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Education
- The University of St. Thomas Law School, high distinction, received three dean’s awards for academic excellence, Dean’s Honors List. 2008
- The Citadel College of Business, Former M.B.A. Candidate
- Troy University, B.S.B.A. Marketing and Business, high distinction, 2002
- Vanderbilt University, Cognitive Studies
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Minnesota
Shawn D. Stuckey
Shawn Stuckey represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex business disputes, including insurance coverage disputes, with an emphasis on antitrust and class actions. Shawn has worked on complex litigation class action matters including representing current and former student-athletes in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and EA Sports. Shawn was also recently involved in both the coverage and subrogation claims arising from the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
Shawn, a retired NFL football player and award winning author, attended The University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. He served as 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. Shawn was selected to represent the University of St. Thomas School of Law at the 2009 Legal Education Awareness Program.
Articles & Presentations
"Class Action Principles and Procedure," NFL Independent Retired Players Summit, Las Vegas, NV, May 30, 2009, presenter
"Use of Promotions with the African-American Market Segment: A Research Agenda," From Art to Technology: Opportunities in Marketing Research and Education, Jerry W. Wilson, Editor. Proceedings of the Atlantic Marketing Association, 463 - 466 (2002); co-authored with Dr. Gordon G. Mosley
"Why Millions of African American Men Will Not Vote for Obama," St. Thomas Lawyer (Vol. 2 Summer 2008)
“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