2025 MALL Spring Meeting
Monday May 19, 2025
Hennepin County Government Center
Meeting Schedule
8:30 Breakfast & Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks
Daniel Rogan, Assistant County Administrator - Resident Services, Hennepin County
9:15 70 Years of MALL: An Archival History
Erica Nutzman, Head of Technical Services at the Minnesota State Law Library
This presentation will give a brief overview of the history of MALL with selected documents and photographs
10:00 Navigating the AI Landscape: How Our Law Firm Is Evaluating Cutting-Edge AI Solutions
Matthew D. Resch, Larkin Hoffman
Join Larkin Hoffman Securities Attorney Matt Resch to explore the meticulous evaluation process undertaken by the Firm’s AI Task Force. From senior partners to IT to administrative staff, Larkin Hoffman brought together a diverse team of stakeholders to collaboratively assess the myriad of AI legal solutions on the market, putting each solution through the paces to ensure the technology would meet the unique needs of a modern law firm. Matt will take you through that discovery process – cutting through the marketing talk to detail the pros and cons of the most advanced AI tools in this ever-evolving technological landscape.
11:00 Architectural Tour of Government Center
11:45 Lunch and the MALL Business Meeting
1:00 Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100
Ryan Greenwood, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Minnesota Law Library
In 1925, the trial of John T. Scopes became a national sensation and the focal point of a debate over the places of evolution and religion in public education. Popularly known as the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes is celebrated today not only for the legal and cultural issues it raised but the lawyers who were involved. This presentation will discuss the Scopes trial and Clarence Darrow’s role in it. The presentation will tell the story of the trial through an exhibit currently open at the University of Minnesota Law Library, including discussion of key events and relationships as seen through the letters, speeches, books, case briefs and other material held in the University of Minnesota Law Library’s preeminent Clarence Darrow Collection.
1:30 Tour of the Hennepin County Law Library & Self-Help Center
2:15 Past and Future of Diversity in MALL
The MALL Diversity & Inclusion Committee (Gabby Holzmer, Allyson Ososki, and Elizabeth Tuckwood) will examine the history of diversity within MALL as well as AALL.
3:00 Hot Topic - presented by the Government Relations Committee
Karen Westwood, Vice-Chair of the AALL Government Relations Committee will give a brief overview of how AALL is responding to actions of the current administration, discuss advocacy in general, and invite members to join in writing and calling on the spot.
3:45 Closing Remarks & Toast to 70 Years of MALL
Optional Social Hour & Networking to follow
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Hennepin County Government Center
300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487
Hennepin County Government Center map
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