Admitted
1987, Minnesota, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
Law School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Pol. Science, 1984
Memberships
Hennepin County, Federal (Board Member, 1998-2000), American and National Bar Associations; Minnesota Women Lawyers; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1994-1999); Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (President, 1995-1997)
Biographical
Morehead Scholar, University of North Carolina. North Carolina Fellow. Trial Advocacy, Highest Honors. Author: The Art of Voir Dire, The Minnesota Ultimate Trial Notebook, Minnesota, CLE 2002; Plan Now to Avert Product Recall, Corporate Counsel Magazine, 2000; The Daubert Trilogy, Twenty-Fifth Annual Federal Court Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association, 1999; The Art of Cross-Examination, The Minnesota Ultimate Trial Notebook, Minnesota CLE, 1999; Case Budgeting, Trial Magazine, 1998; Keeping Your Discovery Focused, ATLA Annual Convention, Maui, 1998; Minnesota Product Liability Update, - MCLE Publication, 1994; Course Chair, Products Liability, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, July 1993; Frye v. Federal Rules of Evidence: Resolving the ‘Junk Science‘ Dispute, Products Liability, New Issues, MILE, Publication, 1993; Resisting Allegations of Juror Misconduct: Using Rule 606(b) to Protect Your Verdict, Minnesota Trial Lawyer, 1989. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1996. Teaching Assistant, Property Law and Legal Research and Writing Instructor, University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Special Master Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1995—. Firm President and CEO, Blackwell Igbanugo. Partner: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, 1987-1996; Halleland Lewis Nilan Sipkins & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, 1996-2000. Founder: Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers in Large Law Firms, 1990; Minnesota Minority Corporate Counsel Program, 1990; Bill & Jerry's Annual Shrimp Boil - a charity benefit, 1992; Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. Named: Minnesota Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2002; Minnesota's 40 Under 40; City Business, 1998; Rising Star in Minnesota, Minnesota Law Politics, 1997-1999. Fellow: American Bar Association (1998-2002).