James D. Kremer

Jim is the Managing Partner of the Minneapolis office and has more than 25 years of complex civil litigation and counseling experience with a focus on employment and construction law. He has broad experience partnering with senior management and human resources personnel in designing and improving employment policies and practices, managing and resolving internal disputes, implementing effective litigation avoidance strategies, and litigating claims to successful conclusion efficiently, cost-effectively and with minimal business disruption.

He regularly advises and represents design professionals and contractors on a variety of matters, including contract terms and negotiations, personnel issues, claims avoidance, and litigation of contract, alleged professional negligence, and claimed defects disputes.

He regularly counsels clients on employment policies and practices, including compliance with state and federal laws/regulations (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, FLSA, FCRA, WARN, etc.); employee hiring, discipline and discharge, internal EEO and other investigations, employment and separation agreements, reduction-in-force programs and practices, payroll practices - including compliance with state and federal wage/hour laws, and the protection of company resources - including proprietary and trade secret information. In addition, he conducts training on a variety of employment law issues, company best practices, and litigation avoidance and management strategies and has served as lead and co-counsel for corporations in numerous litigation matters in multiple jurisdictions.