Current Employment Position(s)

; Business Litigation

Year Joined Organization: 2006

Lawyer Overview

Ellen is an associate in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. She is based in our Minneapolis office and is a member of the Business Litigation Section. She practices principally in the areas of:

• Business litigation
• Employment litigation

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Ellen received a B.A. cum laude in political science from St. Olaf College. She received a J.D. magna cum laude from the William Mitchell College of Law. In 2005, Ellen received the Best Brief Award and was named a "Top 10 Oral Advocate" in the New York Bar Association's National Moot Court Competition. She joined Briggs in 2006.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Employment Law Litigation
• Appellate Representation
• Labor and Employment
• Employment Law Counseling

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Contracts, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Labor Law, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Patent Litigation, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota Women Lawyers
• Member

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude Dean's List
• St. Olaf College, 2001
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude Dean's List
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• A New Priority for E-Discovery: Early Collaboration, Identification, Preservation and Documentation, 2007

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8868 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/