Assistant Professor of Law
Assistant Professor of Law Eleanor Frisch (they/she) entered teaching after more than a decade of litigation experience. Frisch most recently served as of counsel at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, where she practiced in the federal district and appellate courts representing plaintiffs in employee benefit class actions. She also has represented plaintiffs in significant civil rights, consumer protection, and employment cases at both the appellate and district court level. Frisch serves on the board of the Minnesota Disability Bar Association, which was only the second state-level disability bar association in the country. She frequently speaks and writes about issues related to disabilities and the law. Their scholarship, teaching, and speaking focuses on employment discrimination, legal writing, and accessibility in the legal profession.
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2014
B.A., Trinity University, 2008
Relevant Experience
Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Assistant Professor of Law, 2025–Present
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Of Counsel, 2025; Associate, 2022–24
Apollo Law: Attorney, 2018–22
Wilson Law Group: Associate Attorney, 2018
Nichols Kaster: Associate Attorney, 2015–18
8th Circuit Court of Appeals: Judicial Clerk to Hon. Roger L. Wollman, 2014–15
Teaching
Legal Writing
Awards and Recognitions
Order of the Coif, University of Minnesota Law School (2014)
National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Student Award, University of Minnesota Law School (2014)
Book Award in Evidence, University of Minnesota Law School (2014)
Full Merit Scholarship, Water J. Trogner Scholar, University of Minnesota Law School (2012–14)
Most Outstanding Student in Spanish, Trinity University (2008)
English Honors, Trinity University (2008)
Best Essay in the Humanities, Trinity University (2008)
