Kaarin Nelson Schaffer - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Kaarin Nelson Schaffer included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Past Positions

• Conard Nelson Schaffer, Owner/Partner/Attorney, 2020 - 2023
• Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta, Partner, 2018 - 2020
• Halunen Law, Partner, 2013 - 2018
• Law Offices of Kassius O Benson, Attorney, 2012 - 2013

Languages

• Spanish

• English

Classes and Seminars

• Navigating 2022’s Hot-Button Discipline and Discharge Decision-Making - Minnesota CLE, May 2022
  
• Regulating, Investigating, and Disciplining Behavior in the Remote Workplace - A Practical Guide - Minnesota CLE, May 2022
  
• Avoiding 10 Discipline and Discharge Mistakes Employers Make - Minnesota CLE, August 2021
  
• Minnesota Employment Update: Key Cases and Important Legislation Employee Advocates Should Know - National Employment Law Association, Minnesota Chapter, November 2021
  
• Avoiding 10 Discipline and Discharge Mistakes Employers Make - A Plaintiff’s Attorney Perspective, Minnesota CLE, Oct. 28, 2019
  
• Strategies for Summer Judgment in Sexual Harassment Cases, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 21, 2019
  
• Avoiding 10 Leave Mistakes Employers Make - A Plaintiff’s Attorney Perspective, Minnesota CLE, Oct. 30, 2018
  
• Non-Compete Agreements, Interview with WCCO Radio, Aug. 19, 2018
  
• What’s the Harm? Evaluating and Proving Damages, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 21, 2018
  
• Sexual Harassment, Harvey Weinstein and Non-Disclosure Agreements, Interview with WCCO Radio, Dec. 2, 2017
  
• LaPoint, Sanchez, and Friedlander - Good News from the Minnesota Supreme Court…And How to Keep it That Way, NELA, Sept. 12, 2017
  
• Considerations and Strategies for Pregnancy Related Litigation, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 23, 2017
  
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Update, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2016
  
• Supremely Unique: Significant Supreme Court Opinions in 2016 - University of St. Thomas, Fall 2016
  
• Felony Disenfranchisement: Why 5 Million Americans Can’t Vote This November, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Oct. 16, 2012

Pro Bono Activities

• Innocence Project of Minnesota, Board Member, 2017 - Present

Representative Cases

• Brooke Johnson v. Dakota County
• C.W. v. CenturyLink

Published Works

Articles

• Court Sanctioned Permission to Sexually Harass?, Minnesota Trial Magazine, Winter 2019
  
• Should You Take An Employment Case? Minnesota Trial Magazine, Fall 2018, republished in Nevada Justice Association’s Advocate Magazine, Winter 2019
  
• Plaintiff & Defense Perspectives and Practice Pointers for Litigating Pregnancy Discrimination Claims, Pregnancy Accommodation and Non-Discrimination Handbook Chapter, Co-Author, 2017
  
• Should You Take an Employment Case?, Minnesota Trial Magazine, 2018
  
• Should You Take an Employment Case?, Nevada Justice Association's Advocate Magazine, 2018
  
• Felony Disenfranchisement: Why 5 Million Americans Can't Vote This November, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 2012

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2006

Other Affiliations

• National Employment Lawyers Association, Minnesota Chapter
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
• Minnesota Association for Justice, 2014 - Present
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2016 - Present