Professional Recognition
American Bar Foundation Fellow
Leading American Attorney
Super Lawyer "Top 40"
ABA Awards
MSBA Awards 

Education
JD 1980
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN

BA 1974
Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Admitted
1988 US Supreme Court

1983 US Court of Appeals 8th Cir.

1980 US District Court MN

1980 Minnesota

Professional History

1985-Present
Barbara J. Gislason and Associates Attorney, Attorneys at Law, Owner

1987-Present
Hennepin County District Court Arbitrator/Referee Panel

1983, 1984, 2004
Hamline University School of Law Adjunct Professor

1985-1990
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Adjunct Professor

1980-1985
Babcock, Locher, Neilson & Mannella, Attorneys at Law Associate

Professional Organizations

American Bar Association:

Animal Law- Founder of the ABA Animal Law Committee in the  Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)

Emergency Management Law:

National Conference of Uniform State Laws - TIPS Advisor

ABA Special Committee on Distaster Response and Preparedness- TIPS Liason

Minnesota State Bar Association

General Assembly Legislative Committee and Voting Representative, Past

Professional Organizations (Continued from below)

Family Law Section Continuing Legal Education Presenter

Animal Law Committee Founding Chair, Animal Law Section Founding Chair

Art and Entertainment Law Section Founding Chair, Art Law Committee Past Chair

Computer Law Section Past Vice Chair, International Sub-Committee, Past Chair

Bar-Media Committee Past Symposium Chair

State of Minnesota Law Day Committee Past Chair

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association Copyright Committee, Past Chair

Community Involvement

Department of Homeland Security Advisor and Working Group

American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Advisory Board

Neighborhood Justice
Board of Directors, Past

Minnesota Icelandic Association President, Past

Minnesota Film Arts Board of Directors, Past

Minnesota Opera Association Board of Directors, Past

Minnesota State Arts Board Advisory Panel, Past

Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners
Advisory Panel, Past

Alexandra House for
Battered Women Legal Panel, Past

Hobbies

Animals
Kick-boxing
Quigong
International traveling