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Mary Ellingen
Mary Ellingen
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Mary Ellingen is a Staff Attorney with the Women's Human Rights Program. Prior to joining the staff of The Advocates for Human Rights, Ms. Ellingen was a long-time volunteer for the organization, and assisted in conducting fact-finding missions and writing reports in Poland, Tajikistan and the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Ms. Ellingen is a 2002 recipient of The Advocates for Human Rights’ Volunteer Award and the first recipient, in 2006, of the Tom Oye Human Rights Award, given to her by the city of Edina.

Ms. Ellingen has worked in private practice in family law and in the Trust Department of the former Northwestern Bank. She received her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and her B.A., with highest honors, from Michigan State University. She is admitted to practice in Minnesota.

Publications:

Ellingen, Mary, Laura Nelson, Rosalyn Park, and Cheryl Thomas. Domestic Violence in Tajikistan. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, October 2008.
 
Bortel, Angela, Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Robin Phillips, and Cheryl Thomas. Sex Trafficking Needs Assessment for the State of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, September 2008.
 
Ellingen, Mary, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Cheryl Thomas, and Genoveva Tisheva. Implementation of the Bulgarian Law on Protection Against Domestic Violence: A Human Rights Report. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, March 2008.
 
Farell, Emily, Mary Ellingen, Laura Nelson, Rebecca Palmer, and Cheryl Thomas. Journey to Safety: The Battered Immigrant Women’s Experience. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, June 2007.
 
 
Beutz, Molly, Aviva Breen, Mary Ellingen, Robin Phillips, Christine Tefft, and Cheryl Thomas. The Government Response to Domestic Violence Against Refugee and Immigrant Women in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area: A Human Rights Report. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, 2004.
 
Mary Ellingen et al. Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Poland. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, 2002.*
 
*Bond, Johanna, Mary Ellingen, Sameera Hafiz, Marlene Kayser, Robin Phillips, Meredith Rathbone, Malinda Schmiechen, Susan Strauss, and Anna Walkowska. Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Poland. Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights, 2002.