William Mitchell’s public relations office 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 a professor’s name to view their profile page with phone and email address. Contact information for non-faculty experts appear after their names. Note that in some cases, the area of expertise is limited to a specific topic. Those topics are listed after each name.
Administrative Law/Government Agencies
ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution),
arbitration, mediation
Jim Hilbert, executive director, Center for Negotiation and Justice
Aging and Law
Art Law
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Bankruptcy
Business Law
Daniel S. Kleinberger, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses, corporations; investigations into alleged corporate misconduct
Thuy Vo
Gregory Duhl, commercial
Business of law practices &
legal profession
Church & State
Michael K. Steenson
Raleigh Hannah Levine
Civil Litigation (Civil Lawsuits)
Peter B. Knapp; Minnesota
Eileen A. Scallen
Civil Procedure
Eric S. Janus
Peter B. Knapp; Civil State, Civil Federal
R. Carl Moy; U.S. Circuit Court
Eileen A. Scallen; Civil Federal
John O. Sonsteng
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
C. Peter Erlinder; General issues, Patriot Act
Jim Hilbert, Negotiation and Settlement
Eric S. Janus
Raleigh Hannah Levine; First Amendment
Michael K. Steenson
John O. Sonsteng; Right to an attorney
Conciliation Court
Constitutional Law
C. Peter Erlinder
Eric S. Janus
Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg
Michael K. Steenson
Raleigh Hannah Levine
Anthony S. Winer; GLBT Issues, Gay Marriage, International Law/Issues, Sexuality and the Law
Consumer Law
Ann Juergens
Gregory Duhl, predatory lending
Contract Law
Phebe Saunders Haugen
Douglas R. Heidenreich
Daniel S. Kleinberger
Deborah A. Schmedemann
Gregory Duhl
Court Procedure
Eric S. Janus
Peter B. Knapp Civil state, Civil Federal
R. Carl Moy U.S. Circuit Court
Eileen A. Scallen Civil Federal
Afsheen John Radsan (criminal)
C. Peter Erlinder (criminal)
John O. Sonsteng (criminal)
Criminal Law
Ted Sampsell-Jones
Bradford W. Colbert
C. Peter Erlinder
Phebe Saunders Haugen
Eric S. Janus sex offenders, insanity defense
Afsheen John Radsan
Eileen A. Scallen criminal trials
John O. Sonsteng
Cyber law/Internet commerce
Disability Law/ADA
Domestic Violence
Elder Law
Kimberley Dayton
Carolyn Grose
Election Law
Employment Law
Ann Juergens employee’s rights, unemployment
Kenneth F. Kirwin discrimination, workers’ compensation
Peter B. Knapp unemployment compensation
Deborah A. Schmedemann
Evidence
Peter B. Knapp
Afsheen John Radsan
Eileen A. Scallen Minnesota, California, federal
John O. Sonsteng criminal law
Ted Sampsell-Jones
Family Law
John O. Sonsteng juvenile justice
Nancy Ver Steegh General issues, mediation, domestic violence, child custody, family court reform
Carolyn Grose
Finance
First Amendment/freedom of speech
Food-related issues (safety, etc.)
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
Afsheen John Radsan
C. Peter Erlinder
GLBT Issues, Gay Marriage
Carolyn Grose
Eileen A. Scallen
Anthony S. Winer
Health Law
A. Kimberley Dayton organization and financing, long term care
C. Peter Erlinder sexual offender civil commitment
Phebe Saunders Haugen clinical bioethics
Eric S. Janus Mental health sex offenders
Human Rights
Intellectual Property
R. Carl Moy patent law
Kenneth L. Port general issues, trademark law
Jay Erstling patents, international patents, public health
International, Foreign, and Comparative Law
C. Peter Erlinder general issues, human rights
Kenneth L. Port Japanese law, intellectual property
Afsheen John Radsan
Jay Erstling trade, economic rights, human rights, developing countries, China, India
Eric S. Janus, Turkey
Marcia Gelpe, Israel
Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg, Turkey
Anthony S. Winer, public international law, European Union law
Judicial elections
Landlord/Tenant
Ann Juergens
Daniel S. Kleinberger
Lawyer Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Douglas R. Heidenreich
Ann Juergens
Raleigh Hannah Levine
Lawyer Skills/Practice
Ann Juergens
Peter B. Knapp Trial
Eileen A. Scallen Trial
John O. Sonsteng Trial
Legal Education
Ann Juergens
John O. Sonsteng
Carolyn Grose, clinical education
Legislative Actions/
Legislation
Eric S. Janus
Daniel S. Kleinberger
Media Law
Medical Ethics
Phebe Saunders Haugen including end-of-life and palliative care
Medicare/Medicaid
Mental health
Minnesota Supreme Court
Mortgage crisis/foreclosure/predatory lending
National Security Law/Federal anti-terrorism policy
Native American/Indian Law
Sarah Deer
Raleigh Hannah Levine Federal
Colette Routel
Natural Resources Law
Non-profit organizations
Patent Law
Pro Bono services
Product Liability
J. David Prince
Michael K. Steenson
Property/Real Estate Law
Ann Juergens landlord/tenant issues
Eileen M. Roberts
Mark Edwards
Gregory Duhl
Real Estate
Second Amendment, right to bear arms
C. Peter Erlinder
Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg
Michael K. Steenson
Raleigh Hannah Levine
Sex Offender Law
C. Peter Erlinder
Eric S. Janus
Sexuality and the Law
Carolyn Grose
Eileen A. Scallen
Anthony S. Winer
Social norms and law
Tax Law
Carolyn Grose (non-profit tax planning)
Tobacco Law, Smoking
Douglas Blanke, executive director, Tobacco Law Center
Torts
Raleigh Hannah Levine
Peter B. Knapp
J. David Prince
Michael K. Steenson
William Mitchell College of Law
Eric S. Janus President and Dean
Admissions
Kendra.Dane Julie.Ekkers @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6343
Law student stories/issues
Daniel.Thompson dan.thompson @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6362
wmitchell.edu