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    Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty

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

    Yasha Ahoubim
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Trial Attorney, Westside Law Group

    Jeremy Alm ’14
    Academic Excellence Tutor
    Associate Counsel, Securian Financial

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

    Creig Andreasen ’04
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney at Law, Avisen Legal

    Heidi Areaux
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Landon J. Ascheman ’09
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Owner, Ascheman Law

    Judge G. Tony Atwal ’03
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    April Aylesworth ’23
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Judicial Law Clerk, 8th Judicial District of Minnesota

    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

    Michelle Basham ’04
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Director for Grants Management and Procurement, Minnesota Department of Corrections

    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
    Former State Representative, Minnesota House of Representatives

    Malcolm Beckett ’22
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Hanna Bendcowsky
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Program Director, Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations, Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue

    Jennell C. Bilek ’10
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Partner, Carlson Caspers

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

    Dale Bjorkman
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    David Bland ’79
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Dr. Brian Boggs ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    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

    Tara Brandt ’22
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Toni J. Braxton
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Of Counsel, Burruezo Law, Law Office of Sheri Oluyemi

    Rachel Brockl
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney and Professor of Law, Golden Gate University

    Amy R. Brosnahan ’99
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    District Court Judge, State of Minnesota

    Steven K. Budke ’14
    Assistant Adjunct

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

    Alyson Carrel
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Co-Director, Center on Negotiation, Mediation, and Restorative Justice Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

    Dianna Case
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Ava Marie M. Cavaco ’17
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn

    Trinity Charles ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    William Childs
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Partner, Bowman & Brooke

    Karin Ciano
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Executive Director, CCLI,

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

    LaceShionna Cline
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Associate Attorney, Littler Mendelson

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

    Jeffry A. Collins ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Founding Attorney, Collins Law

    Sarah P. Collins ’23
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Tiffany Conner ’24
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Kelly Nicole Corbin ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Associate Attorney, Collins and Estrem

    Wesley Cornwell ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    William E. Dane
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Kristin L. Davis ’07
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Kristin Davis Law

    Flavio De Abreu ’05
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Jana Aune Deach
    Attorney, Moss & Barnett

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

    Tara Degn ’12
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Assistant County Attorney, Hennepin County Attorney's Office

    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

    Phil Duran
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney at Law

    Paula J. Duthoy ’90
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    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

    Joe Erickson ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    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

    Jay Erstling
    Emeritus Professor of Law

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

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

    Jami Fiorito ’23
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Commercial Attorney, Protecht Group

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

    Wm. Blake Follis
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Rachel Foote ’19
    Academic Excellence Tutor
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Ryan Fortson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Samuel Foster ’19
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Commercial Counsel - Contracts, Data Privacy & Regulatory Compliance, TSI Incorporated

    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

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

    Tarell Friedley ’85
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Founder, Tarell A. Friedley Law Firm

    Norah Gallagher
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London and Academic Director, Energy and Natural Resources Law Institute, Queen Mary University of London; Global Associate, Centre for International Law, NUS

    Mark Gardner ’09
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    President, 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

    Debra Gerardi
    Professionally Certified Coach

    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

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

    Leah Graf ’12
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Assistant State Public Defender, Minnesota State Public Defender’s Office

    David P. Graham ’87
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Counsel, Gardner Law

    Zoe Graham ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Associate, Ropers Majeski

    Kenneth Granle ’16
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Timothy Grathwol ’06
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Nadine Graves ’17
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Deputy Director for Community Legal Services, The Legal Rights Center

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

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

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

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

    Michael Harralson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Chief Judge, Lower Sioux Tribal Court

    Judge JaPaul J. Harris ’03
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

    Nicole M. Harris ’19
    Academic Excellence Tutor
    Assistant County Attorney, Ramsey County Attorney's Office

    Timothy Hedeen, Ph.D.
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University (Georgia)

    John Hennen
    Affiliated/Adjunct Professor

    Devra Hermosilla
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Labor and Employment Attorney

    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

    Art Hinshaw
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Clinical Professor and Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Program, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

    Sean M. Hobson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Owner, Law Office of Sean M. Hobson

    Sonya Huesman
    Research and Instructional Librarian, Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Gina Iannone
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Minnesota Public Defender's

    Peter Ivy ’86
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

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

    Josh Jacobson
    Affiliated/Adjunct Professor

    John Jerabek ’94
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Jason Johnson ’18
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Director of Legal, Great Clips

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

    Daniel Johnson ’11
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Associate General Counsel, Thomson Reuters

    Ed Kaiser ’10
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    General Counsel, RE/MAX Results

    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

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

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

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

    Jennifer Kowski-Dahlberg ’08
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney/Owner, Kowski Law Office

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

    Heather Scheiwe Kulp
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Circuit Court Administrator, New Hampshire Judicial Branch

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

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

    Ameena Langford ’25
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Langford Law

    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

    Stephen Lee
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Target Corporation

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

    Carman Leone
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Principal Attorney, Adult Representation Services

    Nicholas Leverson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Josephine Literski ’19
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney Sourcing Manager, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

    Kathryn Lockwood
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Lela Love
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Professor of Law, Founding Director, Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution, Director, Cardozo Mediation Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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

    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

    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
    Assistant General Counsel, Harbor Health

    Susan Martyn
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Amanda J. Matchett
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology Transactions, Workday

    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

    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

    Arianna D. Meehleib ’20
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Managing Attorney of Minnesota, Alpha Law Group

    Chris Meehleib ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Privacy and Security Officer, Centene Corporation

    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

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

    Marcia K. Miller
    Partner, SiebenCarey
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Chris Mishek ’14
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Loukas A. Mistelis
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Clive M. Schmitthoff Professor in Transnational Commercial Law and Arbitration, and Director, School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London

    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
    Associate, White & Case

    Caroline Moos
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Associate, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

    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
    Attorney, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Ezhil P. Namadurai ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Assistant Attorney General, Texas Attorney General Office

    Qadi Ahmad Natour
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law

    Lisa Needham ’02
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Judge Jan Craig Nelson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Melanie Neumann ’98
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Founder, Food Industry Attorney and Professional Coach, Neumann Advisory Services

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

    Hao Q. Nguyen ’10
    Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty

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

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

    Katie Olson
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Rachel Osband
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Fiddler Osband

    Jennifer O’Brien ’94
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    President, Principal Consultant, Directors, Blackbridge Advisors

    Judge Tanya O’Brien
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

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

    Kris Palmer
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Partner, Jansen and Palmer

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

    Sayna Parsi ’23
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General's Office

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

    David Pearson ’22
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney

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

    Andrea J. Pelloquin
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Principal Attorney, Pelloquin Legal

    Christy M. Penton ’18
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Managing Member, Penton Law Center

    Raymond Peterson ’80
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Rick Petry ’98
    Employer Relations Specialist
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Tiffany L. Phillips ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Haws-KM

    Lianne Pinchuk
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Counsel, New York State Assembly, Committee on Ethics and Guidance

    Shakora H. Purks-Morris ’24
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Principal Attorney, Purks Law

    Jeremy Ransom ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Dean E. Raths ’88
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Nathan LaRell Rawlings ’24
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Corporate Attorney, BHI

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

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

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

    Christina F. Rich
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Vice President and Chief Counsel, Medtronic

    Morgan A. Richie ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Immigration Project Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Network

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

    Racey Rodne ’19
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Partner, McEllistrem, Fargione, Rorvig and Moe

    Elizabeth “Liz” Roff ’08
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Senior Counsel, Bradford Andresen Norrie Camarotto

    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
    Training and Development Manager, Minnesota Office of Attorney General

    Nick Ryan ’18
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Conflicts Counsel, Fredrikson & Byron

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

    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
    Owner/Founder, Midwest Military & Veterans Law

    Judge Louis Schiff ’80
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Gina D. Schulz
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    K. Davis Senseman ’03
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Founder, Davis Law Office

    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

    Lauren Shurson ’21
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Corporate Counsel, UCare

    Daniel Sinclair
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Wolff Fellow in Jewish Law, Visiting Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School

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

    Agenique N. Smiley
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    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

    Pamela Marie Spera
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Amanda Sperow ’22
    Associate Attorney, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith

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

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

    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

    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

    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

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

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

    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

    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

    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

    Maddie Vishwanathan ’19
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Patent Counsel, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

    Daniel Vlieger ’98
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

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

    Judge Michael Waterman ’95
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Mohammed Wattad
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Full Professor, President of Ramat Gan Academic College, Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel

    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

    Judge Michael D. Wentzell
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Minnesota

    Valerie Werness
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor

    Jessica Willes ’18
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Associate, Winthrop & Weinstine

    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 Trial Attorney, Liberty Mutual Insurance

    Christina Xenides
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Siri Glimstad

    Ophir Yarden
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Professor, Jerusalem Center, Brigham Young University

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

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

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

    Robert Zimmer
    Adjunct/Affiliated Professor
    Attorney, Zimmer & Associates


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