Natalie Netzel

Professor Natalie Netzel is a faculty member and director of the Clinical Education Program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She oversees the institution's nationally recognized clinical program and teaches courses in criminal law, evidence, child welfare law, and resilient practice.

Her educational background includes:

• J.D., magna cum laude, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• M.S.E. in Counseling, University of Wisconsin-Superior
• B.A. in Psychology, Hamline University

Her scholarly work focuses on trauma-informed lawyering, mental health in legal education, and child welfare advocacy. She actively contributes to professional organizations such as the American Association of Law Schools' Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education and the Minnesota State Bar Association's Well-Being Committee.

She has held multiple roles at Mitchell Hamline since 2016, including:

• Director, Clinical Education Program (2023–)
• Associate Professor of Law (2023–2025)
• Co-Director, Clinical Education Program (2022–2023)
• Assistant Professor of Law (2018–2023)
• Director, Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project (2018–2022)