Molly R. Hamilton Cawley
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Messerli | Kramer
Practice areas: Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Employment Litigation; view more
Licensed in Minnesota since: 2005
Education: University of St. Thomas School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
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612-473-1240
Messerli | Kramer
50 South 6th StSuite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402 Visit website
A veteran attorney with nearly 20 years of experience practicing law, Molly R. Hamilton Cawley is a stalwart champion for her clients, ensuring they get the top-quality defense they deserve in their contentious employment law matters. At the law office of Messerli | Kramer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she is well-equipped to handle complex matters such as ERISA matters, employment litigation: plaintiffs and defense, business and commercial litigation, and many more.
Ms. Cawley completed her undergraduate studies in 2002, graduating summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts degree in social work and Spanish from the University of St. Thomas. She went on to attend the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where her shrewd legal acumen and talents were strengthened through her active involvement in many on-campus activities. She received her Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 2005. She became licensed to practice law in Minnesota the same year she graduated from law school, and later on was licensed to practice in Iowa, South Carolina and Wisconsin.
Furthermore, Ms. Cawley is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Iowa, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the District of Wisconsin. For her many contributions to progressing the standard of client care in her legal community, she was named Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Social Security Disability- 40% Business Litigation
- 20% Business/Corporate
- 20% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20% Social Security Disability
First Admitted: 2005, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: https://messerlikramer.com/professional/molly-r-hamilton-caw...
Bar / Professional Activity
- U.S. District Court, District of Wisconsin
- Chair, South Carolina CLE Committee
- U.S. District Court, District of Iowa
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, Charleston County Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Women Lawyers
- Member, Charleston County Lawyers Club
- South Carolina
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- District of South Carolina
- District of Minnesota
- Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa
- Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin
- District of Nebraska
Educational Background
- University of St. Thomas, B.A., summa cum laude
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Contributor, The ERISA Survey of Federal Circuits – 2016 Edition
- Course Planner & Presenter, “Emerging Trends in Business Torts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” – South Carolina Business Torts CLE, October 3, 2014
- Webinar Host, “Transgender Legal Issues in Employment and Education” – South Carolina Bar Association
- Webinar Host, “Feds and Reds” – South Carolina Bar Association
- Co-Author, “You Can Reduce Fraud in Any Business ‘Marriage'” – Upsize Magazine, August/September 2011
- Co-Author, “Co-Borrower or Guarantor? A Distinction with a Difference” – ICBM News, July 2014
- Co-Author, “Ladies Who Launch: Reflections on Marketing” – The Woman Advocate, Vol, 19, No. 4, Summer 2014
- Co-Author, “Sex Appeal: Appellate Courts Take on Gender Discrimination under Title VII” – In-House Defense Quarterly, Spring 2015
Honors
- Rising Star, Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2008-2016
- Rising Star, South Carolina Super Lawyers®, 2017-2019
- Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2011
Industry Groups
- ERISA
Office location for Molly R. Hamilton Cawley
50 South 6th St
Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-473-1240
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2008 - 2019