Joni M. Thome
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Minneapolis, MN
Employment, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Disability
100 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Joni M. Thome
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Litigation
- Sexual Harassment
- Disability
Education
- Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1992J.D.
- Law Journal: Hamline University Journal of Law and Policy, Associate
- University of Minnesota, MinneapolisB.A.
- Major: Psychology
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)
- Schwarzkopf v. Brunswick Corp., 833 F.Supp. 2d 1106 (D. Minn. 2011)
- Harnan v. Univ. of St. Thomas, 776 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D. Minn. 2011)
- Brezina et. al. v. Chart ,(D. Minn. 2010)
- Truehl v. Roundy's Supermarket, Inc., No. 27-CV-09-18698, Apr. 23 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2010)
- Bahr v. Capella Univ., 788 N.W.2d 76 (Minn. 2010)
- Hollenkamp v. Jennie-O, No. 07-CV-04725, June 1 (D. Minn. 2009)
- Lemon v. City of Minneapolis, No. 27-CV-08-11976, Dec. 1 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2009)
- Kaufenberg v. Schwan's Home Serv., Inc., No. A08-0214, 2009 WL 234014, Feb. 3 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
- Frieler v. Carlson Mktg. Grp., Inc., 751 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. 2008)
- Schaich v. Int'l Seals, Inc., No. 27-CV-06-16894, Sept. 12 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2007)
- Schutz v. Minneapolis Sch. Dist. Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, No. 27-CV-06-474, Jan. 24 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2007)
- Henry v. Indigenous People's Task Force, No. A06-160, 2006 WL 3719658, Dec. 19 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Baker v. Am. Furniture Liquidators, No. 27-CV-06-4642, Nov. 13 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2006)
- Roslyn v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., No. 05-0441 2005 WL 1529937, June 29 (D. Minn. 2005)
- Brenden v. Westonka Public Schs., No. EM 03-017571 (Dist. Ct. Minn. 2004)
- Sonkowsky ex rel. Sonkowsky v. Board of Educ. for Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 721, 327 F.3d 675 (8th Cir. 2003)
- Goins v. West Grp., 635 N.W.2d 717 (Minn. 2001)
- E.E.O.C. v. Fed. Express Corp., 165 F.Supp. 2d 956 (D. Minn. 2001)
- EEOC, et. al. v. Long Prairie Packing (1998)
- Davis v. Hennepin Cty., 559 N.W.2d 117 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997)
- Davis v. Hennepin County, 559 N.W.2d 117 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997)
Classes and Seminars
- 18th and 19th Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
- Ethics and Bias Seminar, Minnesota Institute for Legal Education, 2001 - Present
- Annual Presenter on Disability Discrimination, Caregiver Discrimination, FMLA Violations, Employment Law Institute, 2001 - Present
- Lavender Law, National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, 2001 - 2004
- Annual Conference, American Association of Law Libraries, 2001 - Present
- Minneapolis Fire Department, The Kris Lemon Story, Insider Exclusive, 2013 - Present
- Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, University Of St. Thomas, 2010 - Present
- Bullied, A Student. A School. A Case that made History, Documentary, Bill Brummel Productions, Inc., 2010 - Present
- Top 10 Employment Claims Plaintiffs Lawyers Overlook, Employment Law Institute, 2016 - Present
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Recent Developments in Employment Law, MLBA Annual Conference, Panelist with Dustin W. Massie, February 4, 2017 - Present
- Employment Claims Arising Out of Workers’ Compensation Claims, Panelist (with Tom Atkinson), Minnesota CLE Workers’ Compensation Institute, April 27, 2017 - Present
- 2017 ADA Update, Panelist (with Kathryn Mrkonich-Wilson), Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 22, 2017 - Present
- Wait…That Happened at Work?: When Inappropriate Workplace Conduct Becomes Actionable, Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni CLE Series, Panelist with Frances Baillon, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, January 12, 2018 - Present
- Transgender Rights-Persistence in Advocacy, Panelist (with Phil Kitzer, Ferne Wolf and Jill Silverstein), Eighth Circuit National Employment Lawyers Association, April 6, 2018 - Present
- Winning the Harassment Case - Strategies and Tactics, Panelist (with Kathleen Bogas, Jim Kaster and David Schlesinger), Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 22, 2018 - Present
- Winning the Reprisal Case - Top Employment Litigators Tell How, Panelist (with Kathleen Bogas, Jim Kaster and Lucas Kaster) , Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 22, 2018 - Present
- The Impact of Political Polarization: Proving Discrimination Through Political Speech (Co-Presenter with Dustin Massie), MDHR Human Rights Symposium, December 5, 2018 - Present
- Investigations of an Employee's Alleged Misconduct, Minnesota CLE, Panelist with Leonard Segal , February 8, 2019 - Present
- 8 Most Important Whistleblower Cases - The Cases You Must Know and How They Impact Plaintiffs and Defense, Panelist with Sara McGrane, Uppper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 20, 2019 - Present
- Employees with Cancer—Finding Compliant, Effective Solutions to Workplace Challenges Employees with Cancer Face, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Panelist, 2020 - Present
- LGBTQ+ Employee Rights – 17 Common Questions and Their Answers, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Co-panelist with Megan Anderson, 2021 - 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
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Lavender Bar Association (Founder, Past Chair and Board Member Emeritus)
- National Gay and Lesbian Law Association (Past Chair and Board Member)
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
Articles
Published Works
- Reconciling Nondiscrimination with the Affirmation of Cultural Diversity, Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Fall 1997, Volume 13, Number 2
- Reflection on the 20th Anniversary of the 1995 HCBA Report, William Mitchell College of Law, Law Review, Volume 41, Issue 1: LGBTQ Issues, 2015
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