Background
Ellingstad, Susan E. was born on August 25, 1967 in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States.
Ellingstad, Susan E. was born on August 25, 1967 in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States.
Saint Olaf College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1989). University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1993).
Worked at Lockridge Grindal Nauen & Holstein P.L.L.P. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Minnesota, United States. District Court, District of Minnesota.
Phi Beta Kappa.
National Women"s Honor Society. Recipient, Amos Deinard Award. Note and Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review.
Author, Article, "The Sentencing Guidelines: Downward Departures Based on a Defendant"s Extraordinary Family Ties and Responsibilities," 76 Minnesota Law Review 957, April 1992.
Federal Law Clerk to Honorable Robert G. Renner, Federal District Court, District of Minnesota, 1993-1995. Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing, University of Minnesota Law School, 1994-1995.
Member: Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations. Minnesota Women Lawyers.
Member: Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Minnesota State and Federal Bar Associations. Minnesota Women Lawyers.