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Overview
Lisa Edison-Smith practices exclusively in the area of employment and labor law and litigation, and is a MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist. She focuses her practice on providing practical advice to North Dakota and Minnesota private and public sector employers, including schools and higher education, on a variety of issues related to discrimination and harassment, state and federal compliance issues, wage and hour law, employment contracts, policy review, hiring and termination, internal investigations, and employee benefits. She frequently provides training on harassment and other current issues in employment law to employers throughout the area. Lisa also represents employers in labor matters, negotiations, and arbitrations.Lisa is a qualified neutral under Rule 11 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and is included in North Dakota's ADR Neutral Roster maintained by the North Dakota Supreme Court Administrator's Office.
Lisa is an editor of the North Dakota Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter designed to provide proactive advice and the latest employment law news to North Dakota employers.
Lisa is a graduate of Hamline University School of Law, where she was awarded the Lyons Award as the graduate with the highest academic standing. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the honorable Chief Justice A.M. Keith of the Minnesota Supreme Court and worked for over eight years for GTE corporation in finance and accounting.
She graduated summa cum laude from North Dakota State University with an undergraduate degree in accounting and business administration and passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam with national distinction.
About Lisa Edison-Smith
Practice Areas
- EEOC, ND & MN Human Rights Act Complaints
- Human Resources Consulting, Training and Compliance
- Employment and Labor Law
- NLRB Representation and Unfair Labor Practices
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney, Shareholder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1996
- North Dakota
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2006
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, 1984
- MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist
Other Affiliations
- Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
- Minnesota and North Dakota State Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Employers Counsel Network (ECN)
- North Dakota School Boards Association's Legal Services Program
- Council of School Attorneys
Education
- Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
Honors: M. Arnold Lyons Award - North Dakota State University
B.A
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Accounting
Major: Business Administration
Past Positions
- Former Chief Justice A.M. Keith, Minnesota Supreme Court, Law Clerk
- GTE Corporation
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Lisa Edison-Smith
Included on the 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Listed in Band 1, the highest ranking, as a Leading North Dakota Labor & Employment Attorney by Chambers USA
- Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Thomson/Reuters, 2012 - 2024
- "The Best Lawyers in America," in Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, and Litigation-Labor and Employment, Woodward/White, 2010 - 2025
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- "Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law-Management, 2023
- "Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law-Management, - 2025
Office Information
Address
218 NP Avenue Fargo, ND 58102
Phone
Fax
- 701-356-6395
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
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