JoLynn M. Markison
Associate
f612.642.8387
jolynn.markison@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
JoLynn Markison is a member of Maslon's litigation group. She received her bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, in psychology from the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. JoLynn received her law degree, summa cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was a member and executive editor of the William Mitchell Law Review and authored a note on constitutional law and Minnesota's 2004 proposed same-sex marriage amendment. In addition, she also participated in a district court externship. Prior to joining Maslon, JoLynn worked as a counselor for Eckerd Youth Alternatives and as a foster care and child protection case aide for Scott County.
- Litigation
- Appeals
- Eighth Circuit Appeals
- Minnesota Appeals
- Competitive Practices/Unfair Competition
- Construction Litigation
- Defective Construction Claims
- Employment Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Tort & Product Liability
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota,
2006
J.D.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Executive Editor, 2005 - 2006; Staff Member, 2004 - 2005 - College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota,
2000
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Psychology
- Minnesota, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2008
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers - Member
- Minnesota Lavender Law Association - Member
- National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation - Member
- Initiating Appeals from District Court Decisions, (co-author) Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, Minnesota CLE (5th ed. 2010)
- Note: Minnesota’s Proposed Same-Sex Marriage Amendment: A Flamingly Unconstitutional Violation of Full Faith and Credit, Due Process, and Equal Protection, 31 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1649 (2005)
