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Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty

Jonathan B. Abram
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Dayo Adesuyi
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Tax Director, UNT System

Louis Ainsworth ’77
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Trustee Emeritus
Senior Vice President, General Counsel (retired), Pentair

Nadja Alexander
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Professor of Law (Practice); Lee Kong Chian Fellow, Academic Director, Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy, Visiting Professor, Singapore Management University

Madina Ameerally ’14
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counsel, Pearson Vue

Alandrea Anderson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Creig Andreasen ’04
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Lommen Abdo

Landon Ascheman ’09
President, Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner, Ascheman Law

Judge G. Tony Atwal ’03
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Brian L. Aust ’00
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Angela Bailey
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney at Law–Juvenile Division, Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office

James A. Baker ’03, Ph.D.
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel (retired), 3M

Dawn R. Bakst ’00
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Prosecutor, Ramsey County Attorney's Office

Jim Ballentine ’90
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Michelle Basham ’04
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Deputy Director, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Dee Baskin
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Executive Director, LRAP of Minnesota

Sheri Beck ’94
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Vice President, Privacy and Ethics Officer, Prime Therapeutics

Barbara A. Becker
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jamie Becker-Finn ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
State Representative, Minnesota House District 42B

Louise Behrendt ’89
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Counsel, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P.

Tanya M. Bishop ’03
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Public Defender, Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office

Dale Bjorkman
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

David E. Bland ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Robins Kaplan

Kristen Blankley
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Professor of Law, Nebraska College of Law

Dr. Brian Boggs ’21
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Rachel Bond
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Leah Boomsma ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Shareholder, Bassford Remele

Ashton Boon ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Legal Counsel, Health Law Practice Group Chair, Mayo Clinic

Jean Boos
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Madeline Bowie ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Product Developer, Westlaw, Thomson Reuters

Shirley R. Boyd
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Vice President and Associate General Counsel (retired), Cargill

J. Virgil Bradley ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Cornerstone Family Law

Toni J. Braxton
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner/Managing Partner, Braxton Legal Services

Victoria J. Brenner
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh

Tyler Bridegan ’02
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney-Advisor, Federal Communications Commission

Bridget Brine ’92
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jeffrey W. Brown ’13
Solo Attorney, Jeff W. Brown Law

Vonda Brown
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, ACLU MN

Sherry Ann Bruckner ’99
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Mediator, Bruckner Mediation

Frederic K. Bruno
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founder and Principal Attorney, Bruno Law

Erin Bryan
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Steven K. Budke ’14
Assistant Adjunct

Bruce P. Candlin
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Erin Carr
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Programs, Everett Community College

Alyson Carrel
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Director, Center on Negotiation and Mediation, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Dianna Case
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ryan Catalano ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Corporate Counsel, Best Buy

Ava Marie M. Cavaco ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Meshbesher & Spence

Judge Kellie M. Charles ’97
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
District Court Judge, Second Judicial District, Minnesota

William Childs
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant General Counsel, 3M

Karin Ciano
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Executive Director, CCLI,

Maria Cisneros ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
City Attorney, City of Golden Valley, MN

Kyle Citta
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant City Attorney, Saint Paul City Attorney's Office

LaceShionna Cline
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Littler Mendelson

Michael Cohen
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counsel, Lathrop GPM

Colin S. Colby ’20
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Judicial Law Clerk, Minnesota Judicial Branch

Martin Cole
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Joseph Cooch ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Third Party Risk Management Specialist, Securian Financial Group

Wesley Cornwell ’21
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, McCollum & Crowley

Brian E. Cote ’91
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Cote Law Firm

Tyler Cowart ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Compliance Counsel, Boston Scientific

Steven Creason ’89
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney and Consultant, Information Technology

William E. Dane
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Flavio De Abreu ’05
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Lisa DeClark
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Christine C. DeMoss ’90
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney at Law,

Jack DeWalt
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Mary Dean ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Legal Counsel, Tennant

Judge Michael A. Dees ’93
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Administrative Law Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Lisa Dejoras ’88
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Revenue

Emily Dollerschell ’97
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate In-House Counsel, Litigation, Land O’Lakes

Heather M. Taylor DuCharme ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney and Enrolled Agent, HMTD Law Office

Jeremy P. Duehr ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tara Reese Duginske ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jennifer Yatskis Dukart
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Associate General Counsel, United Healthcare

Sybil Louise Dunlop
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Greene Espel

Phil Duran
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Advocate for Aging and Gender Care Access, Rainbow Health Minnesota

Paula J. Duthoy ’90
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Gloria Contreras Edin ’05
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner and Founder, Contreras & Metelska

Dannia Edwards
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Yael Efron
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Vice Dean, Safed College School of Law (ZAC)

Amber G. Eisenschenk ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Research Manager, League of Minnesota Cities

Halla Elrashidi ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Brenna Erdmann ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counsel, Halestreet Investments

Jennifer Erickson ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Regulatory Counsel, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sarah Erickson ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Mille Lacs County Attorney’s Office

Courtney Ernston
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Minnesota Construction Law Services

Michael Everson ’07
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

Sarah Soucie Eyberg ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Soucie Eyberg Law

Raymond W. Faricy ’99, III
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jada Fehn ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Todd M. Fellman
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
District Court Judge, Minnesota Fourth Judicial District

Mary Gillen Fenske
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Derik Fettig
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge William Fisher
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Brendan Flaherty
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founding Partner, OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers

Kevin Fleming ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Office of the Ramsey County Attorney

Anjie Flowers ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Deputy General Counsel, Minneapolis Public Schools

Wm. Blake Follis
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Rachel Foote ’19
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ken Fox
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Professor and Founding Director, Conflict Studies at Hamline University School of Business; Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Hamline University School of Business

Ben Freedland
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Director and General Counsel, Minnesota State Lottery

Iris Freeman
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Board of Directors, Founding Chair, Minnesota Elder Justice Center

John Freeman
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Loretta Freeman ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg

Tarell Friedley ’85
Affiliated/Adjunct Professor

Mike Furnstahl
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Referee, Family Court, 4th Judicial District

Diane B. Galatowitsch ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate, Stinson

Therese Galatowitsch ’87
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Mark Gardner ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Managing Attorney, Gardner Law

Judge Kathleen R. Gearin
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jon Geffen ’97
Adjunct Professor

Gordon Gendler
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Vice President and Workout Specialist, UMB Bank

Charles Gerlach ’98
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Higher Education Development Executive, Apple

Heather Gilbert ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
President, Gilbert Law

Kimberly Gordon ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate General Counsel, Acquia

Aimee Gourlay
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Collaboration Services Manager, League of MN Cities Insurance Trust

David P. Graham ’87
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Counsel, Dykema Gossett

Kenneth Granle ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Timothy Grathwol ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Nadine Graves ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Hennepin County Public Defender's Office

Kathryn Grosdidier
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Solo Practitioner

Jade Guevara ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, Alto

Daniel J. Gunter
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

David R. Hackworthy
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan

Michael Donnellan Hagley ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Saint Louis County

Alexandra Haigler ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Legislative Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives

Judge Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks ’85
Trustee Emerita
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Mark A. Hallberg ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Of Counsel, Robins Kaplan

Jazz Hampton
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Foley & Mansfield

Eric D. Hansen ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney at Law,

Sunday Harholdt ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney/Mediator, Mediation Center

Kathleen Harrell-Latham
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Loop Legal PLLC
Founder, Loop Legal

Judge JaPaul J. Harris ’03
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Judge, Second Judical District of Minnesota

Nicole M. Harris ’19
Academic Excellence Tutor

Tracy Harris
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Terry Hegna ’82
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Kristin Hendrick ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Hendrick Law Firm

John Hennen
Affiliated/Adjunct Professor

Devra Hermosilla
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Don "Scott" Herron ’18
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Summit Legal Solutions

Debra J. Hilstrom ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Debra Hilstrom Attorney at Law

Darcy L. Hitesman
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founder, Hitesman & Wold

Ronald Hocevar
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
County Attorney, Scott County, Minnesota

Mark Hoch
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Greg Holly ’78
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Carol Hooten
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Sonya Huesman
Research and Instructional Librarian, Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Bethany Hurd
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner/Attorney, Hurd Law

Gina Iannone
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, 10th Judicial District Office of the Public Defender

Connie Iversen
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Peter Ivy ’86
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tracy Jacobs ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Clinical Risk Manager, HealthPartners

Cassandra Jacobsen ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Cozen O’Connor

Josh Jacobson
Affiliated/Adjunct Professor

Libby Jacobson ’21
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate, Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Anne Tinguely Jakala ’07
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Eric S. Janus
Director, Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center
President and Dean Emeritus

Jesse J. Jennings ’18
Assistant County Attorney, Waseca County
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

John Jerabek ’94
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Kate Johansen ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
State Government Relations Director, Mayo Clinic

Eric G. Johnson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jason Johnson ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Larson King

Kaylynn A. Johnson ’20
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counsel, Berger Montague

Julie Ann Jonas
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Legal Director, Innocence Project of Minnesota

Paul B. Jones ’83
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Christine J. Jordan
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney at Law, solo practice

Jennifer E. Joseph
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner, Jennifer E. Joseph Law Office

Katrina Joseph
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tara Kalar ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Human Services Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Margaret (Meg) O'Sullivan Kane
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Irene Kao ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Intergovernmental Relations Counsel, League of Minnesota Cities

Ben Kappelman
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney

Faruq Karim ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

Taylor N. Kaspar ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney-Owner, Taylor Kaspar Law

Justin Kaufman ’04
Affiliated/Adjunct Professor
General Counsel, NASPO ValuePoint

Morgan W. Kavanaugh ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Wilkerson & Hegna

Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Executive Director, World Without Genocide
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Orin Kipp ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Shareholder, Wilford, Geske & Cook

Brett Klein ’07
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Patent Attorney, Schwegman, Lundberg, & Woessner

Lisa Klotz
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Continuing Lecturer, University of California, Davis

Benjamin Koll ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Ambrose Law Firm

Erin Hoolihan Korman ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Robert Korman ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jennifer Kowski-Dahlberg ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Immigration Lawyer, Kowski Law Office

Nicole Kralik
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Human Services Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Matthew Z. Krob
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Krob Law Office

Beth LaCanne ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Goetz & Eckland

Susan Lach
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Tuft, Lach, Jerabek & O’Connell

Daniel Sean Patrick Lacy
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Chief, Labor and Employment Law, Department of Defense–United States Military Entrance Processing Command

Janine Laird ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Chang Lau
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Muteeat Lawal ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office

Tobin S. Lay ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant City Administrator/HRA Executive Director, City of Landfall Village

Michelle LeBaron
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Professor of Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia

Amanda LeBlanc ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney/Mediator, LeBlanc Law & Mediation

Kristopher Lee ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Walter G. Lehmann ’92
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Managing partner, Lehmann Law Office

Brian K. Leonard
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ashley Kroeger Leverson ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Ameriprise Financial

Nicholas Leverson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Thaddeus R. Lightfoot
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney

Anna Lima
Attorney/Owner, Lima Law Office

Kathryn Lockwood
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Catherine London
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Health Law Attorney, London Legal Consulting

James J. Long
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ben Lowndes ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Operations Division Liaison, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Stephanie Lucero ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Managing Attorney, Lucero Law

Daphne Lundstrom ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Susan D. Mainzer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Dispute Resolution Consultant

David E. March ’00
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Director Counsel, Operational Strategies, Target

Diana Marianetti ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Andrew Markquart
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, Great North Innocence Project

Judge Margaret M. Marrinan
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Judge, State of Minnesota

Casey Martin ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Lead Attorney, Bright Health Group

Sarah L. Martin
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Susan Martyn
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Delores Mayer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Legal Writing Specialist and Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University Law School

Jaime Mayfield ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator, New Mexico Legal Aid

Miriam E. Stone McArthur
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ryan McCarthy ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Bowman and Brooke

Glen McCluskey
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Cynthia L. McCollum ’85
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jessica S. McConaughey
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Melinda McElheny ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney/Owner, Murphy’s Law

Paul McEllistrem ’94
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, McEllistrem, Fargione, Rorvig & Moe, P.A.

Leslie McEvoy
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Dustin McIntee
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Kennedy & Ruhsam Law Offices

Justice Anne K. McKeig ’92
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Karmen McQuitty ’07
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Staff Attorney, University of Minnesota

Linda M. Mealey-Lohmann
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Margaret J. Meier
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, The Rudnicki Firm

B. Steven Messick ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner/Managing Attorney, Messick Law

Mark Metz ’97
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Lynn Moran Meyer ’92
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Christoph Meyer-Grimberg
Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty
Retired Assistant General Counsel, 3M Company

Rob Meyers
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota

Cathryn Y. Middlebrook
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Marcia K. Miller
Partner, SiebenCarey
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Morgan L. Miller ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

Kenneth Mitchell-Phillips
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

James Mogen ’00
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Mahliya Montgomery
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tanisia N. Moore
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Moore and Young Legal Solutions

Taylor Y. Moore-Willis
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Intellectual Property Counsel, General Mills

Melaina Mrozek ’22
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

John Mulé ’11
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Virginia Murphrey
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Anisha Murphy ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Owner, Just Law

Alisha Marie S. Nair ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Litigation Attorney,

Lisa Needham ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Jan Craig Nelson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Julie Nelson ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Appellate Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Teresa Nelson ’96
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Legal Director, ACLU of Minnesota

Veronica Newcomer ’13
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
In-House Counsel, White Earth Nation

Hao Q. Nguyen ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty

Andrea Niemi ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Andrea Niemi Dispute Resolution

Kristine Nogosek ’00
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Namrita Singh Notani ’20
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Of Counsel, Reagan Mclaine & Hatch

Udoka Nwanna
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Megan L. Odom ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate, Ciresi Conlin

Erin Okuno
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Director, Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law

Megan Olson-Lehner
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Compliance Program Manager, Center for Connected Care, Mayo Clinic

Rachel Osband
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Fiddler Osband

Ryan Osterholm
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founding Partner, OFT Food Safety & Injury Lawyers

Judge Tanya O’Brien
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Grace O’Connor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Quinn O’Reilly ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Corporate Counsel, Edina Realty

Caroline S. Palmer ’98
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Safe Harbor Director, Minnesota Department of Health

Judge Jessica Palmer-Denig
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Administrative Law Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings

Sandra "Sandy" L. Pappas
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
State Senator, Minnesota Senate

Bethany Paradee ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Dennis M. Patrick ’79
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Lisa B. Pearson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Workers’ Compensation Judge, Office Of Administrative Hearings

Lenae Pederson ’01
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Meagher + Geer

Christy M. Penton ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Penton Law Firm

Jeffrey R. Peterson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
President, Commercial Partners Exchange Company (CPEC1031)

Raymond Peterson ’80
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Rick Petry ’98
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Lianne Pinchuk
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Beys Liston & Mobargha

Judge Tammy L. Pust
Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty
Chief Judge, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings

Kim Quale ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney/Owner, Law Office of Kim Quale

Niobis Queiro
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Vice President of Revenue Cycle, Ensemble Health Care

Abigail H. Rankin ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant State Public Defender, Appellate Public Defender’s Office

Jeremy Ransom ’21
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Dean E. Raths ’88
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Ashley Ray
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Attorney General, Missouri Attorney General’s Office

James W. Reichert ’93
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Civil Litigator/Owner, Reichert Law Offices

Gregory J. Reigel ’92
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Suzanne Reuben
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, King Reuben, P.C.

Allison Reyerson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

Erich P. Rice ’04
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Instructor, Department of Information Systems, St. Cloud State University

Elizabeth Ridley ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Heley, Duncan & Melander

Keriann Riehle ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Peter W. Riley
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Zaida Rivera
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

John E. Roach ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, RAM Law

Galen D. Robinson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Lawrence Rocheford ’83
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Brian Rochel
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Teske Micko Katz Kitzer & Rochel

Megan Cross Rogers
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Of Counsel, Larkin Hoffman

Aaron Rolloff
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Editor, Practical Law Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Leslie J. Rosenberg
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Colette Routel
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Judge, Fourth Judicial District, Minnesota

Jeremy A. Rovinsky
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Kathryn Russell ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Director of Continuing Studies, Hamline University

Nick Ryan ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein

Mark Sadler ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Divisional Vice President, Great American Insurance Group

Michael P. Sampson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Wendy Sanchez ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Human Services Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Suzanne Scheller ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counselor at Law, Scheller Legal Solutions

Brian D. Schenk ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founder, Midwest Military and Veterans Law

Judge Louis Schiff ’80
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jonathan Schmidt ’03
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Malinda Schmiechen ’05
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

William Schmitz ’96
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Schmitz Law Offices

Paul D. Schneck ’83
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tim Scobie ’90
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Adjunct Professor, Augsburg University

Matthew B. Seltzer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

K.M. Davis Senseman ’03
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Laurie Buchan Serafino
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, The Law Office of Laurie Buchan Serafino

Raoul Shah ’17
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office

Debbie Shapiro
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Shira Shapiro ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Counsel, Robins Kaplan

Judge Gordon W. Shumaker, Jr. ’71
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

George H. Singer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Lindquist & Vennum

Dr. Anand Singh
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
SVP and CISO, Caliber Home Loans

Geri C. Sjoquist ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Sjoquist Law

Agenique N. Smiley
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Judge Joanne Smith ’77
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Kristine Solheid
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Child Support Magistrate, State of Minnesota

Anna Solowiej ’11
Academic Excellence Tutor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Supervising Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid/Minnesota Disability Law Center

Nancy Norman Sommers ’91
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Anoka County Attorney, Anoka County

Christopher D. Soper
Competitions Official
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Stacy Hall Sorensen ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Christopher Sotiriou ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Peters | Scofield

Lisa Spencer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Shareholder, Henson & Efron

Pamela Marie Spera
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Daniel Stahley
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Provo-Petersen & Associates

Robert Stains
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Principal, Bob Stains and Associates

Judge Nicole J. Starr
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
District Court Judge, Ramsey County

Judge Larry Stauber
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jason R. Steffen
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant County Attorney, Chisago County, Minn.

Susan H. Stephan ’92
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Director, MLS Program, University of Cincinnati College of Law

Richard Stinson
Adjunct/Affilliated Professor

Joseph Stulberg
Professor Emeritus and interim Co-Director of the Divided Community Project, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Rosalind R. Sullivan ’97
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Sullivan Law

Daniel Supalla ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Veronica M. Surges
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant State Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Eren Sutherland
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, Minnesota Disability Law Center

Kathryn Swanson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Matthew D. Swanson ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Fuller, Seaver & Swanson

James Swendsen ’10
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tim Tacheny ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
General Counsel, Minnesota Credit Union Network

Melissa Tape ’02
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Minnesota Department of Revenue

Marquis Tapplin ’20
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Corporate Finance Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Jason Tarasek
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Elizabeth Tarloski
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, Philadelphia VIP

Kimberly Tennyson ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Tennyson Law

Elizabeth A. Thompson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Peter J. Thompson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

James Thomson
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

William Tipping ’85
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Larson King

Jill Elizabeth Tompkins
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Court Attorney, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Court of Central Jurisdiction

Judge Edward Toussaint
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Tiana M. Towns
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney

Eliot Tracz
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Law Clerk, Olmsted County District Court

Patricia Trainor
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Graduate Writing Specialist, Yale University’s Graduate Writing Lab

Alex Trevino ’15
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founder, Alex Trevino Law

Evan C. Tsai ’07
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Defense Attorney, League of Minnesota Cities

Michael Tsur
Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Founder and Director, Shakla and Tariya; Adjunct Professor of Mediation, College of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Member of the Israeli Defense Force Hostage Negotiation Team

Andrew Twinamatsiko
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate Director, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health

Ivory S. Umanah ’97
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
President, Engelmeier & Umanah

Betsey Urbas ’06
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Zachary Van Cleve ’16
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant Public Defender, Minnesota Second Judicial District Public Defender

Joe Van Thomme ’09
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor Professor of Law
Shareholder, Eckberg Lammers

Daniel Vlieger ’98
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Paula Vraa ’91
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Larson King

Lisa Beth Lentini Walker
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Chief Executive Officer, Lumen Worldwide Endeavors

Amy C. Wallace ’14
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Brian Wallenfelt ’13
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Sarah Walter
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Jocelyn A. Walters-Hird
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Staff Attorney, Minnesota Land Trust

Brooke Beskau Warg ’19
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Hennepin County, Adult Representation Services

Judge Michael Waterman ’95
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Shawn Webb ’04
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Managing Attorney, First District Public Defender’s Office

Emily F. Weichsel ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Hennepin County Adult Representation Services

Joshua L. Weichsel ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Melissa Weiner
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Partner, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw

Michael L. Weiner ’81
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Yaeger & Weiner Law

Kristi Wendorff ’86
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Contracts Counsel, Thomson Reuters, Retired

Judge Michael D. Wentzell
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Valerie Werness
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Seth Whitelaw, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, Health Law Institute
President & CEO, Whitelaw Compliance Group, LLC

Judge Angela Willms
Adjunct/Affilliated Professor

DeAundres Wilson ’98
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Principal Attorney, Wilson Law Office

Erik Withall ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Assistant State Public Defender, Office of the Minnesota Appellate Public Defender

Dr. Robin M. Wolpert
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Sapientia Law Group

Jeanette Wong ’08
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney

Raymond A. Wood ’86
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Christina Xenides
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Siri Glimstad

Der Yang ’04
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

Markus Yira ’96
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Yira Law Office

Matthew Yost ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney Editor, Thomson Reuters

Aaron C. Young
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Principal and Founder, Young Entertainment Law

Paul L. Young ’93
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Senior Attorney, Criminal Division, Anoka Co. Attorney's Office

Elizabeth Ziebarth ’18
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Law Clerk, Minnesota Judicial Branch

Paul Ziezulewicz ’12
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Associate General Counsel, Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Robert Zimmer
Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
Attorney, Zimmer & Associates


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