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.
- Topic
- Expert
- Administrative Law/Government Agencies
- Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg
- ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution),
arbitration, mediation - Jim Hilbert, executive director, Center for Negotiation and Justice
- Aging and Law
- A. Kimberley Dayton
- Art Law
- A. Kimberley Dayton
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Mary Pat Byrn
- Bankruptcy
- Gregory Duhl
- Business Law
- James F. Hogg, corporate
Daniel S. Kleinberger, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, closely held businesses, corporations; investigations into alleged corporate misconduct
Niels B. Schaumann, corporations, agency/partnerships, securities
Thuy Vo
Gregory Duhl, commercial
- Business of law practices &
legal profession - Daniel S. Kleinberger
- 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
- Daniel S. Kleinberger
- Constitutional Law
- C. Peter Erlinder
Eric S. Janus
Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg
Michael K. Steenson
Raleigh Hannah Levine
- Consumer Law
- Ann Juergens
Gregory Duhl, predatory lending
- Contract Law
- Phebe Saunders Haugen
Douglas R. Heidenreich
James F. Hogg
Daniel S. Kleinberger
Deborah A. Schmedemann
Gregory Duhl
- Copyright
- Niels B. Schaumann
- 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
- Christina Kunz
- Disability Law/ADA
- Gregory Duhl
- Domestic Violence
- Nancy Ver Steegh
- Elder Law
- Kimberley Dayton
Carolyn Grose
- Election Law
- Raleigh Hannah Levine
- 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
- Thuy Vo
- First Amendment/freedom of speech
- Raleigh Hannah Levine
- Food-related issues (safety, etc.)
- Donna Byrne
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
- Afsheen John Radsan
C. Peter Erlinder
- GLBT Issues, Gay Marriage
- Carolyn Grose
Eileen A. Scallen
- 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
- C. Peter Erlinder
- Intellectual Property
- R. Carl Moy patent law
Kenneth L. Port general issues, trademark law
Niels B. Schaumann copyright law, Internet, arts and entertainment
Jay Erstling patents, international patents, public health
- International Law/Issues
- 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
- Insurance Law
- James F. Hogg
- Judicial elections
- Raleigh Hannah Levine
- 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
- Raleigh Hannah Levine
- Medical Ethics
- Phebe Saunders Haugen including end-of-life and palliative care
- Medicare/Medicaid
- A. Kimberley Dayton
- Mental health
- Eric S. Janus
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- Peter B. Knapp
- Mortgage crisis/foreclosure/predatory lending
- Gregory Duhl
- National Security Law/Federal anti-terrorism policy
- Afsheen John Radsan
- Native American/Indian Law
- Sarah Deer
Raleigh Hannah Levine Federal
Colette Routel
- Natural Resources Law
- Mark Edwards
- Non-profit organizations
- Carolyn Grose
- Patent Law
- R. Carl Moy
Jay Erstling
- Pro Bono services
- Deborah A. Schmedemann
- 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
- Eileen M. Roberts
- Second Amendment, right to bear arms
- C. Peter Erlinder
Eric S. Janus
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
- Social norms and law
- Mark Edwards
- Tax Law
- Carolyn Grose (non-profit tax planning)
- Tobacco Law, Smoking
- Douglas Blanke, executive director, Tobacco Law Center
- William Mitchell College of Law
- Eric S. Janus President and Dean
- Admissions
- Kendra.Dane kendra.dane @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6343
- Law student stories/issues
- Daniel.Thompson dan.thompson @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6362