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Lindsey Blanchard received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she graduatedmagna cum laude and was elected to Order of the Coif.  During law school, she was a student instructor for two years for the first-year Legal Research and Writing course and a research/managing editor for the Minnesota Law Review.  Blanchard’s Law Review Note, entitled Determining a Corporation’s Principal Place of Business: A Uniform Approach to Diversity Jurisdiction, won the Leonard, Street and Deinard Board Writing Award in 2006.

Upon graduation, Blanchard practiced law at Briggs and Morgan, P.A. in Minneapolis.  She spent three years there as an associate in the Trade Regulation section.  Blanchard dealt with a range of litigation and counseling matters, including franchise, manufacturer/dealer, intellectual property, employment, and general business disputes.  She also handled several immigration cases pro bono.

Blanchard always enjoyed legal research and writing – both in law school and in practice – and from her experience as an instructor in law school she learned that teaching was her passion.  “When the opportunity arose to combine my love of research and writing with teaching, I knew it was the right choice for me.  The University of St. Thomas School of Law has a unique mission and collegial environment, and the faculty is very focused on serving the students.  I wanted to be a part of that.  Now that I am, I hope to make a positive contribution to my students' professional development – whatever their aspirations may be.”

Blanchard lives in downtown Minneapolis and in her free time enjoys reading, traveling, watching Wisconsin Badger sports, and spending time at her family’s cabin in northern Wisconsin.  She also volunteers weekly at Store To Door, assisting in grocery delivery for the homebound elderly.