Super Lawyers - Minnesota 2015

80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: 612-256-3277

Fax: 612-338-4878 schlesinger@nka.com www.nka.com David Schlesinger is a passionate advocate for employees. His experience includes victories as first chair trial counsel. He has successfully litigated a wide variety of employment claims, from discrimination to wage and hour to claims under the Federal Railway Safety Act. His practice includes an emphasis on the intersection of employment and business disputes, including litigation of breach of fiduciary duty and minority shareholder claims. He has effectively defended employees from non-compete and trade secret claims brought by their former employers. David is a partner at Nichols Kaster, PLLP and is the president of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.

BUSINESS LI TIGATION

EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
TIMOTHY C. SELANDER

80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: 612-256-3200 Fax: 612-338-4878 selander@nka.com www.nka.com Tim C. Selander represents and counsels workers in disputes related to unpaid wages, overtime pay, commissions, wrongful termination, severance, and non-compete agreements. As a member of Nichols Kaster’s Wage and Hour Litigation Team, Tim has helped workers in a wide range of industries recover overtime pay and minimum wages. Regardless of whether he is representing an individual or a large group of employees, Tim vigorously advocates on his clients’ behalf to ensure that they receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. Tim has litigated claims in federal and state court, as well as in arbitration. His work on behalf of employees has resulted in notable decisions involving class and conditional certification, employee classification, and the rights of employees in arbitration.

EMPLOYMEN T LI TIGATION: PLAINTIFF
STEVEN ANDREW
SMITH

NICHOLS KASTER, PLLP 4600 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: 612-256-3206 Fax: 612-338-4878 smith@nka.com www.nka.com Named one of The Best Lawyers in America for the last two years and named to Minnesota Super Lawyers each year since 2003, Steven Andrew Smith brings a high level of trial experience and attention to detail to his cases. With multiple plaintiffs’ verdicts in each of the last three decades, Steve is both familiar with and comfortable in the courtroom. Steve’s trial experience includes trials to verdict in discrimination, whistleblower, reprisal/retaliation, commission, contract, disability, sexual harassment, and wage-and-hour claims. Steve received the 2014 Karla Wahl Dedicated Advocacy Award, given for ceaseless and courageous efforts protecting and advancing the rights of Minnesota employees.

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF JONI M. THOME

BAILLON THOME JOZ WIAK & WANTA LLP

100 South Fifth Street Suite 1200

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: 612-252-3570

Fax: 612-252-3571 jthome@baillonthome.com www.baillonthome.com Joni M. Thome has 23 years of experience and is widely known for her work on behalf of employees who have been wrongfully terminated due to discrimination, harassment or retaliation. A founding partner of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP, she has obtained millions of dollars for her clients in awards and settlements including many multiple party lawsuits. A certified employment law specialist, Joni has been recognized as one of Minnesota’s Top Women Lawyers for several years and one of Minnesota’s Top 100 Attorneys. Joni received the MN Chapter of NELA’s 2012 Karla Wahl Dedicated Advocacy Award, which honors one attorney annually for their “ceaseless and courageous efforts to better the rights of Minnesota employees.”

CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS

EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
RODNEY D. ANDERSON

RODNE Y D. ANDERSON LAW OFFICES, LLC

206 South Broadway Suite 404

Rochester, MN 55904

Tel: 507-529-2204

Fax: 507-288-6190 anderson.rodney@rdalaw.net www.rdalaw.net Rod has 30 years of experience serving clients in the Twin Cities and Rochester areas with their estate planning; wills; trusts; probate; trust administration; taxation; and business succession planning needs. He is a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law and earned a Master of Law in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Rod serves as a member of the Minnesota Bar Association’s Probate and Trust Council, has served as a drafting committee member of the Minnesota CLE publication Drafting Wills and Trust Agreements, and taught estate tax planning at Hamline Law School. He is a frequent lecturer on estate planning topics. Rod has been awarded membership in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS TAX

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
JENNIFER A. BECKMAN
BECKMAN S TEEN &
LUNGSTROM, P.A.

14550 Excelsior Boulevard Suite 206

Minnetonka, MN 55345 Tel: 952-938-3411

Fax: 952-938-3480 beckmansteen@comcast.net www.beckman-steen.com Jennifer A. Beckman is a partner in the law firm of Beckman Steen & Lungstrom. She has practiced in the family and probate areas of law for 27 years. Her family law practice includes divorce, child custody/parenting time, child support, property division, spousal maintenance, post-decree issues, paternity, domestic abuse and appellate practice. Her probate practice includes guardianships, conservatorships and the probate of uncontested and contested wills. The firm also assists clients in the preparation of simple wills. Ms. Beckman has been a volunteer lawyer for Tubman’s Chrysalis Center for over 20 years. She is also involved in various community activities and spends time with her family and her two dogs.

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
FAMILY LAW
J. SCOTT BRADEN

J. SCOT T BRADEN, P. A.

415 Second Avenue Northwest Faribault, MN 55021

Tel: 507-332-7483

Fax: 507-332-7484 scottb@bradenlawoffice.com www.bradenlawoffice.com Scott’s practice is grounded in the philosophy that equitable resolution of conflict is possible in every situation. For the past 34 years, Scott has assisted husbands, wives, children and relatives with family and estate law matters. The hallmark of Scott and his team is their trial advocacy. Scott pursues litigation, mediation and negotiation strategies. Scott is known for his professionalism, case management and aggressive pursuit of his client’s goals. Scott graduated from Hamline University School of Law. He is a qualified neutral under Rule 114, frequently mediates family law matters and was formerly Vice Chair of the ADR Ethics Board. He is a member of the MSBA and past President of the Fifth District Bar Association. He has been named in the Super Lawyers list since 2003.

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

FAMILY LAW
VICTORIA JACOBSON
BRENNER

COLLINS, BUCKLEY, SAUNTRY & HAUGH, P. L. L.P.

First National Bank Building Suite West 1100

332 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Tel: 651-227-0611 vbrenner@cbsh.net www.cbsh.net Victoria Brenner practices family law and lawyer’s professional responsibility. She is also a Rule 114 Mediator and Qualified Neutral. Victoria is a proud alumna of the first class to graduate from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, where she was encouraged to practice law in a holistic way and to give back to the bar and the community through professionalism and voluntarism. Victoria is an active member of the Minnesota AFCC Chapter whose mission is to minimize the negative impact of divorce and separation on the parties and their children. This organization ties with her view and approach to family law. Ms. Brenner handles custody, parenting time, child support, orders for protection, alimony, divorce, and post-divorce in the wide spectrum of modest to high-asset cases.

PROFESSIONAL LIABILI TY: DEFENSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE

FAMILY LAW
JASON C. BROWN
BROWN LAW OFFICES, P. A.
11125 Zealand Avenue North
Champlin, MN 55316

Tel: 763-323-6555

Fax: 763-323-6988 jcbrown@brownlawoffices.com www.brownlawoffices.com www.mnfamilylawblog.com Jason Brown, an honors graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law, has successfully litigated against some of the more recognized family law attorneys in the Twin Cities. Still, he works hard to resolve matters outside of the courtroom. He has represented clients from all socioeconomic backgrounds over the last 15 years, including teachers, lawyers, homemakers, construction workers, doctors, truck drivers, accountants, engineers, and business owners. Jason is the former chair of the Family Law Section of the MAJ and has presented at the Family Law Institute. His Minnesota Family Law Blog has been named a Top 25 by the State Bar Association. Media appearances include WCCO (radio and television), KARE 11, Fox 9, NBC News, Time magazine, USA Today, and the Star Tribune.