(612) 337-8410
amy@briollaw.com

Amy Ihlan is a graduate of Macalester College and Harvard Law School, and has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Minnesota. She recently taught as an adjunct professor in the Philosophy Department at Macalester College. She has also taught philosophy at Cornell College, and legal writing and civil procedure at William Mitchell College of Law. Ms. Ihlan began her legal career at Dorsey & Whitney. Her current law practice focuses on securities arbitration, minority shareholder and commercial litigation. She also advises securities brokers and investment advisers on compliance and regulatory issues. Ms. Ihlan is a qualified neutral mediator and arbitrator, and is very interested in alternative dispute resolution in addition to law and philosophy.

Education
University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Philosophy

Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude, 1984

Macalester College
B.A., summa cum laude, 1981
Phi Beta Kappa
National Merit Scholar

Judicial Clerkships
Hon. Marianne Short, Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1988
Hon. M. Steadman, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1986-88

Reported Cases
U.S. ex.rel. Bernard v. Casino Magic Corp. 293 F.3d 419 (8th Cir. 2002)
Muckala v. Muckala , 2002 WL 890471 (Minn. App. 2000)
Berkeley International Co., Ltd. v. Devine , 423 N.W.2d 9 (Iowa 1988)
Joseph H. Edeskuty & Assoc. v. Jacksonville Kraft Paper Co., Inc. , 702 F. Supp. 741 (D. Minn. 1988)