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Mike is Of Counsel in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. He is a former shareholder and a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section. Mike practices principally in the areas of:
Mike has tried cases in state and federal courts and appeared before many administrative agencies both in Minnesota and elsewhere. He has argued cases before the Minnesota Supreme Court and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. He frequently counsels clients on a wide range of matters relating to labor and employment law issues.
Using his litigation experience, Mike regularly counsels employers on discipline and discharge issues, litigation prevention and assessment. He frequently provides training to managers and employers on labor law issues, such as union campaigns for recognition, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, unfair labor practices, and administration of labor contracts, including mediation and arbitration of labor disputes. In addition, Mike is on the ADA Neutral Roster as an arbitrator and mediator for the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Mike organized the first Briggs and Morgan Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar in 1983 and has participated in every seminar program since then. He appears regularly at Minnesota CLEs and is sought out as a speaker before industry groups on matters ofemployment law and labor law.
Mike was recently named the co-recipient of the Leonard Lindquist Memorial Award given annually by the Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, to an individual or entity who has made a significant contribution to the practice of labor and employment law in Minnesota. He was also given the Northern Star Council's Distinguished Community Builder Award. In 2006, he was honored by Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation with the HERBIE Award, which recognizes an individual in business for humanitarian efforts, resiliency, boldness, inspiration and ethics. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been selected as a “Leading American Attorney.” He is an elected "Life Fellow" of the American Bar Foundation. Mike has also been designated a "Super Lawyer" and one of the Top 40 employment lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics.
Mike is a past chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and has been active in the same section of the American Bar Association. He has a long history of activity with the bar association and received the Humanitarian Award from the Ramsey County Bar Association. He is a past president of both the Ramsey County and Minnesota State Bar associations; past chair of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce; former director of the Riverfront Development Corporation board; past president of the Saint Paul Junior Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Club, University Club, Saint Paul Athletic Club and Saint Paul Winter Carnival Association. He is currently a member of the board of the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation. He is also co-vice chair of the board of trustees of the College of St. Catherine, chair of its Committee on Plant and Technology, member of the College Executive Committee, and member of its Committee on Trustees and its Council on Resources. He currently serves as director of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Mike was selected as a “Distinguished Alumni of the Year” in 1983 by the University of St. Thomas. He is currently on the board of governors of the University of St. Thomas Law School. In January 2000, Mike was designated a “Great Living Saint Paulite” by the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce. Mike was also designated as a “Distinguished Alumnus” of the University of Minnesota Law School in 2001 and served as national chair of the University of Minnesota Law School Partners in Excellence Program in 2000 and 2001. Mike was chair of the board of directors of Indianhead Council, Boy Scouts of America for 2003 and 2004. He is a member of the mediation and arbitration resolution panel for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Born in Winona, Minnesota, Mike served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was discharged as a first lieutenant. He received his B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he was a co-founder of the University of Minnesota Law School Student Aid Clinic. He joined Briggs in 1957.
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