Education

B.A., Loyola University Chicago, magna cum laude, 1991
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2003

Experience

William Mitchell College of Law: assistant professor of law, 2007-2010; associate professor, 2010-.

University of Minnesota Law School: visiting assistant professor of law, 2005-2007.

Clerk, Hon. John R. Tunheim, U. S. District Court, Minnesota, 2004-2005.

Clerk, Hon. Gerald W. Heaney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2003-2004

Admitted: Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Minnesota.

Leadership & Service

Member, Minnesota Law Review Alumni Board. Board Member, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association.

Research & Scholarship

Professor Byrn’s research interests include assisted reproductive technology, sexual orientation, family law, and constitutional law.