Mallory P. Nordberg
I love a blank slate.
Contact: P /612.604.6816E /[email protected]
Administrative Contact: Janel Aslakson P /612.604.6537E /[email protected]
Education
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2021
- Order of the Coif
- Editor in Chief, New Mexico Law Review, 51
University of New Mexico, B.A., Communication and Spanish, magna cum laude, 2015
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 2022
Colorado, 2023
My Approach
Litigation provides an opportunity to engage with my creative side. The law often feels black and white, but when you dig into the details, you realize the importance of the grey area in between and just how unique each individual case can be. Making sense of the unclear and telling a compelling story is what drew me to litigation – I’m able to think creatively and help align the pieces of the puzzle for my clients to help solve their problems and achieve their business goals.
My decision to go to law school was rooted in my strong desire to flex my social justice muscles, particularly in the employment and education sectors. More often than not, people want to do the right thing or learn from their mistakes. I love acting as a sounding board for my clients, where I can provide a listening and empathetic ear, while working together to reach a positive outcome.
Outside the office, I enjoy spending time outside or at a coffee shop with my husband, son, and our two dogs. We also love to travel and explore new places whenever possible.
Practice Areas
Practicing Business & Commercial Litigation
My Experience
I represent clients across a wide range of industries in contract, real estate, employment, education, personal injury, and commercial disputes. I have experience advocating for clients in mediations, depositions, appeals, and administrative proceedings and, drawing upon my prior clerkship experience with the Arizona Court of Appeals, I am adept at crafting compelling and well-reasoned pleadings, motions, and briefs at both the trial and appellate levels.
Representative Matters
- Represented commercial tenant at the trial court and Colorado Court of Appeals in a dispute regarding how to calculate damages when the landlord terminated a commercial lease.
- Represented sellers of a multi-million-dollar residential property regarding buyers’ claims related to negligent misrepresentations and failures to disclose.
- Represented an estate in recovering the decedent’s interest in the sale of a commercial property owned and operated by a corporation to which the decedent was a shareholder.
Practicing Employment Litigation
My Experience
I represent large and small employers in state and federal discrimination matters, including claims brought under Title VII and Title IX. I also advise clients on workplace policies, procedures, compliance issues and monitoring, and have experience creating and implementing corporate training programs.
Representative Matters
- Negotiated settlement agreements for charter schools in IDEA due process proceedings concerning the school’s implementation of students with disabilities’ individualized education plans.
- Assisted a client in defending against a preliminary injunction hearing regarding alleged violations of the Colorado and federal trade secrets acts.
- Advised charter school district on obligations under FERPA, the IDEA, and Title IX, and developed training materials and handbook policies.