Greene Espel PLLP

Education

• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude (2008); Minnesota Journal of International Law, Managing Editor
• B.A., University of Minnesota, magna cum laude (2004)

Experience

• Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel, Staff Attorney (2011-2012)
• Minnesota Court of Appeals, Law Clerk (2008-2011)
• University of Minnesota Office of the General Counsel, Legal Project Assistant (2007-2008)
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, The Honorable David S. Doty, Judicial Extern (2007)

Kate Swenson joined Greene Espel in 2012 after clerking for the Minnesota Court of Appeals and working for the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel. She received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude.

BAR ADMISSIONS

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
State of Minnesota

PUBLICATIONS

 Sticks, Carrots, Donkey Votes, and True Choice: A Rationale for Abolishing Compulsory Voting in Australia, 16 MINN. J. INT’L L. 525 (2007).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers

RECOGNITION

Robert A. Stein Endowment Scholarship, University of Minnesota Law School

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Minnesota Women Lawyers
     Community Action Committee (2010-present)
     Student to Attorney Mentor Program (2010-present)
Everybody Wins! Minnesota
     Power Lunch Reading Volunteer (2008-2012)
Volunteer Lawyers Network
     Minnesota Justice Foundation Volunteer (2007-2008)

LANGUAGES

Spanish

Practice Areas

News