Cassie Navarro - Minneapolis, MN
Attorney at Nelson Schaffer, PLLC
Discrimination Lawyers in Minneapolis, MN
80 South 8th Street Suite 900 Minneapolis, MN 55402
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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12
Years
Experience
Minneapolis Discrimination Lawyer
Updated: 06/25/2026
Areas of Practice
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Harassment
- Unlawful Drug and Alcohol Testing at Work
Attorney Information
Overview
Cassie Navarro protects employee rights by representing individuals who have faced discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and unlawful drug and alcohol testing at work. She advises clients on employment, severance, and non-compete agreements, and works to negotiate more favorable terms with employers. Cassie also has experience litigating class action claims, including wage and hour violations.
Cassie has over a decade of experience working on Plaintiff’s employment claims. She was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 and has been recognized as a One to Watch by Best Lawyers since 2021. Cassie graduated summa cum laude from Mitchell Hamline College of Law.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, 2021 - 2025
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law- Employee, 2021 - 2022
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Litigation- Labor and Employment, 2021 - 2022
Other Sources of Feedback About Cassie Navarro
Included on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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William Mitchell College of Law,
St. Paul,
Minnesota
J.D.
Honors: summa cum laude
Non Legal Education
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University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
B.A.
Classes and Seminars
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Employment Law Issues for the Poverty Law Attorney: Discrimination and Harassment, Speaker (with Chris Jozwiak), Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment, 2015 - Present
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Employment Discrimination under Title VII and the ADEA, Guest Lecturer, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, March 28, 2016 - March 30, 2016
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Five-Part Workshop Series, Employment Law Essentials for the Performing Arts Community, Presenter (with Chris Jozwiak), Minnesota Theater Alliance, 2015 - 2016
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Lawyering: Advice and Persuasion (Adjunct Instructor), Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2018 - Present
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Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS: What Protections do Employees Have?, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association Conference, Panelist with Dustin Massie, February 9, 2019 - Present
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Medical Cannabis in the Workplace: What Protections do Employees Have?, Federal Bar Association's Rising Professionals Symposium, Presenter, February 2, 2019 - Present
- Medical Cannabis in the Workplace, KXNT 840 AM Radio in Las Vegas, NV, Interview with Radio Host Michael Castner, January 31, 2019 - Present
Representative Cases
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Ketty v. Parkinson’s Specialty Care, LLC
- Citation: No. 14-CV-04849, 2016 WL 3034158
- Court: D. Minn.
- Year: 2016
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
Other Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
- National Employment Law Association, Minnesota Chapter
- Employee Lawyers’ Association of the Upper Midwest
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
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Contact
80 South 8th Street
Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone Number: 612-464-8471
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.nelsonschaffer.com/
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