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Montana Law graduates urged to embrace uncertainty, practice empathy and candor
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University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law conferred Juris Doctor degrees on the class of 2025 at its commencement ceremony, where speakers urged new lawyers to embrace uncertainty, practice empathy, and maintain candor in court.
University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law conferred Juris Doctor degrees on the class of 2025 at its commencement ceremony, where speakers urged new lawyers to embrace uncertainty, practice empathy, and maintain candor in court.
Dean Elaine Gagliardi opened the ceremony and welcomed graduates, faculty and guests. Noah Gibson, president of the Student Bar Association and the student speaker, reflected on community and tradition, and told classmates, “I am so proud of all of you.” Federal Magistrate Judge Kathleen DeSoto, the ceremony’s keynote speaker, drew on her own career to counsel graduates on professional habits and on handling an era of…
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