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Mitchell Hamline’s marketing department 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 any name to view that professor’s profile page with phone and email address. In some cases, areas of particular focus are also noted.

Media Contacts

Tom Weber
* Please contact via email and/or mobile first *
651-290-6379 (office)      651-331-9611 (mobile)
tom.weber@mitchellhamline.edu

Abortion/Reproductive Rights

Laura Hermer (including Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization)

Hetal Dalal, gender justice

Carolyn Grose

Michael K. Steenson

Administrative Law/Government Agencies

Peter B. Knapp

Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

Jason Marisam

R. Carl Moy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Admiralty

Henry Allen Blair

Antitrust

Henry Allen Blair

Sharon K. Sandeen

Bankruptcy

Henry Allen Blair

Bar Exam / Attorney Licensing Reform

Dean Anthony Niedwiecki

Business and Employment Law

    • Business Law

      Louis L. Ainsworth, closely held businesses, corporations, corporate finance, governance, compliance, corporate wrongdoing

      Z. Jill Barclift, ethics, corporate finance, governance, corporations

      Henry Allen Blair, software licensing, commercial and international business transactions

      Joseph Daly, international business transactions

      Gregory Duhl, commercial

      Leanne Fuith ’10, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses

      Daniel S. Kleinberger, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses, corporations, special litigation committees, investigations into alleged corporate misconduct

      Kim Vu-Dinh, banking, finance, real estate development (incl. via federal tax credit and other federal programs), law and economics

    • Contract Law

      Henry Allen Blair

      Gregory Duhl

      Daniel S. Kleinberger

      Deborah A. Schmedemann

    • Employment Law

      Henry Allen Blair

      Joseph Daly, employment discrimination

      Leanne Fuith ’10, employee’s rights, employment discrimination, wage and hour laws, unemployment compensation

      Daniel S. Kleinberger, employment law issues within closely held businesses

      Michael Jordan

      Ann Juergens, employee’s rights, unemployment

      David Larson, employment discrimination, drug and alcohol testing, workplace disputes, wage and hour laws

Child Protection

Natalie Netzel ’15

DeShayla Strachan, including child custody

Joanna Woolman

Church and State

Joseph Daly

Raleigh Hannah Levine

Michael K. Steenson

Anthony S. Winer

Civil Litigation (Civil Lawsuits)

Henry Allen Blair

Jim Coben

Roger Haydock

Peter B. Knapp, Minnesota

Civil Procedure

Henry Allen Blair

Jim Coben

Roger Haydock

Eric S. Janus

R. Carl Moy, federal circuit court

John O. Sonsteng

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Bradford W. Colbert ’85

Mark Edwards

Jim Hilbert, negotiation and settlement, education

Eric S. Janus

Mehmet Konar-Steenberg

David Larson

Raleigh Hannah Levine, First Amendment

John O. Sonsteng, right to an attorney

Michael K. Steenson

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Climate Change and the Law

Danielle Replogle, Public Health Law Center

Conciliation (small claims) Court

Henry Allen Blair

Roger Haydock

Ann Juergens

Daniel S. Kleinberger

Constitutional Law

Bradford W. Colbert ’85

Eric S. Janus

Michael Jordan

Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

Raleigh Hannah Levine

Jason Marisam (Minnesota state constitution)

Michael K. Steenson

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Anthony S. Winer

Consumer Law

Henry Allen Blair

Gregory Duhl, predatory lending

Ann Juergens

Criminal Law

Bradford W. Colbert ’85

Joseph Daly

Mark Edwards

Eric S. Janus, sex offenders, insanity defense

Julie Jonas, 651-523-2845, wrongful convictions, habeas relief

Rick Petry

Ted Sampsell-Jones

John O. Sonsteng, including juvenile justice

DeShayla Strachan

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Crypto Currency

Henry Allen Blair

Disability Law/ADA

Gregory Duhl

Michael Jordan

David Larson

Ana Pottratz Acosta

Dispute Resolution

    • ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation

      Henry Allen Blair, arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and state-investor arbitration

      Jim Coben

      Joseph Daly, national and international arbitration

      Roger Haydock

      Jim Hilbert

      Daniel S. Kleinberger, special litigation committees

      David Larson

      Sharon Press, court ADR, mediation ethics

Elections and Voting

    • Election Law

      Raleigh Hannah Levine

      Jason Marisam

    • Judicial Elections

      Henry Allen Blair

      Peter B. Knapp

      Raleigh Hannah Levine

      Ted Sampsell-Jones

    • Voting Rights

      Henry Allen Blair

      Jason Marisam

End of Life/ Bioethics/ Medical Ethics

Laura Hermer, bioethics related to reproduction

Thaddeus Pope, death and dying

Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law

Mark Edwards

Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

Estate Law and Planning

Carolyn Grose, including wills and trusts

Health Law

Barbara Colombo ’89, 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

Thaddeus Pope, patients rights

Mark Gardner ’09, FDA, health care compliance, and privacy law

Immigration

Ana Pottratz Acosta, border security, asylum law, DACA, Title 42, Minnesota Drivers’ Licenses for All legislation

Henry Allen Blair

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Angelique EagleWoman

Insurance

Joseph Daly

Intellectual Property and Patent Law

      • Copyright

        Sharon K. Sandeen, plagiarism

      • Intellectual Property

        Jay Erstling, patents, international patents, public health

        R. Carl Moy, patent law

        Sharon K. Sandeen, Bayh-Dole Act, ownership of government-funded inventions and creations, rights of publicity (name image likeness matters)

      • Patent Law

        Jay Erstling

        R. Carl Moy

        Sharon K. Sandeen

      • Trademarks and Trade Secret Law

        Sharon K. Sandeen, including noncompete agreements, confidentiality

International, Foreign, and Comparative Law

Henry 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

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

Labor Law and Labor Unions

Joseph Daly

David Larson

Legal Education (law school) and Legal Profession

      • Legal Education (law school)

        Henry Allen Blair

        Tom Cobb

        Nicole Coon, academic support

        Mark Edwards, new technology

        Carolyn Grose, clinical education

        Hetal Dalal, legal writing

        Eric S. Janus

        Peggy Kirkpatrick, legal writing

        Peter B. Knapp

        Dean Anthony Niedwiecki

        John O. Sonsteng

        DeShayla Strachan

        Kim Vu-Dinh

      • Business of Law Practices

        Henry Allen Blair

        Leanne Fuith ’10

        Daniel S. Kleinberger

      • Court Procedure

        Henry Allen Blair

        Jim Coben, civil

        Bradford W. Colbert ’85

        Roger Haydock

        Eric S. Janus

        R. Carl Moy, federal circuit court

        John O. Sonsteng, criminal

      • Evidence

        Henry Allen Blair

        Tom Cobb

        Peter B. Knapp

        Ted Sampsell-Jones

        John O. Sonsteng, criminal law

        DeShayla Strachan

      • Federal Jurisdiction / Practice

        Henry Allen Blair

        Jim Coben

        Eric S. Janus

        Carl Moy, U.S. Court of Appeals, federal circuit

      • Lawyer Ethics / Professional Responsibility

        Henry Allen Blair

        Carolyn Grose

        Ana Pottratz Acosta

      • Lawyer Skills / Practice

        Henry Allen Blair

        Tom Cobb

        Jim Coben

        Carolyn Grose

        Roger Haydock

        Ann Juergens

        Peggy Kirkpatrick

        Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

        Peter B. Knapp, trial

        John O. Sonsteng, trial

        DeShayla Strachan

      • Litigation / Pretrial Litigation

        Henry Allen Blair

        Carolyn Grose

        Roger Haydock

        Peter B. Knapp

        DeShayla Strachan

      • Trial / Trial Advocacy

        Henry Allen Blair

        Joseph Daly

        Carolyn Grose

        Roger Haydock

        Peter B. Knapp

        DeShayla Strachan

Legislative Actions/Legislation

Eric S. Janus

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

LGBTQ+, Sexuality and the Law

Henry Allen Blair, transphobia

Tom Cobb

Carolyn Grose

Hetal Dalal, transphobia

Dean Anthony Niedwiecki

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Anthony S. Winer

Marijuana / Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization (MN)

Rachel Callanan, Public Health Law Center

Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom (intersection)

Dean Anthony Niedwiecki

Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury

Mark Hallberg ’79

Peter B. Knapp

David Larson

Thaddeus Pope, medical liability

Mental Health

Eric S. Janus

Ana Pottratz Acosta

Minnesota Supreme Court

Henry Allen Blair

Peter B. Knapp (also Minnesota’s entire court system, including Court of Appeals)

Ted Sampsell-Jones

Mortgage Crisis/ Foreclosure/ Predatory Lending

Gregory Duhl

Mark Edwards

Kim Vu-Dinh

Museum Law

Walter Lehmann ’92

Native American/ Federal Indian Law

Angelique EagleWoman

Nonprofit Organizations

Henry Allen Blair

Hetal Dalal

Denise Roy

Kim Vu-Dinh

Opioid Crisis (ongoing litigation)

Seth Whitelaw

Policing

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Poverty Law

Laura Hermer

Peter B. Knapp

Ana Pottratz Acosta

Kim Vu-Dinh

Privacy Law

Sharon K. Sandeen, cybersecurity, online privacy, information privacy, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Michael K. Steenson, torts

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Product Liability

Henry Allen Blair

Michael K. Steenson

Property/Real Estate Law

Henry Allen Blair

Gregory Duhl

Mark Edwards, including landlord/tenant issue

Ann Juergens, including landlord/tenant issues

Daniel S. Kleinberger, including landlord/tenant issues

Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

Kim Vu-Dinh

Public Health Law

Barbara Colombo ’89

Joelle Lester, Public Health Law Center

Ana Pottratz Acosta, Minnesota and federal public benefits laws (including Social Security); public benefits for non-citizens, MinnesotaCare (including public option/buy-in proposal), MNSure

Race, Law, and Society

Carolyn Grose

DeShayla Strachan

Kim Vu-Dinh

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson, including critical race theory

Second Amendment, Right to Bear Arms

Michael K. Steenson

Sex Offender Law

Eric S. Janus

Sexual Assault

Eric S. Janus, sexual violence on campus

DeShayla Strachan, sexual violence on campus

Social Media and Technology

Henry Allen Blair, cybersecurity

David Larson, social media and technology

Social Norms and Law

Henry Allen Blair

Mark Edwards

Carolyn Grose

Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Space Law

Henry Allen Blair

Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

Speech and Media

    • Defamation / Libel / Slander

      Raleigh Hannah Levine

      Michael K. Steenson

    • First Amendment / Freedom of Speech

      Mark Edwards

      Michael Jordan

      Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg

      Raleigh Hannah Levine

      Michael K. Steenson

      Anthony S. Winer

    • Media Law and Journalism

      Raleigh Hannah Levine

      Michael K. Steenson

      DeShayla Strachan, including journalism

Tax Law

Denise Roy

Tobacco Law, Smoking

Joelle Lester, Public Health Law Center

Torts

Henry Allen Blair

Peter B. Knapp

David Larson

Raleigh Hannah Levine

Michael K. Steenson

Tribal Governments and Sovereignty

Angelique EagleWoman

Media appearances

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Minneapolis Star Tribune March 19, 2023

Attack on Minneapolis trans woman shows difficulty of hate-crime prosecution

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Rick Petry ’98

Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

KSTP-TV March 16, 2023

Minneapolis police officer collected $175K in workers’ comp after he was accused of lying about excessive force

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David Allen Larson

Professor of Law

the Cl!ck March 16, 2023

Family of Amir Locke files wrongful death lawsuit in Minnesota

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Dr. T. Anansi Wilson

Associate Professor of Law

Media appearances

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