Faculty Emeriti

Len Biernat Headshot Len Biernat, Emeritus Professor of Law 
B.S., Mankato State University
M.A., St. Thomas University
J.D., Hamline University School of Law 
LL.M., New York University School of Law
Allen Blair Headshot

Henry Allen Blair, Emeritus Professor of Law

B.F.A., University of North Dakota
J.D., Hamline University School of Law
LL.M., James Kent Scholar, Columbia University School of Law
J.S.D., Columbia University School of Law

Edwin Butterfoss Headshot Edwin J. Butterfoss, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.S., Miami University of Ohio 
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Donna Byrne Headshot Donna M. Byrne, Emerita Professor of Law
B.S., 1980, B.A., 1981, Oregon State University 
M.S., 1990, University of Minnesota
J.D., 1990, Temple University School of Law
James Coben Headshot James Coben, Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute; Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., Williams College 
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Joseph Daly Headshot Joseph L. Daly ’69, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota 
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Kimberley Dayton Headshot A. Kimberley Dayton, Emerita Professor of Law
BA., 1980, University of Kansas
J.D., 1983, University of Michigan
Jay Erstling Headshot Jay Erstling, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.S., 1971, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations 
J.D., 1974, Cornell University Law School
Marie Failinger Headshot Marie Failinger, Emerita Professor of Law 
B.A., 1973, Valparaiso University
J.D., 1976, Valparaiso University School of Law 
LL.M., 1983, Yale Law School
Marcia Gelpe Headshot Marcia R. Gelpe, Emerita Professor of Law
A.B., 1965, Barnard College
M.S., 1967, Ohio State University
J.D., 1974, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
Phebe Saunders Headshot Phebe Saunders Haugen ’72, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1967, University of Minnesota 
J.D., 1972, William Mitchell College of Law
Harry Haynsworth Headshot Harry J. Haynsworth, Dean Emeritus
A.B., 1961, Duke University 
J.D., 1964, Duke University 
M.A.R., 1989, Lutheran Southern Theological Seminary
Jean Holloway Headshot Jean F. Holloway, Dean Emerita
B.A., Yale University 
J.D, M.B.A., University of Chicago
Beth Honetschlager Headshot Beth Honetschlager, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., Macalester College 
M.A., University of Iowa 
J.D., University of Iowa
Mary Jo Hunter Headshot Judge Mary Jo Hunter, Ho-Chunk Nation, Emerita Clinical Professor of Law; Retired Judge, Ho-Chunk Nation
B.A., University of Wisconsin 
J.D., UCLA School of Law
Ann Iijima Headshot Ann L. Iijima, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1977, Carleton College 
J.D., 1985, University of Minnesota Law School
Eric Janus Headshot Eric S. Janus, Director, Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center President and Dean Emeritus
B.A., 1968, Carleton College
J.D., 1973, Harvard Law School
Ann Juergens Headshot Ann Juergens, Emerita Professor of Law
A.B., 1973, Harvard University 
J.D., 1976, University of Minnesota Law School
Kenneth Kirwin Headshot Kenneth F. Kirwin, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., 1963, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota 
J.D., 1966, University of Minnesota Law School
Daniel Kleinberger Headshot Daniel S. Kleinberger, Emeritus Professor of Law
A.B., 1972, Harvard University 
J.D., 1979, Yale Law School
Christina Kunz Headshot Christina L. Kunz, Emerita Professor of Law
B.S., 1975, University of Wisconsin, Madison 
J.D., 1978, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
Donald Lewis Headshot Donald M. Lewis, Emeritus Professor of Law
Bobbi McAdoo Headshot Barbara “Bobbi” McAdoo, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1970, Principia College 
J.D., 1979, National Law Center, George Washington University
Douglas McFarland Headshot Douglas McFarland, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., Macalester College 
J.D., New York University School of Law 
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Mary Jane Morrison Headshot Mary Jane Morrison, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., University of Florida 
M.A., University of Illinois 
J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law 
Ph.D., University of Illinois
James Morrow Headshot Judge James Morrow ’78, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota 
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Robert Oliphant Headshot Robert E. Oliphant, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota 
J.D., University of Minnesota
Joseph Olson Headshot Joseph Olson, Emeritus Professor of Law
A.B., University of Notre Dame
J.D., Duke University School of Law 
LL.M., University of Florida Law Center
Russell Pannier Headshot Russell F. Pannier, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., 1964, Olivet College 
M.A., 1969, Harvard University 
J.D., 1974, University of Minnesota Law School
David Prince Headshot J. David Prince, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.S., 1968, Iowa State University 
J.D., 1971, University of Iowa College of Law
Eileen Roberts Headshot Eileen M. Roberts ’80, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1975, Moorhead State College 
B.A., 1975, North Dakota State University 
J.D., 1980, William Mitchell College of Law
Marilynne Roberts Headshot Marilynne Roberts, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota 
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Kenneth Salzberg Headshot Kenneth Salzberg, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Michael Scherschligt Headshot Michael Scherschligt, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead Minnesota 
M.A., Washington University 
M.Div., Concordia Seminary
J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law
Deborah Schmedemann Headshot Deborah A. Schmedemann, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1977, Stanford University 
J.D., 1980, Harvard Law School 
M.A. (Industrial Relations), 1993, University of Minnesota
Alice Silkey Headshot Alice Silkey ’86, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., Carleton College 
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Curtis Stine Headshot Curtis L. Stine, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., 1966, Miami University 
J.D., 1970, University of Illinois College of Law
Carol Swanson Headshot Carol Swanson, Emerita Professor of Law
A.B., Bowdoin College 
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
Steven Swanson Headshot Steven R. Swanson, Emeritus Professor of Law
A.B., Bowdoin College 
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law 
LL.M., Yale Law School
Peter Thompson Headshot Peter N. Thompson, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., DePauw University 
J.D., University of Michigan School of Law
Mary Trevor Headshot Mary B. Trevor, Emerita Professor of Law
A.B., Bryn Mawr College 
J.D., Yale Law School
Christine Ver Ploegn Headshot Christine D. Ver Ploeg, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1971, University of Massachusetts 
J.D., 1974, Drake University Law School 
LL.M., 1977, Georgetown Law
Nancy Ver Steegh Headshot Nancy Ver Steegh, Emerita Professor of Law
B.A., 1975, University of Minnesota 
M.S.W., 1979, Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work 
J.D., 1979, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis
Howard Vogel Headshot Howard Vogel, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of Minnesota 
J.D., University of Minnesota 
M.A., United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
John Weeks Headshot John Weeks, Emeritus Professor of Law
B.A., University of North Dakota 
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Anthony Winer Headshot Anthony S. Winer, Emeritus Professor of Law
A.B., 1977, University of California, Berkeley 
J.D., 1980, University of Chicago Law School 
LL.M., 1991, New York University School of Law