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Laura M. Provinzino


Outside Experience

  • Prior to joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., was a Wellstone Legal Fellow at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.  Designed and implemented two human rights monitoring projects.
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Diana E. Murphy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Media

  • Minnesota Public Radio
  • Voice of America

Recognition

  • Recipient of the "Pioneer Leadership Award" on behalf of the Minnesota Chapter of the Lewis & Clark College Alumni Association (2010) 
  • Named an "Up and Coming Attorney" by Minnesota Lawyer (2009)**
**Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

Languages

  • Spanish

Memberships

  • Federal Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Mentorship Program
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association)
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Civic Associations

  • Infinity Project, Board of Directors 
  • Pangea World Theater, Board of Directors
  • Oromo American Citizens Council, Board of Directors

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Minnesota
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Minnesota

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D. (2003); Yale Journal of International Law, Articles Editor (2001-2002) and Book Reviews Editor (2002-2003)
  • Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, Oxford University, B.A., Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2000)
  • Lewis & Clark College, B.A., History and International Affairs, Phi Beta Kappa (1998)

Articles

Selected Speeches

  • Panel Discussion Regarding Ethiopia’s New Law Restricting Foreign Aid
    Oromo American Citizens Council, University of Minnesota Law School (April 1, 2009)
  • Voices From Silence: Personal Accounts of the Long-Term Impact of 9/11
    Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 22, 2007)
  • Voices from Silence: Policies and Narratives Post 9/11 (Panelist)
    Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs and Amnesty International - University of Minnesota Chapter, Cowles Auditorium at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute (April 23, 2007)
  • Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights’ Post-9/11 Project
    Minnesota Department of Human Rights Human Rights Day Celebration (December 2005)

* Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

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