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LEGAL ARTICLES WRITTEN
"Balancing Business Protection with Freedom to Work: A Review of Noncompete Agreements in Minnesota," William Mitchell Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 107 (1997);

"Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress," 1994 and 1995 Employment Law Handbook;

"Whistle While You Work, The Law of Whistleblowing in Minnesota," The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 61, No. 1, September-October 1991 (Co-Author);

"Court Rules That Employment Discrimination Claims Survive the Claimants Death," Minnesota Trial Lawyers, Spring, 1990 (Co-Author);

"Hanging Copycats By Jury: A Remedy for *Knock-Offs*," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 45, No. 1, January, 1989 and reprinted in Trial Magazine, March, 1990 (Co-Author);

"Negligent Wrongful Termination," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 43, No. 1, January, 1986 (Co-Author);

"The Latest Look at Wrongful Termination," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 2, p. 6, 1985 (Co-Author);

"Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Valid?" Minnesota Business Journal, July, 1983;

"Trade Secrets Unveiled - Minnesota Enacts the Uniform Trade Secrets Act," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 9, p. 12, 1980;

"The Assault on the Civil Jury," 4 Minnesota Trial Lawyer, 17, 1979;

"Covenants Not to Compete in Minnesota - An Enlightened Approach," 49 Hennepin Lawyer 10, 1979.

LECTURES

"Closing Argument, Instructions, Special Verdicts," Panel, Minn. NELA, April 27, 2005; "The Anatomy of a Sexual Harassment Case,"

Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar on Hiring and Firing, February 7, 2003

National Employment Lawyers Association, April 12, 2002, Eighth Circuit Conference, Practicing Employment Law in a Changing World on panel discussing, "Settlement: Getting to a Number and Dealing with the Aftermath"

2/15/01 Lecture on "Winning Final Arguments", Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court.

Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota ACTLM CLE, March 14 and 16, 2000, Dominican Republic, "Ethics: LA Law on Trial" and "Age Discrimination"

"Restrictive Covenants: Attacking the New Servitude" National Employment Law Attorneys - 1999;

"Firing - Employee Terminations," CLE, 1998;

"Expert Panel on Depositions," National Employment Law Attorneys - 1997;

"Client Screening and Intake," Sexual Harassment Seminar, Minnesota Trial Lawyers CLE - 1997;

"Getting the Most Out of Settlement: Representing Employees in Litigation,"

Minnesota Trial Lawyers - CLE - 1996;

"The Do*s and Don*ts of Hiring & Firing," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1996;

"Negotiating Severance and Separation Packages for Highly-Paid Executives and Managers," National Employment Law Attorneys - 1996;

"How to Handle the Employer's Allegation of a Breach of Covenant Not to Compete," Minnesota Trial Lawyers - CLE - 1996;

"Pleading and Other Strategies to Defeat an Employer's Motion for Summary

Judgment," panel member, 22nd Labor and Employment Law Institute, 1995;

"Representing Employees Who Don*t Want to Litigate: Voices of Experience," panel member, Minnesota CLE, 1995;

"ADA Mock Trial: How Will a Jury Decide on 'Reasonable Accommodation'?",

Personnel Law Update Seminar - CLE, 1993;

"Whistleblower Law and Other Tort Claims," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education - CLE, 1992;

"The Price is Right - Evaluating Damages in Wrongful Termination Cases," Minnesota Trial Lawyers - CLE, 1991;

"Whistleblower, Retaliation and Reprisal Claims," Minnesota Trial Lawyers - CLE, 1991;

"Sexual Harassment for the Defense," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1990.

"Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination," Minnesota CLE, 1990;

"How to Handle the Plaintiff's Employment Case," Minnesota CLE, 1989;

"Wrongful Discharge - The Plaintiff's Case From The Horse's Mouth," Chair, Minnesota CLE Seminar, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1987;

"Litigating Trade Secret and Non-Compete Cases," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1985;

"Causes of Professional Negligence in the Business and Commercial Practice,"

Minnesota Trial Lawyers, 1984;

"Employment and Trade Secret Litigation," Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1984 and 1988;

"Minnesota Trade Secrets Law - A Litigator's Viewpoint," Minnesota CLE, 1981.

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