Mary Patricia Byrn

Associate Professor of Law

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.