge Rachel Sullivan, Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District

Do you have questions for our new judges? Please send them to Jennifer Carter (jcarter@mnbars.org) by Monday, January 19 to be forwarded anonymously to the moderator.

11:00 am
BREAK

11:15 - 11:45 am
News and Notes from the Sixth Judicial District
Presenters: Chief Judge Leslie Beiers, Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District
Sara Taylor, Judicial District Administrator, Sixth Judicial District

11:45 am
LUNCH

12:30 - 1:30 pm
Alternative Pathways to Licensure Roundtable
Presenters: Emily Eschweiler, Director, Minnesota Board of Law Examiners
Kate Kruse, Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Leah Stauber, St. Louis County Attorney's Office

1:30 pm
BREAK

1:45 - 2:45 pm
From Isolation to Connection: Supporting Mental Health in the Legal Profession (1.0 Mental Health/Substance Use CLE credit applied)
Presenter: Jon Tynjala, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

4:00 - 7:00 pm
Optional Social for the 6th Judicial District | Presented by the MSBA New Lawyers and Solo Small Practice Experience Sections | Separate Registration 

CLE Credit:
3.5 Standard CLE credit & 1.0 Mental Health/Substance Use CLE credit applied | Event Code: 542304

Registration Deadline:
January 19, 2026. To register after that time, email the program contact.

Remote Participation:
There is no remote participation for this event.

200 West First Street, Duluth, Minnesota
In-Person Only

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify the program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.

Refunds will be processed for cancellation requests received in writing 24 hours before the event. Requests outside of that window are not eligible. You may send a colleague in your place if you are unable to attend.