John A. Klassen - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1992
    LL.B.
  • Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1993
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Honors: Member of the Honors Division
    Major: International Relations

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Partner

Past Positions

• Neaton Puklich & Klassen, PLLP, Partner, 2001 - 2004

Classes and Seminars

• Cutting Edge Topic in Sexual and Racial Harassment, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2006 - 2007
  
• Settlement Agreements in Employment Law Cases, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - 2007
  
• Employment Law Clinic, University of Minnesota
  
• Human Resources Class, University of St. Thomas MBA Program

Representative Cases

• Stanina v. Blandin Paper Co., 2006 WL 2069203, D.Minn., (JRT/FLN) July 26
  • Year: 2006
• Predzik v. Shelter Corporation, Inc., Slip Copy, 2006 WL 2794368, 12 Wage & Hour Cas. 2d (BNA) 13, D.Minn., (JRT/FLN) Sept. 27
  • Year: 2006
• Modtland v. Mills Fleet Farm, Inc., 2004 WL 2730100, D.Minn., (PAM/RLE) Nov. 28
  • Year: 2004
• Jensen v. AstraZeneca, LP, 2004 WL 2066837, D.Minn., (JRT/FLN)
  • Year: 2004

Published Works

Articles

• Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination, Employment Law Handbook, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, February, 2002
  
• Defamation in Discipline and Discharge, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Spring, 2003
  
• Discovery Issues in Employment Litigation, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Fall, 2003
  
• The Duty of Loyalty - What Employees Owe to Their Employers, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Summer, 2004
  
• The Accidental Federal Court Litigator, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Fall, 2004
  
• Sexual Harassment Cases After Duncan v. GMC, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Spring, 2005
• Public Employee Protections Against Retaliation for Free Speech - The Right to Speak About Matters of Public Concern, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Spring, 2006
• Negotiating and Drafting Severance Agreements, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Winter, 2006
• Statute of Limitations Issues in Hostile Work Environment Cases, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Magazine, Winter, 2007

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1997

Other Affiliations

• National Employment Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon