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Lisa Edison-Smith practices exclusively in the area of employment and labor law and litigation, and is a MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist. She focuses her practice on providing practical advice to North Dakota and Minnesota private and public sector employers, including schools and higher education, on a variety of issues related to discrimination and harassment, state and federal compliance issues, wage and hour law, employment contracts, policy review, hiring and termination, internal investigations, and employee benefits. She frequently provides training on harassment and other current issues in employment law to employers throughout the area. Lisa also represents employers in labor matters, negotiations, and arbitrations.. Lisa is a qualified neutral under Rule 11 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and is included in North Dakota's ADR Neutral Roster maintained by the North Dakota Supreme Court Administrator's Office.. Lisa is an editor of the North Dakota Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter designed to provide proactive advice and the latest employment law news to North Dakota employers.. Lisa is a graduate of Hamline University School of Law, where she was awarded the Lyons Award as the graduate with the highest academic standing. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the honorable Chief Justice A.M. Keith of the Minnesota Supreme Court and worked for over eight years for GTE corporation in finance and accounting.. She graduated summa cum laude from North Dakota State University with an undergraduate degree in accounting and business administration and passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam with national distinction.

Leo F.J. Wilking received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1974 and a J.D. from Fordham University Law School in 1978. He served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Norh Dakota State Tax Department from 1979 to 1981 and as Staff Attorney in the Washington D.C. office of U.S. Senator Quentin N. Burdick from 1981 to 1982. From 1982 to 2007 Mr. Wilking had a civil litigation practice at Nilles Law Firm in Fargo, North Dakota, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. In March 2011 Mr. Wilking started his own firm specializing in employment law and mediation under the name Wilking Law Firm.. Mr. Wilking is admitted to practice in the North Dakota Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for North Dakota, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He has tried cases to verdict in Federal district court in Bismarck and Fargo and in multiple state district courts, including courts in Cass, Grand Forks, Burleigh, Towner, Stutsman and Richland counties. He is a past president of the Cass County Bar Association and a former member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar Association of North Dakota.. Mr. Wilking has completed the Certified Civil Mediation Skills Training offered by the Minnesota State Bar Association and is a qualified neutral listed on the North Dakota Statewide ADR Neutral Roster for Civil Mediation.

I have had a diverse legal and business career. I was a partner with one of North Dakota’s largest law firms for nearly 10 years. During that time I developed my practice to include employment law, business litigation, and collections. I left private practice to become General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources for a privately held real estate and venture capital business with extensive real estate and other small business holdings. This broadened my knowledge and experience in starting and acquiring businesses and in the operating complexities of such businesses.. While acting as General Counsel, I recognized the value of this unique perspective as both business owner and business attorney. In 2008 I founded Fremstad Law with a clear focus on bringing this advantage to my clients.. I graduated from the North Dakota School of Law with honors including Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers and served as Research Editor of the North Dakota Law Review. After graduation, I clerked for the North Dakota Supreme Court and then joined what was then Nilles, Hansen and Davies, Ltd in Fargo. I am currently licensed in both North Dakota and Minnesota and have also appeared before several tribal courts.. I have been active in the Fargo Moorhead Community. I am the Past President of the Cass County Bar Association, the Past President of The Fargo Rotary Club (), the Past Board Chair of Healthcare Equipment Recycling Organization (), a past member of the North Dakota Judiciary Standards Committee, and a past member Board Member of the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown, North Dakota (). I am married and have two children.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Fargo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Fargo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Fargo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Fargo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Fargo and surrounding areas.