Christopher D. Jozwiak
Christopher Jozwiak
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Minneapolis
Minnesota (MN)
Employment & Labor
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
Profile
Christopher D. Jozwiak’s litigation experience includes trial and appellate practice in state and federal court involving a broad array of employment matters. He has successfully mediated numerous cases and has written winning briefs in cases involving retaliation, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations, whistleblower reprisal, discrimination, and wrongful termination. Mr. Jozwiak has worked with Halunen & Associates since before graduating cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. While in law school, Mr. Jozwiak served as a judicial extern to the Honorable David S. Doty, United States District Court, and was the Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Inequality. Prior to becoming a founding partner of Baillon, Thome, Jozwiak, Miller & Wanta LLP, Mr. Jozwiak was an attorney at Halunen & Associates where he was a member of the management committee.
Selected To
Minnesota Rising Stars 2011
About Christopher Jozwiak
Admitted: 2006, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: baillonthome.com/profile/christopher-d-jozwiak
Honors and Awards:
- Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Inequality, 2005 - 2006
- Cum Laude, University of Minnesota Law School
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota, 2006 - present
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Governing Council, 2008 - present
- Minnesota State Bar Association, General Assembly, Labor and Employment Representative, 2010 - 2011
- National Employment Law Association, 2006 - present
- Federal Bar Association, 2007 - present
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services: Florida's Gay Adoption Ban Under Irrational Equal Protection Analysis, 23 J. LAW AND INEQ. 407, 2005
- Speaker (with Jim Kaster), Family Responsibilities Discrimination: New Resources and Another Lens for Analyzing and Winning Gender and Caregiver Discrimination Cases, NELA, Employment Attorneys (Plaintiff), 2009
- Speaker (with Michelle Neumann), The Basics of Harassment Law - Federal and State, 2011 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, Employment Attorneys And Human Resources Professionals, 2011
- Speaker (with Megan Kelley), Caregiver Discrimination Under the MHRA and Title VII, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, EEOC And MDHR Investigators, 2011
- Speaker (with Penelope Phillips), Appearance Discrimination: A New Frontier of Employment Litigation?, MSBA, EEOC And MDHR Investigators, 2012
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Gilbert v. MetLife, 2011 WL 1843441, No. 09-1990 (Minn.D.2011) (denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment where plaintiff proffered sufficient evidence from which a reasonable factfinder could infer that employer did not retain her because of her disability and failed to accommodate her disability)
- Johnston v. U.S. Bank National Association, 2009 WL 2900352, No. 08-0296 (D.Minn.2009) (denial of defendant's summary judgment motion where genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether employer's statement that the employee needed a more flexible job to take care of her newborn was evidence of sex-plus discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act)
- Hayes v. Dapper, 2008 WL 4301018, No. A07-1878 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008) (reversing dismissal of whistleblower case because a report need not be formal to constitute protected conduct and questions of fact remained whether the report was made in good faith)
Educational Background:
- Macalester College, B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2000
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