www.wmitchell.eduAssociate Professor of Law
Mark Edwards
"In the movie The Matrix, the main character is given a choice: swallow a blue pill and live his life as before, or swallow a red pill and see the invisible matrix that underlies apparent reality. Learning law is a little like swallowing the red pill. A matrix of social relations flows around each person, each object, each act. The law attempts, imperfectly, to define the limits and obligations of our social relations; in doing so, it gives us a glimpse of the social matrix."
Education
B.A., 1992, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1998
Experience
William Mitchell College of Law: associate professor of law, 2007-.
University of Wisconsin Law School: clinical faculty, Wisconsin Criminal Appeals Projects, 2005-2006; fellow, Institute for Legal Studies, 2006-2007; adjunct faculty, 2006-2007.
Associate, Foley & Lardner, Madison, Wisc., 2000-2005.
Clerk, Hon. Barbara B. Crabb, United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1998-2000.
Professional Focus
I am interested in the complex interaction of law and social relations. I study law as a social practice, contingent upon the culture from which it emerges and which it seeks to govern.