Barbara Joan Gislason - Fridley, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1980
    J.D.
    Honors: Regional Winner ABA Law Student Div Client Counseling Competition
    Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review

• Non Legal Education

  • Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1974
    B.S.
    Major: Pre-Law
    Major: Pre-Med
    Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner

Past Positions

• The Gislason Agency (Literary Agency), Owner, 1992 - 2001
• Hennepin County District Court, Referee, Family Court, 1985 - 1998
• Mitchell Hamline University School of Law, Adjunct Professor (1983 and 2004)
• Babcock, Locher, Neilson & Mannella, Attorneys at Law, Associate, 1980 - 1985
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Adjunct Professor, 1985 - 1990

References

• Mary Sherman Hill

• Lisa Kallemeyn

• Janice Mulligan

• Mercedes Meyer

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Health Science, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Legal Frameworks: What is the Future? (2019), Union Internationale des Avocats 63rd Congress
  
• Dog Bites and Other Animal Liability Matters (2018), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Animal Custody/Ownership Disputes (2018), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Pet Custody Issues in Divorce Cases (2018), MN-CLE
  
• Pet Law and Custody for the Union Internationale des Avocats (2018), Juriste International (International Association of Lawyers)
  
• Gene Editing, Portable Toilets, and World Security: Target and Off-Target Consequences (2018), Union Internationale des Avocats 62nd Congress
  
• Animal Law Series: Animal Cruelty – Old and New Perspectives (2017), MN-CLE Webcast
  
• The Shark, Artificial Intelligence, and the Deep Blue Sea: The Unfolding of Legal Quandaries (2017), Union Internationale des Avocats 61st Congress
  
• Pet Custody Disputes: The Replevin Action (2017), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Torts, the Family Dog, and Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium (2017), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Leaving Your Pets in Good Hands: How to Successfully Draft a Pet Trust (2017), Minnesota State Bar Association Probate and Trust Section and Animal Law Section CLE
  
• Animal Sentience and Welfare: A 21st Century Perspective (2016), Union Internationale des Avocats Seminar in Hefei, China
  
• 3D Printing Neurons: A Party in the Brain and Neurosecurity: Cyborgs and Where Is My Mind? (2016), Union Internationale des Avocats 60th Congress
  
• Influencing Young Minds Through Cognitive Enhancement: The Power, the Glory, and the Loss of Self (2016), American Bar Association Section of International Law Spring Meeting
  
• Individualized Medicine, Monsters, and the Mind: Lawyers as Gatekeepers (2015), Union Internationale des Avocats 59th Congress
  
• Pet Ownership Rights and Disputes (2015), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Dog Law (2015), NBI, Inc. Webcast
  
• Food Safety, Nanoparticles & Willful Ignorance: Challenges & Opportunities for Biotechnology & Tort Lawyers (2014), Union Internationale des Avocats 58th Congress
  
• The Future of the Mind in Law and Science (2013), Union Internationale des Avocats 57th Congress
  
• Right to Medical Treatment (2012), Union Internationale des Avocats 56th Congress
  
• Human Hybrids and Chimeras: Exploring the Implications of Biobanks and Pluripotent Cells with Regard to Species Integrity and National Security (2011), Union Internationale des Avocats 55th Congress
  
• The Animal and the Gene: Green Lighting the Dark Side of Innovation (2011), Mid-Atlantic Regional Animal Law Symposium

Pro Bono Activities

• Aid Across Borders (President), 2023 - Present

Representative Clients

• Health Care Professionals (Family Law)

• Corporate Employees (Family Law)

• Animal Owners (Animal Law)

• Authors

Published Works

Articles

• Pet Law and Custody: Establishing a Worthy and Equitable Jurisprudence for the Evolving Family, ABA Book Publishing, 2017
  The book explores the cultural role of animals in our lives, asks important questions regarding our treatment of animals, and discusses how the law should be applied in a manner that is in the best interests of both humans and animals.
• Understanding Pet Custody Law: Trends in Animal Law Jurisprudence, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 2019
  
• Pet Custody is the Next Big Wave, American Bar Association International Animal Law Committee Newsletter, 2019
  
• Recent Developments in Animal Law: Leading Lawyers on Complying with Evolving Regulations and Overcoming Animal Rights Challenges, Bob Barker Animal Rights Law Collection, 2015
  
• Human Hybrids and Chimeras: Exploring the Implications of Biobanks and Pluripotent Cells with Regard to Species Integrity and National Security, Mid-Atlantic Journal on Law and Public Policy, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall), 2013
  
• Humans and Great Apes: A Search for Truth and Ethical Principles (co-authored with Mercedes Meyer), Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Animal and Natural Resource Law, Vol. 8, 2012

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Other Affiliations

• Juriste International (Editor and Chief)
• Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) (Exec Comm, Bd of Governors, Editor-in-Chief, Juriste International)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) (Vice President, Animal Law Committee)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Family Law
• American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law (SIL)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) (Member, Past Chair Animal Law Section)
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section (IPLS), 2017 - 2022 (Council Member)