Ansis V. Viksnins - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1988
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1985
    B.A.
    Honors: summa cum laude

Classes and Seminars

• Unclean Hands and Dirty Laundry: Affirmative Defenses in Restrictive Covenant Cases, Minnesota CLE, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2006
  
• Using Confidentiality Agreements with Employees and Business Partners, Minnesota CLE, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2004
  
• Drafting Employment Agreements, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2003
  
• The Economic Espionage Act: Creating Criminal Liability for Trade Secrets Misappropriation, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar, April, 2003
  
• Legal Issues Facing the Hospitality Industry, Twin Cities Hospitality Association, April, 2003
  
• Managing Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, October, 2002
  
• What Can You Do Once the Horse is Out of the Barn? Stopping Unlawful Competition Without Restrictive Covenants, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2002
  
• The Top Nine Things You Need to Know About Minnesota Employment Law, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Conference, January, 2002
  
• ADA Update: Defining and Accommodating Disabilities, Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office Seminar, October, 2001
  
• Is There a New Approach to Conflict Resolution?, Council on Education in Management, October, 2001
  
• Interviewing Tips From the Trenches, Northern Dakota County Chambers of Commerce, October, 2001
  
• Comparative Laws: Non-Competition, Privacy, Defamation, and Negligent Supervision and Retention in the Five State Region, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2001
  
• Preventing Violence in the Workplace, Council on Education in Management, September, 2000
  
• The Ins and Outs of Inside and Outside Sales Representatives, Minnesota CLE Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May, 2000

Pro Bono Activities

• Board of Deacons, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 2002 - 2004
• Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Leadership Minneapolis Program, 1999
• Dakota County Conciliation Court, Referee
• Latvian Associations Organization of Minnesota, Director
• Mendota Heights Planning Commission, Former Member

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2002
• Minnesota Supreme Court
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, pro hac vice
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, pro hac vice

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee)
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Court Rules and Judicial Administration Committee)
• Fourth Judicial District Ethics Committee, 2001 - Present
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 2001 (Chair, Labor/Employment Law Committee)
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
• Hennepin County Conciliation Court, Former Mediator
• Fourth Judicial District Ethics Committee, Former Investigator