Mitchell Hamline’s public relations office will help connect you with our expert faculty members. Professors are frequently away from their desks, so we encourage you to contact us. Use this guide to find experts in your area of interest or need.
Click a professor’s name to view his or her profile page with phone and email address. Contact information for non-faculty experts appear after their names. In some cases, areas of particular focus are noted after the professor’s name.
Media Contacts
Doug Belden
Assistant Director, Marketing
651-290-6360 (office)
651-270-8074 (mobile)
doug.belden@mitchellhamline.edu
Administrative Law/Government Agencies
R. Carl Moy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution),
Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation
H. Allen Blair, arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and state-investor arbitration
Joseph Daly, national and international arbitration
Sharon Press, court ADR, mediation ethics
Admiralty
Amish
Antitrust
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Phebe Saunders Haugen, end-of-life and palliative care
Laura Hermer, reproductive rights, informed consent, end-of-life issues
Thaddeus Pope, end-of-life law
Business Law
Louis L. Ainsworth, closely held businesses, corporations, corporate finance, governance, compliance, corporate wrongdoing
Z. Jill Barclift, ethics, corporate finance, governance, corporations
H. Allen Blair, software licensing, commercial and international business transactions
Joseph Daly, international business transactions
Gregory Duhl, commercial
Leanne Fuith, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses
Daniel S. Kleinberger, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses, corporations; investigations into alleged corporate misconduct
Business of Law Practices/Legal Profession
Child Protection
Church and State
Civil Litigation (Civil Lawsuits)
Peter B. Knapp, Minnesota
Civil Procedure
Peter B. Knapp, civil state, civil federal
R. Carl Moy, federal circuit court
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Marie Failinger, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal protection and due process
Jim Hilbert, negotiation and settlement, education
Raleigh Hannah Levine, First Amendment
Dean Anthony Niedwiecki, LGBTQ+ rights
John O. Sonsteng, right to an attorney
Conciliation Court
Constitutional Law
Anthony S. Winer, GLBT Issues, gay marriage, international law/issues, sexuality and the law
Consumer Law
Gregory Duhl, predatory lending
Contract Law
Copyright
Sharon K. Sandeen, copyright, rights of publicity, plagiarism
Court Procedure
Jim Coben, civil
Peter B. Knapp, civil state, civil federal
R. Carl Moy, federal circuit court
John O. Sonsteng, criminal
Criminal Law
Ed Butterfoss, confessions, interrogations, Miranda rights, police practices, 4th Amendment, right to counsel
Eric S. Janus, sex offenders, insanity defense
Julie Jonas, 651-523-2845, wrongful convictions, habeas relief
Cybersecurity and Information Protection
Sharon K. Sandeen, information privacy, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Defamation/Libel/Slander
Disability Law/ADA
Domestic Violence
Election Law
Employment Law
Joseph Daly, employment discrimination, labor law, labor relations
Leanne Fuith, employee’s rights, employment discrimination, wage and hour laws, unemployment compensation
Ann Juergens, employee’s rights, unemployment
Peter B. Knapp, unemployment compensation
David Larson, employment discrimination, labor law, labor unions, drug and alcohol testing, workplace disputes, wage and hour laws
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
Evidence
John O. Sonsteng, criminal law
Family Law
John O. Sonsteng, juvenile justice
Nancy Ver Steegh, domestic violence, child custody, family court reform
Federal Jurisdiction/Practice
R. Carl Moy, U.S. Court of Appeals, federal circuit
First Amendment/Freedom of Speech
Health Law
Barbara Colombo, federal False Claims Act (also adjunct Seth Whitelaw for FDA false claims)
Laura Hermer, private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act, EMTALA, health care safety net
Eric S. Janus, mental health, sex offenders
Medical device approval: Adjunct Mark Gardner
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Jay Erstling, patents, international patents, public health
R. Carl Moy, patent law
Kenneth L. Port, general issues, trademark law, copyright
Sharon K. Sandeen, Bayh-Dole Act, ownership of government-funded inventions and creations, trade secrets, trademark
International, Foreign, and Comparative Law
H. Allen Blair, international trade, public international law, international business transactions, and international dispute resolution
Jim Coben, international legal programs
Joseph Daly, international human rights
Jay Erstling, trade, economic rights, human rights, developing countries, China, India
Marcia Gelpe, Israel
Eric S. Janus, international human rights, preventive detention, Turkey
Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg, Turkey
Kenneth L. Port, Japanese law, intellectual property
Sharon Press, Israel, international study abroad programs
Sharon K. Sandeen, international intellectual property, World Trade Organization/TRIPS Agreement
Anthony S. Winer, public international law, European Union law, international human rights
Internet
David Larson, social media and technology
Sharon K. Sandeen, online privacy, federal law, FTC oversight
Judicial Elections
Marie Failinger, judicial selection
Landlord/Tenant
Lawyer Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Lawyer Skills/Practice
Peter B. Knapp, trial
John O. Sonsteng, trial
Legal Education
Joseph Daly, philosophical law concepts
Mark Edwards, new technology
Carolyn Grose, clinical education
Legislative Actions/Legislation
LGBTQ+ Issues, Gay Marriage
Litigation/Pretrial Litigation
Media Law
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Mark Hallberg (adjunct and trustee)
Thaddeus Pope, medical liability
Mental Health
Minnesota Supreme Court
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Anthony Niedwiecki, president and dean
Mortgage Crisis/Foreclosure/Predatory Lending
Municipal Government
Larry Bakken, Professor Emeritus
Native American/Indian Law
Nonprofit Organizations
Patent Law
Poverty Law
Privacy Law
Michael K. Steenson, torts
Product Liability
Property/Real Estate Law
Ann Juergens, landlord/tenant issues
Daniel S. Kleinberger, landlord/tenant issues
Second Amendment, Right to Bear Arms
Sex Offender Law
Sexual Assault
Eric S. Janus, sexual violence on campus
Sexuality and the Law
Social Norms and Law
Space Law
Tax Law
Tobacco Law, Smoking
Torts
Trade Secret Law
Sharon K. Sandeen, noncompete agreements, confidentiality