Gerald T. Laurie

Background

Laurie, Gerald T. was born on January 22, 1942 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

Education

University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Lapp, Laurie, Libra, Abramson & Thomson, Chartered (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets Law, Employment Law, Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Minnesota and United States. District Court, District of Minnesota.

1970, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Phi Delta Phi. Member, Minnesota Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: "Trade Secrets Unveiled-Minnesota Enacts the Uniform Trade Secrets Acting," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Volume 5, Number.

9, p. 12, 1980; "Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Valid?" Minnesota Business Journal, July, 1983.

Company-Author: "The Latest Look at Wrongful Termination," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Volume 10, Number. 2, p. 6, 1985; "Negligent Wrongful Termination," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 43, Number.

1, January, 1986. "Hanging Copycats By Jury: A Remedy for ‘Knock-Offs’," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 45, Number.

1, January 1989 and reprinted in Trial Magazine, March, 1990. "Court Rules That Employment Discrimination Claims Survive the Claimants Death," Minnesota Trial Lawyers, Spring, 1990.

"Whistle While You Work: The Law of Whistleblowing in Minnesota," The Hennepin Lawyer, Volume 61, Number. 1, September-October 1991.

"Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress," 1994 Employment Law Handbook.

Lecturer: "Litigating Trade Secret and Non-Compete Cases," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1985. "Wrongful Discharge— the Plaintiff"s Case From The Horse"s Mouth." Chair, Minnesota Continuing legal education Seminar, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, 1987. "How to Handle the Plaintiff"s Employment Case," Minnesota Continuing legal education, 1989.

"Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination," Minnesota Continuing legal education, 1990.

"Sexual Harassment for the Defense," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1990. "Whistleblower, Retaliation & Reprisal Claims," Minnesota Trail Lawyers Continuing legal education, 1991.

"The Price is Right-Evaluating Damages in Wrongful Termination Cases," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Continuing legal education, 1991. "Whistleblower Law and Other Tort Claims," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Continuing legal education, 1992.

"Behind the Settlement Scene from the Perspective of a Plaintiff Employment Lawyer," Council on Education in Management, 1993.

"Representing Employees Who Don"t Want to Litigate: Voices of Experience," panel member, Minnesota Continuing legal education, 1995. "Pleading and Other Strategies to Defeat an Employer"s Motion for Summary Judgement," panel member, 22nd Labor and Employment Law Institute, 1995. "How to Handle the Employer"s Allegation of a Breach of Covenant Not to Compete," Minnesota Trial Lawyers Continuing legal education, 1996.

"Negotiating Severance and Separation Packages for Highly-Paid Executives and Managers," National Employment Law Attorneys, 1996.

"The Do"s and Don"ts of Hiring & Firing," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1996. Participated in "American Dental Association Mock Trial: ‘Reasonable Accommodation’." Special Assistant Attorney General, assigned to the Department of Taxation, State of Minnesota, 1968-1969.

On Minnesota Supreme Court"s list of Approved Neutrals for Alternative Dispute Resolution. Named as "Leading Attorney" by his peers as a result of a statewide survey of lawyers conducted by the publisher of Business and Consumer Guidebook to Law & Leading Attorneys in the area of employment law.

Member: Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Commercial Litigation Section, 1979-1985. Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1988).

Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota.

Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association).

Achievements

• Gerald T. Laurie has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Trade Secrets Unveiled-Minnesota Enacts the Uniform Trade Secrets Act," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Volume 5, No. 9, p. 12, 1980

  • "Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Valid?" Minnesota Business Journal, July, 1983. Co-Author: "The Latest Look at Wrongful Termination," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, Volume 10, No.
    
    2, p. 6, 1985

  • "Negligent Wrongful Termination," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 43, No. 1, January, 1986

  • "Hanging Copycats By Jury: A Remedy for ‘Knock-Offs’," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 45, No. 1, January 1989 and reprinted in Trial Magazine, March, 1990.
    
    "Court Rules That Employment Discrimination Claims Survive the Claimants Death," Minnesota Trial Lawyers, Spring, 1990. "Whistle While You Work: The Law of Whistleblowing in Minnesota," The Hennepin Lawyer, Volume 61, No. 1, September-October 1991.
    
    "Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress," 1994 Employment Law Handbook.

Membership

Member, Minnesota Law Review, 1966-1967. Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. (Civil Trial Specialist Certified by the Civil Litigation Section, Minnesota State Bar Association).