Assistant Professor of Law
Peter Larsen has owned his own firm in Des Moines, Iowa, for the past three years, specializing in civil rights cases. He earned a J.D. in 2019 from Drake University Law School and clerked for a year at the Iowa Supreme Court. Larsen earned a master’s degree at the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree at Augsburg University. His primary teaching responsibilities will be in constitutional law.
Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa, expected 2024
J.D., Drake University Law School, 2019
M.A., University of Chicago, 2017
B.A., Augsburg University, 2013
A.A., Minneapolis Community and Technical College, 2011
Experience
Mitchell Hamline School of Law: assistant professor of law, 2024–
Larsen Law Firm: owner and attorney-at-law, 2021–
University of Iowa, graduate student instructor, 2020–24
Iowa Supreme Court: law clerk to Justice Brent Appel, 2019–20
Institute for Justice Reform and Innovation: research assistant to Judge Mark Bennett, 2018–19
The Harkin Institute: legal and policy research assistant, 2018–19
Drake University Law School: research assistant and law clerk to Professor James Albert, 2018–19; research assistant to Professor Julie Smith, 2017–19
Iowa-Nebraska NAACP: legislative intern to Professors David Walker and Russell Lovell, 2018–19
Iowa State Public Defender Wrongful Convictions Division: policy intern, 2017–18
Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights: commissioner, 2011–14; vice chair, 2011–12
Minneapolis Television Network: chairman of the board, 2011–14; board of directors member, 2009–14
Minnesota Senate: legislative intern to State Senator John Doll, 2009
Bar admission
United States Supreme Court, 2023
Iowa, 2019
