Academic Deans
Anthony Niedwiecki, President and Dean; Bonner Family Chair
B.A., 1989, Wayne State University
J.D., 1995, Tulane Law School
LL.M. in Legal Education, 2000, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Jim Hilbert, Vice Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs; Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute; Professor of Law
B.A., Carleton College
J.D., University of Minnesota
Faculty
Engy Abdelkader, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
J.D., Rutgers School of Law
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania School of Law
Ana Pottratz Acosta, Clinical Instructor for Medical Legal Partnership; Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
J.D., Columbia Law School
Henry Allen Blair, Robins Kaplan Professor of Litigation Skills and International Dispute Resolution; John H. Faricy Professorship in Empirical Research; Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute; Professor of Law
B.F.A., University of North Dakota
J.D., Hamline University School of Law
LL.M., James Kent Scholar, Columbia University School of Law
J.S.D., A.B.D., Columbia University School of Law
Maikieta Brantley, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.S., 2014, University of Missouri
Master of Accountancy 2014, University of Missouri
J.D. 2017, University of Missouri School of Law
Laura Brooks ’15, Assistant Teaching Professor
B.S., Minnesota State University, 2012
J.D., 2015, Hamline University School of Law
Zeanta Jill Bryant, Professor of Law
B.S., 1980, Northwestern University
J.D., 1983, Columbia University School of Law
Octavia Carson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Central Michigan University
J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Thomas D. Cobb, Director, Legal Writing; Professor of Law
B.A., 1991, University of Alabama
M.A., 1993, Reed College
M.A., 1997, University of Chicago
J.D., 2001, University of Minnesota Law School
James Coben, Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute; Professor of Law
B.A., Williams College
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Bradford W. Colbert ’85, Professor of Law
B.S., 1979, University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D., 1985, William Mitchell College of Law
Barbara Colombo ’89, Director, Health Law Institute and Health Care Compliance Program; Professor of Law
B.S., R.N., College of St. Teresa
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Nicole Coon, Associate Teaching Professor
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
Hetal Dalal, Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., University of Redlands
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Gregory M. Duhl, Senior Academic Technology Officer; Rolf and Nancy Engh Distinguished Professorship; Professor of Law
B.A., 1991, Yale College
J.D., 1995, Harvard Law School
LL.M., 2002, Temple University School of Law
Angelique W. EagleWoman (Wambdi A. Was’teWinyan), Director, Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute; Professor of Law
B.A., 1993, Stanford University
J.D., 1998, The University of North Dakota School of Law
LL.M., 2004, The University of Tulsa College of Law
Mark Edwards, Austin J. and Caroline M. Baillon Chair in Real Estate Law; Professor of Law
B.A., 1992, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
J.D., 1998, University of Wisconsin Law School
Maggie Eilertson ’08, Director, Academic Excellence; Associate Teaching Professor
B.A., 2004, Vassar College
J.D., 2008, William Mitchell College of Law
Marie Failinger, Judge Edward J. Devitt Professorship; Professor of Law
B.A., 1973, Valparaiso University
J.D., 1976, Valparaiso University School of Law
LL.M., 1983, Yale Law School
Leanne Fuith ’10, Dean, Career and Professional Development; Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of Wisconsin, River Falls
J.D., 2010, William Mitchell College of Law
Mark C. Gordon, Professor of Law
B.A., 1981, Columbia College at Columbia University
M.A., 1982, Columbia University School of International Affairs
J.D., 1990, Harvard Law School
Carolyn Grose, Professor of Law
B.A., 1988, Middlebury College
J.D., 1994, Brooklyn Law School
Roger S. Haydock, Professor of Law
A.B., 1967, St. Mary’s College
J.D., 1969, DePaul University College of Law
Laura Hermer, Professor of Law
B.A., 1993, Hampshire College
J.D., 1998, Northeastern University School of Law
LL.M. in Health Law, 2002, University of Houston Law Center
Morgan Holcomb, Professor of Law
B.A., Grinnell College
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Michael Jordan, Professor of Law
A.B., 1975, Bowdoin College
J.D., 1980, University of Iowa College of Law
Peter B. Knapp, Professor of Law
A.B., Harvard University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Mehmet Konar-Steenberg, Taft Stettinius & Hollister/Xcel Energy Chair in Energy and Environmental Law; Professor of Law
B.A., 1992, University of Minnesota
J.D., 1995, Georgetown University Law Center
Kate Kruse, Co-Director, Clinical Education Program; Professor of Law
B.A., 1984, Oberlin College
M.A., 1986, University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D., 1989, University of Wisconsin Law School
David Allen Larson, Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute; John H. Faricy Professorship in Empirical Research; Professor of Law
B.A., DePauw University
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Raleigh Hannah Levine, James E. Kelley Chair in Tort Law; Professor of Law
B.A., 1983, Wesleyan University
J.D., 1991, Stanford Law School
Jason Marisam, Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 2000, Princeton University
J.D., 2008, Harvard Law School
Kari Milligan, Associate Teaching Professor
B.A., 2005, Taylor University
J.D., 2011, Yale Law School
Jared Mollenkof, Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Covenant College
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Judge James Morrow ’78, Distinguished Jurist in Residence
B.A., University of Minnesota
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
R. Carl Moy, Associate Director, Intellectual Property Institute; Professor of Law
B.M.E., 1978, University of Minnesota
J.D., 1983, George Washington University Law School
Garrett Mulrooney ’97, Associate Teaching Professor
B.S., 1990, United States Military Academy at West Point
J.D., 1997, Hamline University School of Law
M.B.A., 2005, New York Institute of Technology
Natalie Netzel ’15, Co-Director, Clinical Education Program; Education and Advocacy Director, Institute to Transform Child Protection; Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Hamline University
M.S.E., University of Wisconsin-Superior
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Thaddeus Mason Pope, Professor of Law
B.A., 1992, University of Pittsburgh
M.A., 1997, Georgetown University
J.D., 1997, Georgetown University Law Center
Ph.D., 2003, Georgetown University
Sharon B. Press, Director, Dispute Resolution Institute; Professor of Law
B.A., The George Washington University School of Public and International Affairs
J.D., The George Washington University National Law Center
Afsheen John Radsan, Professor of Law
A.B., 1983, Duke University
J.D., 1987, Harvard Law School
Denise Roy, Director, Externships; Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota
J.D., Yale Law School
Ted Sampsell-Jones, Professor of Law
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., Yale Law School
Sharon K. Sandeen, Director, Intellectual Property Institute; Robins Kaplan Distinguished Professorship in IP Law; Professor of Law
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
LL.M., University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Wendy Shea, Assistant Director, Legal Writing; Professor of Law
B.A., University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law
Melissa Bezanson Shultz, Associate Professor of Law
B.A., Grinnell College
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
Dena M. Sonbol ’08, Dean, Academic Excellence; Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
J.D., Hamline University School of Law
John Sonsteng, Director, Center for Law and Business; Martin R. Lueck and Mallory K. Mullins Professorship in Advocacy; Professor of Law
B.A., 1964, University of Minnesota
J.D., 1967, University of Minnesota
Michael K. Steenson, Director, Law Review; Larry and Christine Bell Distinguished Professorship; Professor of Law
B.S., 1967, University of Wisconsin
J.D., 1971, University of Iowa College Law
DeShayla Strachan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.S., 2006, University of North Florida
J.D., 2017, Barry University School of Law
Forrest Tahdooahnippah, Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Stanford University
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Kim Vu-Dinh, Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of California at Berkeley
J.D., CUNY School of Law
Alexander Wainberg, Associate Teaching Professor
B.A., 2006, Drake University
J.D., 2009, University of Wisconsin Law School
Dr. T. Anansi Wilson, Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., 2013, Tufts University
J.D., 2017, Howard University School of Law
Ph.D., 2021, University of Texas at Austin
Joanna Woolman, Executive Director, Institute to Transform Child Protection; Professor of Law
B.S., 1998, University of Wisconsin-Madison
J.D., 2004, University of San Francisco School of Law
