Howard Tarkow's law practice focuses on representing employers on their workplace issues and concerns. For more than 25 years, Howard has advised Maslon's business and non-profit clients to help them maintain positive employee relations and minimize the risk of expensive and disruptive legal claims. He provides timely, service-oriented, cost-effective, and practical advice and counsel. His litigation practice includes representing employers before judges, juries, and arbitrators. Howard also represents employers in matters involving unions, including at the National Labor Relations Board, in grievance and arbitration cases, at the collective bargaining table, and in labor campaigns. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota and is not licensed to practice regularly in any other jurisdiction.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Prevention Employment Litigation Wage and Hour Matters Labor-Management Relations Advice and Counsel to Employers Labor & Employment Employment Law and Agreements Litigation Business Litigation Counseling Employers Defending Employers Labor-Management Relations State and Federal Employment Taxes Competitive Practices/Unfair Competition
Washington University School of Law, St Louis, Missouri,
1982 J.D.
Law Review:
Articles Editor, Urban Law Annual, 1981 - 1982University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin,
1975 B.A.
Honors: With Distinction Major: Journalism
Low Power Television: A New Opportunity For Broadcasting in The Public Interest, 23 Urban Law Annual 189, 1982
Punitive Damages in Minnesota: The Common Law and Developments Under Section 549.20 of the Minnesota Statute (Co-Author), 11 William Mitchell Law Review 2, 1985
Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, continuing legal education speaker, 2009, 2008, 2006Bridging Troubled Waters. Getting Internal Investigations Right. What Matters. A Maslon speaker series. February 2007Labor-Management Relations Arising from Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2003, Labor and Employment Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education,
2003Compensation Law, University of Minnesota, Employer Education Service,
1988
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1999Injunctions and Jurisdictional Disputes, Sections 10(j), 10(k) of the National Labor Relations Act, American Bar Association of Labor and Employment Law,
1999Employment Issues in a Union Setting, Minnesota State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute,
1998Employment and Labor Law in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services,
1997Managing Managers and Avoiding the 10 Top Legal Problems They Can Cause, Council on Education in Management,
1996Do's and Don'ts of Summary Judgment Practice, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Institute,
1995Union Organizing is Back in Business, Council on Education in Management,
1994Sexual Harassment by Co-workers, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Institute,
1992U.S. Immigration Laws - Immigration Reform and Control Act, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education,
1989Numerous customized training classes for employers and their supervisors
Leading Individual Attorney in Minnesota for Labor & Employment, Chambers USA, 2009Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & PoliticsTop 40 Employment Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law MemberMinnesota State Bar Association MemberHennepin County Bar Association MemberSabes Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis Former Officer and DirectorMinneapolis Federation for Jewish Service Former DirectorJewish Community Relations Council/Anti-Defamation League of Minnesota and the Dakotas Former Officer and DirectorArthritis Foundation, Minnesota Chapter Former DirectorMaslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP Governance Committee Chair, 1999-2003Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis Director, 2006-Present
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