|
Ellen Sampson is a member of the Employment Litigation and Counseling practice group. She has represented public and private sector employers in many administrative and arbitration proceedings, and she has litigated contract, tort and statutory employment law claims at both the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts. Ellen is also active in counseling clients on employment related issues, including developing handbooks, conducting investigations, and addressing issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). She has conducted sexual harassment training programs for public and private sector managers, administrators, teachers and employees, and has carried out numerous investigations for public and private sector employers. She served on the firm's Board of Directors from 2001 to 2007 and currently serves on the firm's Pro Bono Committee.
Ellen is recognized by her peers in the bar as one of the leading attorneys in employment litigation in Minnesota. Ellen was identified as an outstanding alumna by William Mitchell College of Law during its "Women in Law - 100 Years of Challenge and Change." She has also been recognized as a "SuperLawyer®" and named among the "Top 100 Women Lawyers" and the "Top 40 Employment Lawyers" by Minnesota Law & Politics, among The Best Lawyers in America in the area of labor and employment, and as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA.
Ellen regularly mediates employment law disputes and is on the Center for Problem Resolution (CPR) panel of neutrals for employment law. She is a frequent speaker on employment law topics and has served as an adjunct professor at the William Mitchell College of Law.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, Minnesota State Bar Association
Member, Urban Leadership Committee, Southern Minnesota Regional Services
Member, Board of Directors, Advocates for Human Rights
Member, Board of Directors, Mount Zion Hebrew Congregation, formerly Co-President
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law
M.A., Rutgers University (NDEA Title IV Fellow)
B.A., cum laude, Cornell University
ADMISSIONS
State of Minnesota
State of Wisconsin
Federal Bar Association
| 