Name: Andrew D. Parker
Item: Andrew D. Parker
Author: parker

Bio

Professional Experience:
• Founded Parker Daniels Kibort – 2017-present.
• Founded Parker Rosen – 2005-2017.
• Founded Smith Parker – 1995-2005.
• Shareholder Popham Haik Law Firm – 1988-1995.
• Selected by peers as top 5% of all lawyers in the State of Minnesota each year 1998 to present.
• Selected as a top 30 Attorney in Commercial Litigation – 2022.
• Chair, 30 attorney Labor and Employment Practice Group, Popham Haik Law Firm.
• Lead trial counsel on numerous successful multi-million-dollar litigation matters involving civil rights violations, defamation, and contract and employment disputes.
• Represented some of largest employers in State of Minnesota, including University of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis and the Metropolitan Council as defendants and numerous senior executives and others as plaintiffs.
• Regular speaker at state and national conferences on adversarial proceedings and specific substantive areas of practice.
• Lead counsel on hundreds of commercial property tax appeals.
• Lead counsel representing Federal Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits on behalf of creditors and collection companies.

Areas of Practice:
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Labor Arbitration
• Defamation Litigation
• Shareholder Disputes/Business Divorce
• Intellectual Property
• FDCPA Defense Litigation
• Property Tax Appeals
• Appellate Advocacy
• Government and Regulatory Disputes

Courts Admitted:
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court Of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court Of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court Of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the State of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court for the State of Arizona
• U.S. District Court for the State of Colorado
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the State of North Dakota
• Minnesota State Courts
• Arizona State Courts
• North Dakota State Courts
• Minnesota Tax Court

Education:
• University of Minnesota: B.A. Political Science and Economics -- 1983
• University of Minnesota: M.A. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs -- 1988
• University of Minnesota: J.D. Walter F. Mondale School of Law School (cum laude) -- 1988

Representative Cases:
• Represented Plt -- Greterman v. Oxbow Country Club et al., North Dakota State District Court, 9-day Jury Trial – $2.1M verdict (Defamation/Slander Lawsuit).
• Represented Plt -- Bottum v. Jundt Associates, Minnesota State District Court,
8 day Court Trial -- $2.3M verdict (Portfolio Manager Oral Contract Lawsuit).
• Represented Plt – Hixon v. City of Golden Valley et al., Minnesota Federal District Court,
5 day Jury Trial – $1.1M verdict (Police Excessive Force Civil Rights Lawsuit).
• Represented Def – Thomas Maye v. University of MN et al., Minnesota State District Court, 20 day Court Trial -- $0 verdict (Denial of Promotion Race Discrimination Civil Rights Lawsuit).
• Represented Plt -- Chesney et al. v. Kirtland Equipment Services, US EEOC
Settled (Age Discrimination).
• Represented Plt -- Viking Partners v. Kensington Retail Center, Minnesota Federal District Court, Settled (Real Estate Contract Dispute).
• Represented Plt – Berman v. Alliant, Massachusetts State District Court and JAMS Arbitration, Settled (Broker Employment Agreement Dispute).
• Represented Plt – Coustan v. Allianz Life Financial Services, FINRA Arbitration
Settled (Broker Employment Agreement Dispute).
• Represented Plt – Brad Olah Motorsports v. Arctic Cat Sales Inc., Minnesota State District Court, Settled (Breach of Business Contract).
• Represented Plt -- Stein Industries v. Lee, Minnesota Federal District Court,
Settled (Intellectual Property Theft/Breach of Contract).
• Represented Def – Medtronic v. Robert Rice, Minnesota State District Court,
Settled (Restrictive Covenant/Breach of Contract).

• Represented Plt – N. Lakes Data Corp. et al. v. Telvent GIT, Minnesota Federal District Court, Settled (Breach of Business Contract).
• Represented Def -- Tokio Marine et al. v. Trans Tech Serv, Inc., Minnesota Federal District Court, Settled (Negligent Transport/Insurance Coverage Dispute).
• Represented Plt – Janes v. City of Golden Valley, Minnesota State District Court,
Settled (Whistleblower/Defamation).
• Represented Plt – Clancy v. City of Golden Valley, Minnesota State District Court,
Settled (Wrongful Termination).
• Represented Plt – Smith v. Starbucks, Minnesota Federal District Court,
Settled (Age Discrimination/Defamation).
• Represented Plt – Payton v. Starbucks, Minnesota Federal District Court,
Settled (Age Discrimination/Defamation).
• Represented Def/Counterclaim Plt -- Fox Rothschild Law Firm v. Bison Advisors LLC,
Minnesota State District Court, Settled (Legal Malpractice).
• Represented Def/Counterclaim Plt – JDT Int’l v. Kral, et al., Minnesota State District Court, Settled (Business Partnership Separation).
• Represented Def/Counterclaim Plt -- Archway Marketing Serv. v. Phillips,
Minnesota State District Court, Settled (Breach of Senior Executive Employment Contract).
• Represented Plt – Qualle v. Fairview Health Services, Minnesota State District Court,
Settled (Age Discrimination).
• Represented Def – Rossi v. Gurstel Law Firm PC, Wisconsin Federal District Court, successfully dismissed on summary judgment.
• Hundreds of labor arbitration cases handled through Award.
• Numerous Fair Debt Collection Practices Act defense cases.
• Multiple high-profile police department and fire department investigation matters.

Honors:
• AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
• Minnesota Super Lawyer, 1998-2022
• Selected as a top 30 Attorney in Commercial Litigation – 2022.
• Recognized as one of the top 40 employment and appellate lawyers in Minnesota.

Community Involvement:
• State of Minnesota, Tax Court: Tax Court Rules Advisory Committee – 2022.
• Co-Chair -- Twin Cities Benjamin Cardozo Society Steering Committee – 2014-2021.
• Board of Directors -- Minneapolis Jewish Federation – 2013-present.
• Board of Directors -- Jewish Community Relations Council of MN and Dakotas – 2014-present.
• Cofounder -- MN Chapter of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (MN AIPAC) – 1999.
• Chair – MN AIPAC – 1999-2004.
• AIPAC National Council – 2005-present.
• Member -- AIPAC – 1990-present.
• Board Member and Chair of Charitable Giving Cmte – Oak Ridge Country Club – 1996-2002.
• Delegate -- Israel International Legal Affairs Conference – 2013.
• Legislative Staff -- Federal and State – 1983-1984.

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