Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
Rachhana Srey’s exceptional case management skills have earned her the respect of her colleagues in the legal community. Rachhana’s clients appreciate her commitment to their needs and her ability to achieve results as well as the ease with which she relates to them on a personal level.Rachhana is currently litigating several class and collective action cases on behalf of employees for unpaid overtime and minimum wages and has represented thousands of workers. In addition, she has handled a variety of types of employment cases including retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act, breach of contract, and discrimination claims based on pregnancy, gender, race, national origin, religious and age. She is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association Class and Collective Action Committee and contributes to their quarterly publication and is also a member of the Minnesota Chapter of NELA. Ms. Srey has spoken both nationally and locally on topics related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the basics of discovery in civil litigation.
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Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
Rebekah L. Bailey is a tireless advocate committed to civil rights and social justice. She primarily represents employees, students and consumers across the country fighting against discrimination, government fraud, wage theft, and unfair business practices. She also assists employees with individual disputes, defending professional clients with licensing issues or contract negotiations, and alleging claims of discrimination, sex harassment, and denial of benefits. Rebekah helps every day people find their voice through legal action.. Rebekah believes firmly that there is strength in numbers, which is why she focuses primarily on complex class and collective action litigation, as well as qui tam whistle blower filings. She has over a decade of experience litigating cases in court and arbitration, successfully first chairing a bench trial and defeating primary affirmative defenses through summary judgment on multiple cases. Rebekah is a founding member of the firm’s Civil Rights and Impact team and Consumer Class Action Group, and she has also served as a member of the firm's National Wage and Hour Team. She leads the firm's e-discovery committee. She has spoken at national conferences on various topics such as electronic discovery, arbitration, equal pay, and various wage and hour issues.. Rebekah has been committed to helping those in need throughout her career. Rebekah volunteers through Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Housing Court ERP Project, helping tenants remain in their homes and obtain expungements of eviction actions. In law school, she served as the executive editor of the Journal of Law and Inequality. She previously volunteered with the Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, a non-profit legal organization that provides legal services to indigent migrant farm workers while focusing on wage and hour and landlord/tenant disputes. Rebekah also teaches practical lawyering skills to law students at the University of Minnesota.
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Practice Areas: Class Action
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Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
Sarah Steenhoek's organizational and interpersonal skills make her an effective advocate, negotiator, and litigator. She is completely committed to defending employees' workplace rights. Sarah represents employees mostly in individual cases, but also has experience advocating for clients in class and collective action cases. Sarah assists clients with claims of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment. Sarah joined NKA in January of 2008, initially working as a law clerk. Prior to joining NKA, Sarah worked as a law clerk for Legal Aid Society's Housing Discrimination Law Project. While in law school, Sarah was active in moot court, the Minnesota Justice Foundation, and volunteer work. Sarah and her partner won her school's Rosalie E. Wahl Moot Court Competition and Sarah was then selected to participate in the New York City Bar National Moot Court Competition where her team finished as a finalist in the regional round of the competition. Sarah was also on the board of her school's Minnesota Justice Foundation student chapter from 2007 to 2009. Prior to law school, Sarah worked as a family advocate for an early childhood education non-profit organization.
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Firm: Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
Shawn J. Wanta is dedicated to protecting the rights of consumers and is recognized for his handling of complex legal matters. A founding partner of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP, Shawn leads the firm’s the class and complex litigation practice group. He ardently represents individuals and groups in and out of court to enforce laws that protect individual rights.. Shawn has consistently been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in class actions/mass torts since 2012. He has been appointed to a number of executive committee memberships and as lead counsel in national class cases. Shawn is a past board member and former secretary of the Employee Lawyers Association of the Upper Midwest. Shawn is active in board and committee work for both consumer litigation and employment law sections and currently serves on the Governing Council for the Minnesota State Bar Association's Consumer Litigation Section.
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Firm: Stinson LLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
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Firm: Teske Katz PLLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
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Firm: Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
Practice Areas: Class Action
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Firm: Stinson LLP
Practice Areas: Class Action
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