Media Guide: Expert Faculty List

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Steve Linders, public relations

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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
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 kendra.dane @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6343
Law student stories/issues
Daniel.Thompson dan.thompson @wmitchell.edu or 651-290-6362