Jeffrey Mandell, ’06, Featured as Remarkable Tony Patiño Fellow
Remarkable Tony Patiño Fellows
Jeffrey Mandell
General Counsel, Law Forward
Madison, WI
Fellow Jeffrey Mandell (Chicago ‘06) is an influential impact litigator. After clerking and working at private law firms, Jeff co-founded and became the general counsel of Law Forward, a nonprofit committed to promoting voting rights and democracy in Wisconsin through litigation. With Law Forward and its partners, Jeff brought challenges that resulted in the state Supreme Court striking down Wisconsin’s highly gerrymandered legislative districts. He also filed a first-in-the-nation lawsuit that produced historic settlements against the 10 fraudulent electors and lawyers who attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The settlements allowed Law Forward to publicly release previously undisclosed materials about the scheme. They revealed that the fraud attempt started in Wisconsin spread to a half dozen other states and provided the foundations for the January 6 insurrection.
Jeff said that the Tony Patiño Fellowship helped him appreciate that litigation could promote more democratic policies. “I was interested in effecting change and making the world better. Through the Fellowship, I began to appreciate the degree to which litigators could do those things.”
Read Jeff’s fascinating full profile below.
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