Clinical Professor and Litigation Program Director, University of Minnesota Law School
Professor Mitchell E. Zamoff is the director of the law school’s litigation program, chair of the civil litigation concentration, and co-director of the law in practice program at the University of Minnesota Law School. He teaches civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, evidence, evidence drafting, and law in practice. He is a recipient of the Kinyon Teacher of the Year award. A member of the Council of the American Arbitration Association, Zamoff also serves as an arbitrator and mediator.
Prior to joining the UMN Law School faculty on a full-time basis in 2017, Zamoff was a litigation partner at the international law firm of Hogan Lovells and co-founder of the firm’s Minneapolis office. His law practice focused on class action and complex litigation, arbitration and mediation, and government investigations and enforcement actions.
Zamoff is also the former executive vice president and general counsel of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), a Fortune 10 healthcare company based in the Twin Cities, and the former executive vice president and chief legal officer of its health benefits business, UnitedHealthcare. Zamoff was recognized by Corporate Board Member as one of the “Top 10 GCs to Watch” in America during his tenure at UHG.
Zamoff is active in the community service arena in the Twin Cities. He is prior chair of the board of the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota, and prior co-chair of the board of the Conflict Resolution Center of Minnesota.