Education: University of Minnesota Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 1996
Honors: cum laude

Key Practice Experience

• Employment
• Labor
• Social media investigations

Key Industry Experience

• Retail
• Airline
• School District/Public

Representative Cases/Transactions

• Defending employers in state and federal actions involving Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, various state anti-discrimination statutes, whistleblowing statutes, non-competition agreements
• Workplace investigations
• Harassment and diversity training
• Preventive advice
• Drafting employment policies, contracts and procedures
• Workplace reductions

Professional Associations

• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Minnesota Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Community Involvement

• Delegate to United Nations Committee on Human Rights – Geneva
• Legal Specialist for ABA Central and East European Law Initiative in Kosovo
• Delegate to United Nations Fourth World Women’s Conference – Beijing

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
• Minnesota State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

Other Education

• B.A., University of Minnesota, summa cum laude