Thomas Alan Jacobson

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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Drake University, M.A., 1990; University of North Dakota, B.A., 1987
Law School Attended:
Drake University, J.D., 1990
Year of First Admission:
1990
Admission:
1990, North Dakota; 1990, Iowa; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, Minnesota; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
ISLN:
906213399
Hobbies & interests:
Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce (past president; chair, legislative committee; 2010 Friend of the Chamber award recipient); Society for Human Resource Management (charter member, West Central Minnesota Chapter); Alexandria Rotary Club (past director); Alexandria USA Swim Club (past director); Theatre L'Homme Dieu (past director); Community Nursery School (past director); Young People's Place (past director); Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Member, Drake Law Review; Past president of Seventh District and Douglas County Bar Associations. Labor and Employment Specialist, Certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association; Co-founder, West Central Minnesota Employment Law Update. swimming; Crossfit; hunting and fishing; music; spending time with family.

Areas of Practice (65)

  • Employment Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Covenants Not To Compete
  • Employee Discipline
  • Employee Drug Testing
  • Employee Privacy
  • Employee Rights
  • Employer Liability
  • Employer Rights
  • Employment Arbitration
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Employment Claims
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employment Defense
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Mediation
  • Employment Practices Liability Insurance
  • Employment Rights
  • Business
  • Employment Terminiation
  • Auto Accidents
  • Employment at Will
  • Construction
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Law
  • Consumer
  • Executive Employment Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Executive Severance Contracts
  • Fair Labor Standards
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Harassment
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Human Resources Law
  • Labor Arbitration
  • Management Employment Law
  • Minimum Wage Law
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • National Origin Discrimination
  • Negligent Hiring
  • Noncompete Litigation
  • Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Personnel Policies
  • Personnel Training
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Public Sector Collective Bargaining
  • Public Sector Employment Law
  • Public Sector Labor Relations
  • Reductions in Force
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Title VII Discrimination
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
  • Union Contract Negotiations
  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Whistleblower Litigation
  • Workplace Violence
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Wrongful Termination Defense
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Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (19 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.6/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.6/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.4/5.0
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Thomas Alan Jacobson: Shareholder at Swenson Lervick Syverson Trosvig Jacobson Cass PA