Gloria Contreras Edin

Gloria Contreras Edin is a warm and compassionate attorney dedicated to her clients and upholding their protections under the U.S. Constitution. She has extensive experience advising clients from around the globe on complex immigration matters, representing them in various courts and agencies. Ms. Contreras Edin is also a passionate advocate, serving on several nonprofit boards, and is an adjunct professor of Immigration Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. 

Ms. Contreras Edin has been named one of the most influential lawyers in the New York Times (2023), USA Today (2024) and the Washington Post (2025) by Lawyers of Distinction.

Admitted

Minnesota Supreme Court; U.S. District Court of Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Recognitions

·         Super Lawyer, ‘23-‘25

·         Lawyers of Distinction, ‘18-‘25

·         Women of Color Achievement Award, 100 Black Men-Twin Cities, Inc., ‘22

·         Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, Women in Business Honoree, ‘21

·         Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Entrepreneur of the Year ‘20

·         Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Access Award ‘20

·         Francisco Rosales Community Award, Academia Cesar Chavez, '16

·         Century College Woman of Distinction '10

·         Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, ‘09

·         Hamline School of Law Alumni Scholarship Award, ‘08

·         Up and Coming Attorney Award by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine, ‘07

·         Bush Foundation Fellowship Award, ‘02

·         Excellence in Service Award bestowed by Centro Legal, Inc., ‘01

·         Minnesota Hometown Hero, ‘00

·         Internal Revenue Service Community Service Award ‘00,

·          Minnesota Supreme Court, Community Justice Award, ‘00

Current Board Participation

·         Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Board of Trustees

·         Esperanza United, formerly known as Casa De Esperanza, Board Member

·         Center for Victims of Torture, Board Member

·         Capitol Area Vitality Taskforce, City of Saint Paul, Appointed Member

Education & Development

·         Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, MN, Juris Doctor, ‘05

Completed the Dispute Resolution Institute Certificate Program

·         California State University, Northridge, CA

B.A. Sociology, 1996

·         National Institute for Trial Advocacy, ‘15

·         Harvard Executive Leadership Program, ‘10

·         National Hispanic Leadership Institute, ‘10