Justin D. Cummins
I represent clients in a wide variety of labor & employment law, civil rights, and nonprofit law matters in Minnesota and across the Midwest. My work includes litigating client cases involving:
* Contract claims
* Whistleblower or other retaliation claims
* Pay claims
* Harassment claims
* False Claims Act or other fraud claims
* Leave claims
* Non-compete claims
* Fiduciary duty claims
* Mass layoff claims
* Unfair business practice claims
* Discrimination claims
* Benefits claims
* Constitutional claims
In addition to providing responsive, principled, and effective representation to clients regarding their claims, I develop the law in the public interest as amicus curiae counsel in high-profile cases.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Free Consultation
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Court System
- 8th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- University of Minnesota Law School
- J.D. (1997) | Law
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- M.A. (1996) | Social Policy
- Haverford College in Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1992) | History
- Top 100
- Super Lawyers Magazine
- Best Lawyers in America
- U.S. News & World Report
- Top Lawyer
- Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
- Top Lawyer
- Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
- Fellow
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance
- Member
- Current
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Current
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Past Eighth Circuit Board Officer
- Current
- National Lawyers Guild
- Member
- Current
- Minnesota Association for Justice
- Amicus Committee Member
- Current
- The Employment Law 60: The 60 Cases Every Employment Lawyer Must Know Inside And Out
- The National Labor Relations Act
- Two Historic Legislative Sessions Yield Numerous Victories For Employee And Civil Rights Advocates
- Minnesota Trial
- Joint Employment Analysis: Who Is The Employer
- Legal QuickSheet
- Employees Have Won A String Of Important Minnesota Supreme Court Cases Since The Onset Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Minnesota Trial
- Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Retaliation, And Anti-Harassment Provisions Under Disability Law
- The ADA Handbook: Practices Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2nd Edition
- Most significant labor & employment law cases in the past decade
- Minnesota CLE Conference
- Best practices for effective litigation of labor law claims
- Minnesota CLE Conference
- Developments in civil rights and employment law as well as the successful litigation of joint employment and employee classification cases
- Employment Law Institute
- Discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act
- Minnesota CLE
- Legal, strategic, and practical significance of recent Supreme Court opinions for labor & employment law and civil rights going forward
- Labor & Employment Law Institute
- MSBA Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist
- MSBA