Molly Hamilton Cawley is an attorney in the Business Litigation group. She has been advising clients and litigating cases — representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts — for more than 10 years. She began her practice as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals, where she developed a strong interest in appellate work and honed her legal writing skills. Since clerking, Molly has been a business litigator whose practice is marked by a depth and breadth in many areas of the law, including contract matters, employment law, fraud and business torts, shareholder/partner/member disputes, and insurance law and ERISA.
She was honored as a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Super Lawyers from 2007 to 2016, and was recently named a 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” In 2011, Molly was named an “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer for her work representing 136 plaintiffs in a fraudulent investment case that uncovered one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Minnesota history.
Molly has a multi-jurisdictional practice — she is licensed in South Carolina, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and admitted in the following federal courts: District of South Carolina, District of Minnesota, Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and District of Nebraska. Molly continues to practice in these jurisdictions and enjoys the opportunity to advise and co-counsel with attorneys in other states.
