Shawn D. Stuckey

Shawn Stuckey practices in the area of complex business litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and class actions.

Shawn, a retired NFL football player, attended The University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the current co-chair of the legal department for the St. Paul Chapter of the NAACP (the only law student in the United States to hold this position).

In law school, he held the positions of Circulation Editor for The Midwest BLSA Law Journal and Associate Editor for The University of St. Thomas School of Law Review. Shawn was recently selected as the 2008 winner of the University of St. Thomas (UST) Scholarly Engagement and Societal Reform Award, and is UST-Law Chapter of Amnesty International's 2008 Human Rights Award recipient.

Articles & Presentations

“Decreasing the Accessibility to Criminal History Records to Diminish the Devastating Impacts of Collateral Effects on African Americans in Minnesota,” UCLA Law Review (CCLL), Vol. 27 (2008)

“Collateral Effects of Arrests in Minnesota,” U. St. Thomas L.J., Vol. 5, No. 1 (2008)

“Collateral Effects of Arrests for African Americans,” American Bar Association (ABA) Minority Trial Lawyer, 2007

“Collateral Effects of Arrests –What the Public Needs to Know,” Challenger, July 2007

2008 National Black Pre-law Admissions Conference, keynote speaker

2008 United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, US’ Non-Compliance with a Specified Treaty, speaker

2007 National Black Pre-law Admissions Conference, featured presenter

2007 Minnesota Women Lawyers, “Collateral Effects and Their Impact on People of Color in Minnesota,” speaker

2006 Minnesota State Human Rights Day, “Human Rights Treaties and Laws,” speaker 

Professional Affiliations

• National Football League Retired Players Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Shawn is extremely dedicated to pro bono work - amassing over 400 hours of public service between his second and third years of law school.

Noteworthy

Minnesota Women Lawyer’s Equal Justice Award, recipient
2007 Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers’ Academic Achievement Scholarship, recipient

News

• Zelle Hofmann Adds Five Associates
• Shawn Stuckey to Keynote at National Black Pre-law Conference
• Shawn Stuckey Testifies at United Nations and Receives Multiple Awards