MICHAEL L. PUKLICH
NEATON & PUKLICH, PLLP
7975 Stone Creek Drive
Suite 120
mic@neatonpuklich.com
www.neatonandpuklich.com
DANIEL J. BALLINTINE LARKIN HOFFMAN DALY & LINDGREN LTD. 1500 Wells Fargo Plaza 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55431 Tel: 952-896-3288 Fax: 952-842-1748 dballintine@larkinhoffman.com www.larkinhoffman.comBETH E. BERTELSON P. A. Union Plaza, Suite 402 333 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 Tel: 612-278-9832 Fax: 612-340-0190 beth@bertelsonlaw.com www.bertelsonlaw.com
BERTELSON LAW OFFICES,
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
GENERAL LITIGATION
Mic practices primarily in the areas of employment, civil rights,
and business litigation. He has successfully represented
hundreds of individuals and numerous corporations in a wide
variety of litigation in both federal and state courts. Mic
obtained the largest recovery awarded against the FAA in an
employment matter, co-counseled on a $1.6 million jury verdict
in a condemnation trial, and, in 2005, obtained the largest
verdict in the State of Minnesota for a workers’ compensation
retaliation case. Mic is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates
Forum, comprised of attorneys who have obtained settlements
and trial verdicts in excess of $1 million, and was named a Top
40 Attorney in Employment Law. Mic graduated, magna cum
laude, from William Mitchell College of Law.
EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
Mr. Ballintine is a shareholder with Larkin Hoffman Daly &
Lindgren Ltd., where he is a member of the firm’s Business
Litigation Department and Employment Law Group, and
is a MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Specialist. He
represents employers in litigation involving a diverse range of
legal issues including discrimination, retaliation, harassment,
breach of non-compete agreements, misappropriation of
trade secrets and overtime. He also consults with employers
regarding litigation prevention measures, provides training to
human resources professionals, and acts as General Counsel
for a major health care provider in the Twin Cities. In addition,
he has conducted numerous seminars on employment-related
topics. In 2001, he received a gubernatorial appointment to the
Minnesota Board of Architecture and Engineering.
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
Beth E. Bertelson has practiced in employment law for over
20 years and is an MSBA Certified Labor & Employment Law
Specialist. She has successfully represented hundreds of clients
with all types of employment law claims. Beth provides clients
with strong advocacy, extensive experience, and a commitment
to personal service. Beth is a qualified neutral under Minnesota
Rule 114 and can also help to resolve difficult employment law
disputes through her mediation services. In addition, Beth has
trained businesses on employment law issues and investigated
internal reports. She served as a section council member of the
Labor and Employment Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar
Association and as a board member for the Minnesota Chapter
of the National Employment Lawyers Association and several
other non-profit organizations.
SUSAN M. COLER
HALUNEN & ASSOCIATES
1650 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-605-4098
Fax: 612-605-4099
coler@halunenlaw.com
www.halunenlaw.com
JUSTIN D. CUMMINS PLLP One Financial Plaza Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-333-5831 Fax: 612-342-2613 jcummins@m-o-c-law.com www.m-o-c-law.com
MILLER O’BRIEN CUMMINS,
120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2400 CLAYTON D. HALUNEN HALUNEN & ASSOCIATES 1650 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-605-4098 Fax: 612-605-4099 halunen@halunenlaw.com www.halunenlaw.com
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
CONSUMER LAW
Susan M. Coler litigates class and collective actions on behalf
of consumers and employees, as well as individual employment
discrimination cases. She also represents whistleblowers
in False Claims Act or Qui Tam cases, prosecuting entities
that defraud the government. She takes pride in Halunen &
Associates’ class action team, which is committed to fearless
representation of consumers and employees against large
corporations in national and state actions. Susan has spoken at
local, regional, and national legal conferences on class action
and employment law and serves as President of the Minnesota
National Employment Lawyers Association. She is an MSBA
Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist and also has
graduate degrees in music history and pastoral studies.
EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CIVIL RIGH TS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
Justin Cummins prosecutes cases of discrimination, harassment,
and retaliation in employment, in housing, and in other areas.
He also litigates wage-and-hour, non-compete, and other
contractual matters, and Justin provides strategic non-litigation
advice. He is past Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s
Labor & Employment Law Section and past Officer of the
National Employment Lawyers Association’s Eighth Circuit and
Minnesota Boards. Justin has taught courses on employment
law and civil rights litigation at the University of Minnesota
Law School and William Mitchell College of Law. He also has
authored numerous articles on employment and civil rights law
in national law journals. Minnesota Lawyer has recognized Justin
as one of Minnesota’s top attorneys.
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
Clayton Halunen practices in the areas of employment law,
class action litigation, and False Claims Act litigation on behalf
of plaintiffs. He has successfully tried to verdict discrimination,
harassment, and whistleblower cases and has successfully
obtained millions of dollars for his clients in awards and
settlements. Clayton has the distinction of obtaining one of
the largest verdicts in Minnesota history in a single-plaintiff
employment case and has gained national recognition for
his work handling complex class actions involving employee
misclassification and overtime claims under the FLSA. He is
a frequent lecturer, has been named in the Super Lawyers list
every year since 2003, and was regularly named in Who’s Who
in Minnesota Employment Law.
JAMES H. KASTER
NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
JOHN A. KLASSEN 700 Lumber Exchange 10 South Fifth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-204-4533 Fax: 612-204-4534 JAKLaw@aol.com www.jaklaw.com
JOHN A. KLASSEN, P. A.
NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP
4600 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-256-3202
Fax: 612-338-4878
kaster@nka.com
www.nka.com
PAUL J. LUKAS 4600 IDS Center Tel: 612-256-3205 Fax: 612-215-6870 lukas@nka.com www.nka.com
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
Mr. Kaster is an experienced trial lawyer who concentrates on
representing plaintiffs in employment cases. He has received
multimillion-dollar verdicts for individual plaintiffs, including
the highest award in Minnesota for emotional distress in
an individual employment discrimination case. He also
obtained the highest reported settlement for an individual
sexual harassment client in state history. He is a member
of both the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and
the American College of Trial Lawyers, a group limited to
1 percent of America’s trial attorneys. Mr. Kaster was given the
highest ranking possible by Chambers USA, which ranks lawyers
throughout the nation. Mr. Kaster takes his greatest pride in
serving the best interests of his clients.
EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CIVIL RIGH TS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
BUSINESS LITIGATION
John is the founder of the Minneapolis employment and civil
rights litigation firm of John A. Klassen, P.A. He received law
degrees from the University of British Columbia (1992) and
Seattle University (1993). John represents clients throughout
the United States in the areas of harassment and discrimination,
False Claims Act/Qui Tam, whistleblower, and employment
contract claims. John also consults with employees regarding
severance and non-competition agreements. John’s cases
have received local, national, and international press coverage,
including stories by The New York Times, The Washington Post,
and the International Herald Tribune. Past victories include
million-dollar-range results for his clients. John is an active
member of the MSBA and currently serves on the Governing
Council of its Labor and Employment Law Section.
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
CONSUMER LAW
Paul is very thankful to have a job that he loves and is
often surprised to find that most lawyers do not seem to
be having as much fun as he. He has a national practice,
representing employees and consumers across the country. He
feels privileged to work with the fantastic group of lawyers at
his firm and definitely does not miss having to work more than
one job while going to school full-time, including his former
employment at Embers, Godfathers, the incinerator, or the
cabinet shop, or on the construction, landscaping, or painting
crews. In other words, Paul thinks that while most lawyers have
it pretty good, he has it great.
