Staff Attorney
Staff Attorney
Warren Ortland, staff attorney with the Tobacco Law Center, provides legal technical support to organizations working to increase the number of smoke-free multi-unit housing developments in the Twin Cities metro area, and technical assistance to Minnesota communities that are considering smoke-free ordinances.
Prior to joining the Tobacco Law Center, Warren was an Equal Justice Works Fellow, working for two years as the Legislative Research & Policy Coordinator at the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP). At MAP, Warren provided direct legal representation to HIV-positive clients in areas of employment, privacy and benefits. He also researched and drafted legislation on health care coverage for HIV-positive Minnesotans, prevention education funding for African-born immigrants, and HIV confidentiality protection.
As a law student, Warren was an editor on the William Mitchell Law Review. He is secretary of the board of directors for the Minnesota State Bar Foundation, a board member of the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) of Minnesota, and a member of the Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged Committee. As a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Warren organized and moderated a CLE session on access to health care as a human rights issue.
B.A., College of WIlliam and Mary
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, magna cum laude
