Education: University of Minnesota Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 2010
Honors: cum laude

Key Practice Experience

• Government/Class Action
• Employment Discrimination Investigations, Counseling, and Litigation
• Fair Labor Standards Act/Wage and Hour Claims
• Whistleblower Claims
• Unfair Labor Practice Claims

Key Industry Experience

• Non-profit
• Retail
• Staffing and Recruiting

Representative Cases/Transactions

• Roeller v. UPS:  Defending litigation alleging employment-related whistleblowing.
• Lane v. Divine House:  Defended litigation alleging employment-related whistleblowing and negotiated a favorable settlement for client.
• EEOC v. FMI, et al:  Defended North Dakota Applebee’s franchisee against EEOC class action sexual harassment lawsuit.  Obtained a favorable resolution.
• Gifford et al v. Target Corporation:  Defended Target against a putative nationwide class alleging misclassification of store executives under the FLSA.  Plaintiffs dismissed class claims before initial 216(b) motion and settled individual claims.
• Stroud et al v. Target Corporation:  Defended Target against a putative nationwide class alleging misclassification of warehouse executives under the FLSA.  Initial 216(b) motion successfully opposed; individual claims are still in litigation.
• Martin et al v. ING: Participated in the defense of putative nationwide class action race discrimination lawsuit against eight ING entities.  This matter is still in litigation.

Professional Recognitions/Honors

• Minnesota Law Review, Note & Comment Editor and Staff Member
• Dean’s List
• Recipient of the Barrett, Smith, and Shapira Roseoff scholarships

Selected Publications/Presentations

• New NLRB Report:  Your Social Media Policies May Violate the NLRA and Your Employees’ Use of Social Media May Be Protected Concerted Activity, Corporate Counselor (Apr. 2012)
• Social Media: Airings by Public Employees, BNA Government Employee Relations Report (Dec. 2011) (with Sandra Jezierski)
• Born (Not So) Free: Legal Limits on the Practice of Unassisted Childbirth or Freebirthing in the United States, Note, Minnesota Law Review (May 2010)

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Society of Human Resources Managers

Other Education

• BA, Justice and Peace Studies, University of Saint Thomas