Emily Liebman
Associate
Overview
Emily Liebman is an associate in Maslon's Litigation Group who represents clients in construction, insurance recovery, and product liability cases, as well as internal investigations and compliance issues.
In her construction work, Emily represents businesses in contract disputes and other disputes arising out of construction projects through mediation, arbitration, and court litigation. Her work on behalf of insurance policyholders includes best positioning her clients to obtain coverage, responding to coverage denials, representing policyholders in disputes against their insurance brokers, and consulting on many different types of insurance policies, from general liability policies to life insurance policies. Emily has also assisted in high-stakes product liability litigation, corporate internal investigations, and issues related to state and federal compliance.
In her prior roles as a prosecutor in both the Hennepin County and Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Emily gained valuable experience first-chairing numerous felony jury trials, managing large case dockets, litigating pretrial motions, and negotiating pleas. As an assistant county attorney, she prosecuted various felonies, including drug prosecutions, property crimes, gun crimes, sexual assaults, and homicide cases, with some cases garnering significant media attention. In the trial division in Ramsey County, her most recent role, she also served as the office’s DNA evidence liaison for felony prosecutions. In Hennepin County, she served as a member of the county’s joint task force on reducing barriers to housing stability.
While in law school at the University of Wisconsin, Emily worked as a summer law clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, assisting in civil cases and felony prosecutions. She also participated in moot court as a competitor, coach, and executive board membership chair and competed on the mock trial team. In addition, she mentored high school students and served as vice president of community service for the Jewish Law Students Association.
In between college and law school, Emily was a full-time PSIA-certified ski instructor in Colorado.
During her undergraduate study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Emily served as a summer intern for the Hon. Susan Richard Nelson in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and completed two internships with the Hon. Frank Magill in Hennepin County Juvenile Court. She was also elected captain of the University of Wisconsin-Madison mock trial team, where she won multiple Outstanding Attorney Awards.
Experience
- Served on team that successfully defended Polaroid against a $300 million breach of contract dispute brought by one of its former licensees, C&A Marketing, winning a complete defense verdict after a two-week jury trial in Hennepin County.
Honors
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 (These awards recognize attorneys, who are earlier in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.)
North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2023 (North Star Lawyer is a designation that recognizes members who provide 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services in a calendar year.)