Haskel Black is an associate who focuses his practice on real estate transactions and investments. While attending law school, Haskel served as a student attorney in the inaugural year of the Estate Planning and Heirs’ Property Clinic at Howard University School of Law where he gained hands-on experience managing a diverse portfolio of clients—handling matters from untangling clouded property titles to drafting estate planning documents. In law school, he also worked as a Henry Ramsey Dean’s Fellow, teaching and supporting first-year students in developing their legal writing skills. Haskel was a summer associate at Ballard Spahr, where he conducted legal research and assisted with drafting and reviewing documents on a variety of matters.
Prior to beginning his legal career, Haskel was a vocal and general music teacher. Additionally, he spent a year in Germany as a U.S. Department of State-sponsored fellow in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), serving as a cultural and professional ambassador of the United States.
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
Haskel maintains an active pro bono practice and has handled matters including LLC formations, immigration matters such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals renewals and naturalization applications, estate-planning through Wills for Heroes, criminal expungements, housing law clinics, community mediation through the Dispute Resolution Center, and habeas representation of detainees through the Minnesota Habeas Project.
Professional Activities
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
Board Memberships & Community Service
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Council
Board Member, AdoptAClassroom.org Board of Directors, 2026-present
Negotiator, Spring Lake Park Teachers Union Contract Bargaining Team, 2021
Credentials
Education
Howard University School of Law (J.D. 2025)
Coordinator, Thurgood Marshall Academy Volunteer Program
CALI Awards: Legal Drafting, Estate Planning and Heirs' Property Clinic II, Family Law Practice, and Food Law
University of Minnesota Twin Cities (B.M. 2015)
Dean's List
Languages
Proficient in German
Admissions
Minnesota