Tobacco Law Center
Tobacco Law Center
Maggie Mahoney, J.D.
Tobacco Law Center
875 Summit Avenue
St Paul, Minnesota 55105
phone: 651.290.7514
fax: 651.290.7515
maggie.mahoney@wmitchell.edu
Tobacco Law Center, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN
Staff Attorney, September 2006 - present
Provide direct technical assistance on public health law-related issues to public health professionals and organizations, legal professionals, and advocates around the country. Conduct research and develop and review legislative proposals, and provide strategic consultation and assist attorneys defending public health policies. Oversee preparation of amicus curiae briefs on priority areas, and help develop other legal publications.
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN
Adjunct Professor, January 2005 - present
Teach public health law and appellate advocacy courses to second- and third-year law students. Teach students about the government’s inherent police powers, constitutional limits on those powers, and legal issues related to different public health law topics. Develop advocacy research problem and lead classroom discussions about the skills used for researching, writing appellate briefs, and making effective oral appellate arguments.
Research Assistant to Professor Eric Janus, April 1999 - May 2001
Edited petition for certiorari submitted to U.S. Supreme Court. Researched and analyzed laws and public policy data regarding the civil commitment of sex offenders. Researched, drafted, and edited materials regarding civil commitment and the legal and ethical considerations of representing mentally impaired clients and treating chemically dependent persons. Researched United States law for South African Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs.
Office of the Monitor, Pigford v. Johanns, St. Paul, MN
Staff Attorney, August 2002 – September 2006
Supervised a team of attorneys that issued appellate decisions on behalf of court-appointed monitor for civil rights class action settlement. Researched federal regulations, helped develop legal analyses, and managed projects related to the resolution of more than 8,000 appeals. Trained attorneys on decision drafting and the substantive law related to the case. Edited the work of attorneys, handled day-to-day management issues, and helped staff attorneys develop production goals. Developed internal policies.
Minnesota Court of Appeals, St. Paul, MN
Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Sam Hanson, August 2001 - August 2002
For each assigned case, read the parties’ briefs and the district court file, researched issues, wrote a bench memorandum and recommendation to the panel assigned to hear arguments for the case, attended the oral argument, conferred with judge, and drafted the opinion. Cite checked circulating opinions. Marshaled oral arguments.
Office of the Hennepin County Attorney, Early Intervention and Protection Division and Juvenile Prosecution Division, Minneapolis, MN
Summer Law Clerk, May 2000 - August 2000
Wrote memoranda supporting terminations of parental rights, transfers of custody, revocations of daycare and foster care licenses, motions in limine, etc. Represented the county at pretrial negotiations and hearings for juvenile traffic and status cases and prepared unresolved cases for trial. Researched and wrote memoranda opposing the suppression of evidence and arguing probable cause for narcotics cases. Reviewed marijuana citations for probable cause. Prepared CLE materials.
William Mitchell College of Law St. Paul, Minnesota
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2001
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Individualized Studies, June 1996; Industrial Relations major
Up & Coming Attorney (2008), Minnesota Lawyer
A Movement Overlooked, 32 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 857 (2006) (reviewing Ian F. Haney López, Racism on Trial: The Chicano Fight for Justice (2003)).
Radke v. County of Freeborn: The Return of the Public Duty Rule? 32 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1383 (2006) (written with Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg).
Returning to Private Practice: Former Justice James Gilbert, The Hennepin Lawyer, Dec. 2004.
Revisiting the Referees of Hennepin County District Court, The Hennepin Lawyer, Dec. 2003.
Radke v. County of Freeborn: The Return of the Public Duty Rule? William Mitchell Law Review Symposium, April 20, 2006 (with Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg)
Vulnerable Citizens, Negligent Government: The Search for a Cause of Action under Minnesota Law William Mitchell College of Law, June 21, 2007 (with Mehmet K. Konar-Steenberg)
Hennepin County Bar Association
Minnesota Bar Association
Public Health Law Association
Warren E. Burger Inn of Court
Block Club Leader, 2005-present
Planning Committee for Food for Folk Benefit Dinner, 2005-2006
Meals on Wheels and Reader for Everybody Wins Program, 2001-2002
Girl Scout Leader, 1996-1998
Paint-A-Thon, 1995-1997
Blood Drive Coordinator, University of Minnesota Facilities Management Department, 1995-1998
University of Minnesota, Facilities Mgmt. Human Resources Dept., Minneapolis, MN
Personnel Specialist, August 1996 – July 1998
Personnel Assistant, August 1995 - August 1996
Office Specialist, March 1993 - August 1995
Provided advice regarding human resources issues to managers and employees within a department of more than 1,000 employees. Recruited for and staffed positions. Developed and delivered training programs and advised managers regarding employee and labor relations issues, performance issues, and employment law issues. Facilitated grievance hearings. Developed and implemented human resources policies, procedures, and programs. Worked closely with General Counsel to prepare for labor arbitrations.