Class Action lawyers in Minnesota Angela Brandt to Kai Richter

Firm: Larson King, LLP

30 7th St E Ste 2800 , Saint Paul , Minnesota 55101

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Chestnut Cambronne

100 Washington Ave South , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55401

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

111 N 5th St Ste 100 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55403

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Family , Landlord & Tenant, Legal Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Trademarks, Class Action, Class Action, Class Action, Class Action

Firm: Berger & Montague, P.C.

43 SE Main Street , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414

Practice Areas: Class Action

Joe Hashmall is an associate at Berger & Montague, where he is a member of the firm's Consumer Protection practice group.  In that practice group, Mr. Hashmall primarily focuses on consumer class actions concerning financial and credit reporting practices.. Mr. Hashmall is a graduate of the Grinnell College and the Cornell University School of Law.  During law school, Mr. Hashmall served as the Executive Editor of the Cornell Legal Information Institute's Supreme Court Bulletin and as an Editor for the Cornell International Law Journal. Mr. Hashmall has also worked as law clerk for President Judge Bonnie B. Leadbetter of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and for the Honorable David J. Ten Eyck of the Minnesota District Court.

3601 13 Th Ave S Apt 2 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55407

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Berger & Montague, P.C.

43 SE Main Street , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414

Practice Areas: Class Action

John Albanese is an associate in the Firm's Minneapolis office.  Mr. Albanese concentrates his practice on consumer protection issues with a focus on Fair Credit Reporting Act violations related to criminal background checks.  Mr. Albanese has also prosecuted class and collective actions for unfair lending practices, unfair debt collection, wage and hour violations, and violations of ERISA.. Mr. Albanese is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Georgetown University.  At Columbia, he was a managing editor of the Columbia Law Review, and was elected to speak at graduation by his classmates.  Mr. Albanese clerked for Magistrate Judge Geraldine Brown in the Northern District of Illinois.  Prior to joining Berger & Montague, Mr. Albanese was an attorney at a firm in Minneapolis representing consumers and employees in consumer protection and wage and hour cases.

Firm: Var Law PLLC

1651 Karnis Dr NW , Alexandria , Minnesota 56308

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

80 S 8th St # 4600 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

James H. Kaster has been widely recognized by the legal community for his abilities as both a trial lawyer and an employment lawyer. He was ranked by Chambers USA as number one among plaintiff’s employment lawyers in the state of Minnesota. He has also been named to the Super Lawyers list in Minnesota year after year and was selected as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the state by the Minnesota Journal of Law and Politics.. Jim was also selected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the premier professional trial organization in America whose membership is limited to 1% of the trial lawyers in any state or province. Finally, he was selected to be a Fellow in the prestigious National College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, an organization with an exclusive membership of leading labor and employment lawyers nationwide.. Jim is an eloquent and persuasive speaker with the unique ability to present his arguments in a manner that is easily understood by juries and judges. He has tried well over 100 cases to verdict or decision, including representing Kevin Kasten in the successful U.S. Supreme Court case, Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, which set a new standard for retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. His success in the courtroom includes earning many million dollar and multi-million dollar recoveries. He has also lectured frequently in front of local, state, and national organizations on damage recovery and trial skills, as well as many other legal topics.. Jim has been involved in a wide variety of individual and class action cases. His remarkable combination of skills as a trial lawyer gives him a unique edge in effectively representing individuals and groups of employees

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

80 South 8th Street , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

G.Tony Atwal is a dedicated and experienced advocate focused on the upholding of employee rights. Tony is an integral member of Nichols Kaster’s Wage and Hour Litigation Team and he represents employees in a variety of disputes, including matters involving unpaid overtime wages, minimum wages, and recovery of commission payments. Prior to joining Nichols Kaster in 2013, Tony worked as an appellate attorney, litigating over 100 appellate cases, and he brings this extensive experience to his practice at Nichols Kaster. Tony is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law, where he teaches appellate advocacy.

Firm: Berger & Montague, P.C.

100 South Fifth Street , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

E. Michelle Drake is a skilled trial lawyer dedicated to advancing her clients' interests.. As a graduate of both Harvard Law School and Oxford University who learned to practice law by trying high stakes criminal cases, Michelle possesses a rare combination of elite academic pedigree and real world trial skills.. Michelle started her career working as a public defender in Atlanta, Georgia. During that time, Michelle was lead counsel in hundreds of felony criminal cases. She tried many cases, including five murder cases, to verdict. After working as a public defender for several years, Michelle founded her own law firm and expanded her practice to include civil cases. In 2007, Michelle moved back to her home state of Minnesota and decided to join Nichols Kaster.. Michelle has represented thousands of employees and consumers, in both individual and class cases. Her efforts have resulted in her clients recovering millions of dollars.. Michelle has never lost her desire to spend her career fighting for the rights of individuals. Whether her clients are misclassified employees or consumers who have been treated unfairly by their bank, Michelle is happiest fighting on the side of the underdog. She is a fierce and fearless litigator and always puts her clients' interests first.. Michelle's dry wit and straightforward speaking style have made her a valued member of the local and national community of consumer and employee rights litigators. She has spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars. Michelle’s opinions have been published in the National Law Journal, and her cases were named as "Lawsuits of the Year" by Minnesota Law & Politics in both 2008 and 2009. Michelle has been named to the Rising Stars list by Minnesota Super Lawyers. Michelle leads the firm’s Consumer Class Action Team, which helps originate individual and class action cases directed at achieving justice for consumers. In particular, Michelle is currently lead counsel on several cases involving Fair Credit Reporting Act violations.

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

4600 IDS Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Anna P. Prakash is a dedicated and skilled advocate for those who have been victimized by the unfair and illegal practices of companies.  Whether she is helping consumers stand up to big business or employees stand up to unscrupulous employers, Anna litigates with her clients’ interests and needs at the forefront and tirelessly fights for their rights.  As a member of the both the Consumer Class Action Team and National Wage and Hour Team at Nichols Kaster, Anna has worked extensively on complex class and collective action cases in Minnesota and around the country.. Prior to joining Nichols Kaster in 2009, Anna served as a civil rights attorney for the United States Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and monitored compliance with special education laws for the state of Minnesota. During law school, Anna interned with the National Labor Relations Board's Special Litigation Branch and with the Youth and Education Law Projects at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.

Firm: Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP

100 South Fifth Street , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Dustin W. Massie represents employees who have been wrongfully terminated and have experienced discrimination, retaliation, harassment, or other illegal treatment in the workplace. Dustin’s commitment to workers’ rights is rooted in the combination of his law studies and his passion for understanding labor movements and how individuals can work together for change. A summa cum laude graduate in Spanish and international affairs, Dustin has studied in Spain, where he served as a cultural ambassador with the Spanish Ministry of Education. His interests in language and political science also took him to Germany for two years where he engaged in cultural and business studies at the University of Passau and to Argentina as a participant in the Global Leadership Program. Before law school, he participated in a fellowship program on American civics and leadership in Washington, D.C.. During law school at the University of Minnesota, Dustin received a concentration in labor and employment law and clerked for a Minneapolis employment law firm. He also served on the ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law as a staff editor, where his article on a recent and influential class action case, Dukes v. Wal-Mart, was published. Before joining the firm Dustin represented employees and consumers in class action litigation where he held business accountable for fraudulent, deceptive and illegal practices.

120 S Sixth St #1100 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Stinson LLP

50 S 6th St Ste 2600 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Zimmerman Reed, PLLP

1100 IDS Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

80 S 8th St , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Charles Frohman is a skilled advocate who is committed to protecting employee’s rights in the workplace. As a member of NKA's National Wage and Hour Litigation Team, Charles works on wage and hour violations under federal and state laws for class and collective actions. Charles also handles individual employment issues including sexual harassment, discrimination, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and state and federal whistleblower violations. Charles's recent accomplishments include:. Charles developed his taste for advocacy early in law school. He applied his considerable writing experience as a legal writing instructor in his second year, and in his third, Charles was a finalist in the Giles S. Rich National Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. As a finalist, he enjoyed the rare honor of arguing before a three-judge panel from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. Prior to law school, Charles worked in San Francisco as an editor on a variety of high-tech magazines and as a manager of online media properties for AOL Time Warner.

Firm: Moss & Barnett

150 S 5th St Ste 1200 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

4600 IDS Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Bonnie represents employees who have been treated unfairly by their employers.  In both individual and collective action cases, Bonnie fights tirelessly for clients who have suffered discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act violations, contract breaches, wage and hour violations, and many other injustices. She began working for Nichols Kaster in 2009 as a law clerk, and returned in 2010 as an attorney.  Bonnie’s experience includes winning an unemployment benefits appeal, defeating summary judgment in a pregnancy discrimination case, second-chairing an arbitration to hold an employer liable for breach of contract, and negotiating substantial settlements for clients in several cases.. Before joining Nichols Kaster, Bonnie worked as a student attorney at the University of Wisconsin’s Remington Center, where she represented federal prison inmates in civil and post-conviction matters. In law school, Bonnie focused her studies on civil rights issues in the workplace, particularly in the area of gender equality.  She worked for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society all three years, serving as Note and Comment Editor her third year.

Firm: Zimmerman Reed, PLLP

1100 IDS Center , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Firm: Nichols Kaster, PLLP

80 S Eighth St #4600 , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55402

Practice Areas: Class Action

Kai H. Richter is an experienced attorney who has fought for the rights of everyday people throughout his legal career. As a member of Nichols Kaster’s Consumer Class Action Team, he is currently handling a number of cases on behalf of consumers who have been victimized by unfair, deceptive and unlawful trade practices.. Prior to joining Nichols Kaster in April 2010, Kai managed the Complex Litigation Division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, where he supervised and handled a large number of consumer enforcement cases. For example, in June and September of 2009, Kai co-chaired a three-week trial involving claims for fraudulent sales of annuities and legal plans to over 1,200 Minnesota senior citizens, and won a favorable judgment from the trial court. In addition, he also spearheaded a significant enforcement action against Sprint Nextel relating to wrongfully-imposed contracts and early termination fees.. Kai also has several years of prior experience representing plaintiffs in private practice, including two landmark class actions. For example, in Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a statewide wage and hour class action against Wal-Mart, Kai briefed and successfully co-argued the issue of class certification and significantly participated in the three-month trial of the case, paving the way for a multi-million dollar payout to Wal-Mart’s Minnesota workers. In addition, Kai was one of only three plaintiff trial attorneys in Grutter v. Bollinger, a landmark class action lawsuit against the University of Michigan Law School that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2003.. Kai received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1999 and received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1995. He also has taught legal writing at Hamline University and previously served as a co-director of the Robert F. Wagner Moot Court Program at the University of Minnesota Law School.