
Justin D. Cummins
I represent clients in a wide variety of labor & employment law, civil rights, and nonprofit law matters in Minnesota and across the Midwest. My work includes litigating client cases involving:
* Contract claims
* Whistleblower or other retaliation claims
* Pay claims
* Harassment claims
* False Claims Act or other fraud claims
* Leave claims
* Non-compete claims
* Fiduciary duty claims
* Mass layoff claims
* Unfair business practice claims
* Discrimination claims
* Benefits claims
* Constitutional claims
In addition to providing responsive, principled, and effective representation to clients regarding their claims, I develop the law in the public interest as amicus curiae counsel in high-profile cases.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Free Consultation
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Minnesota
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- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Court System
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- 8th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- University of Minnesota Law School
- J.D. (1997) | Law
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- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- M.A. (1996) | Social Policy
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- Haverford College in Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1992) | History
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- Fellow
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Top Lawyer
- Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
- Top Lawyer
- Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
- Top Lawyer
- Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
- Lifetime Achievement
- America's Top 100 Attorneys
- American Constitution Society
- Advisory Board Member
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- AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance
- Member
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- American Association for Justice
- Member
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- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Past Eighth Circuit Board Officer
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- National Lawyers Guild
- Member
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- Employees Have Won A String Of Important Minnesota Supreme Court Cases Since The Onset Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Minnesota Trial
- Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Retaliation, And Anti-Harassment Provisions Under Disability Law
- The ADA Handbook: Practices Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2nd Edition
- The Minnesota Supreme Court Endorses Progressive Action By Local Governments To The Benefit Of Employees
- Minnesota Trial
- A Positive Outlook for Minnesota Employees After The Mid-Term Elections
- Minnesota Trial
- Legislative Fix Regarding Minnesota's Whistleblower Law Continues To Benefit Plaintiffs And The Rule Of Law
- Minnesota Trial
- The nature and extent of pay disparities as well as the policy and legal strategies for remedying all current and preventing any future disparities, Labor & Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis
- Labor & Employment Law Institute
- The latest developments in the litigation of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis
- Minnesota CLE
- Rights and responsibilities under employment law as compared to labor law, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis
- Minnesota CLE
- Best practices for successfully prosecuting whistleblower claims under Federal and State law and for pursuing other retaliation claims under labor, employment, and civil rights statutes, Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis
- Developments in civil rights and employment law and related litigation strategy and tactics, Employment Law Institute, Minneapolis
- MSBA Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist
- MSBA