Frances E. Baillon
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, MN
Employment, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Disability, Discrimination
100 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Frances E. Baillon
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Litigation
- Sexual Harassment
- Disability
- Discrimination
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, MinnesotaJ.D.
- Honors: Competitor and Board Member of Rosalie E. Wall Moot Court Competition
- Drake University, Des Moines, IowaB.A.
- Major: English
Representative Cases
- Ritter v. Auntie Ruth's Furry Friends , No. A14-1044 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
- Adamson v. Mattamy Homes, No. 27-CV-13-2612, Oct. 17 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2013)
- Harnan v. Univ. of St. Thomas, 776 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D. Minn. 2011)
- Gilbert v. MetLife Auto and Home, No. 09-1990, Mar. 14 and Oct. 7 (D. Minn. 2011)
- Bahr v. Capella Univ., 788 N.W.2d 76 (Minn. 2010)
- Schmitz v. United States Steel Corp., 2010 WL 4941668, Dec. 7 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010)
- Bahr v. Capella University, 765 N.W.2d 428, June 18 (Minn.App. 2009)
- Lemon v. City of Minneapolis, No. 27-CV-08-11976, Dec. 1 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2009)
- Hollenkamp v. Jennie-O, No. 07-CV-04725, June 1 (D. Minn. 2009)
- Kaufenberg v. Schwans Home Services, Inc., No. A08-0214, 2009 WL 234014, Feb. 3 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
- Frieler v. Carlson Marketing Group, 751 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. 2008)
- Hayes v. Dapper, 2008 WL 4301018, No. A07-1878 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008)
- Moore v. Epperson Underwriting Co., 2007 WL 2332755, No. Civ. 06-2563, Aug. 15 (D.Minn. 2007)
- Schutz v. Minneapolis Sch. Dist. Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, No. 27-CV-06-474, Jan. 24 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2007)
- Schaich v. Int'l Seals, Inc., No. 27-CV-06-16894, Sept. 12 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2007)
Classes and Seminars
- How to Litigate Whistleblower and Retaliation Cases Post Bahr and Kidwell, Speaker, MN-NELA, 2010 - Present
- Starting a Solo or New Law Firm: Going Solo or Small Boot Camp, Speaker, MSBA Solo & Small Firm Section, 2011 - Present
- Minnesota Marital Status - March Madness?, Speaker (with V. John Ella), MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 2012 - Present
- Sexual Harassment Update, Speaker (with Sheila Engelmeier), MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 2013 - Present
- Understanding Recent Changes in Employment Law, Speaker, MN-NELA, 2013 - Present
- Cutting Edge Issues in Discrimination: Marital Status, Caregiver and Appearance, Panelist, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, 2013 - Present
- Perspectives on FMLA Litigation Developments From Both Sides Pitfalls to Avoid and Opportunities to Seize, Panelist, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, 2013 - Present
- MSBA Labor & Employment Law E-News Letter (FMLA Section), Contributing Author, MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 2013 - Present
- BNA/Employment Law Aspects of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation, Minnesota Section, Reviewer, BNA Labor & Employment Law, 2014 - Present
- The Changing Landscape of Retaliation Claims: Applying the “But-For” Causation Standard after Gross and Nassar, Panelist, Eighth Circuit NELA Conference, 2014 - Present
- West Metro CLE Co-operative, Panelist, 2014 - Present
- Lawyers as Employers: Employment Law Primer for Solo/Small Firms, Speaker (with Matthew Frank), MSBA Solo/Small Firm Section, 2016 - Present
- Investigator Training - Pretext or Reality: An Analysis of the Pretext State in Federal, State and Muicipal Claims, Speaker (with Joe Schmitt), MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 2016 - Present
- Law Office Management for the Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyer, Panelist and Moderator, MN-NELA, 2015 - Present
- ADA Litigation in 2016 - The Biggest Issues, Panelist (with Sara McGrane, Gina Janeiro and Doug Micko), Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 24, 2016 - Present
- Growing Your Practice, Panelist (with Sheila Engelmeier), MSBA Solo/Small Firm Section, March 1, 2017 - Present
- Effectively Identifying and Successfully Prosecuting Joint Employment and Employee Misclassification Claims, Panelist (with Leslie Lienemann and Justin Cummins), Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 22, 2017 - Present
- The Workplace Bully: The Law and Practical Tips for Managing the Conduct, Panelist (with Sheila Engelmeier, Kevin Lindsey and Jessica Roe), Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 26, 2017 - Present
- Drafting Employment Settlement Agreements, Panelist (with Adrianna Shannon), Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, October 11, 2017 - Present
- False Claims Act (Qui Tam) Claims: What Every Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer Should Know, Moderator, Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, March 14, 2017 - Present
- Wait…That Happened at Work?: When Inappropriate Workplace Conduct Becomes Actionable, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni CLE Series, Panelist with Joni Thome, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, January 12, 2018 - Present
- Appellate Practice in Employment Law Cases, Panelist with Steve Smith, Brad Lindeman and Leslie Lienemann, Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, March 13, 2018 - Present
- Eighth Circuit Employment Law Update, Panelist (with David Schlesinger and Kelly Brandon), Eighth Circuit National Employment Lawyers Association, April 6, 2018 - Present
- Federal District Court and 8th Circuit Update, Presenter (with Andrew Tanick), Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 21, 2018 - Present
- Modern Employment Law: Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Title VII Update, Presenter, Fourth Annual Professional Skills Program, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, October 19, 2018 - Present
- Mediation Panel, Panelist with Susan Tsui Grundmann, T.J. McGrath and Bill Allen, Fourth Annual Professional Skills Program, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, October 19, 2018 - Present
- Meet the Magistrates, MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section, Moderator, February 5, 2019 - Present
- resentation for Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Employment Law Committee Meeting, Panelist with Phil Kitzer and Janet Olawsky, July 17, 2019 - Present
- Playing with Fire: The Challenges of Mediating Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Claims in the #MeToo and #TimesUp Culture, ADR Institute, Panelist, October 25, 2019 - Present
- Wait…That Happened at Work?: How Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Workplace Become Actionable, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni CLE Series, Panelist with Cassie Navarro, November 20, 2019 - Present
- Employment Law Committee Meeting, Panelist with Phil Kitzer, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, March 16, 2022 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section (Governing Council Member )
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Minnesota Chapter (Former Amicus Committee Chair and Former Chapter President)
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter (Member and Circuit Update Contributor)
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Solo & Small Firm Law Section (Member )
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
Past Positions
- Reinhardt & Anderson, Associate/Senior Associate, 1999 - 2003
- Reinhardt, Wendort & Blanchfield, Senior Associate, 2003 - 2006
- Halunen & Associates, 2006 - 2011
Articles
Published Works
- The First Amendment: Churches Seeking Sanctuary for the Sins of the Fathers, Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 31, 2004
- When Clergy Fail Their Flock -- Innovative Strategies for Prevention, Healing and Justice, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
- Sexual Harassment Law and Practice, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Employment Law Handbook, 2001
- Is McDonnell Douglas Too Burdensome? Circuits Question the Utility of the Decades Old Burden-Shifting Model, , FBA Labor & Employment Law Section, Co-author with Brian Rochel and Phillip Kitzer, March, 2015
- Who’s the Boss? , Minnesota Lawyer, Co-author with Gina Janeiro, June, 2014
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