Date: June 18, 2007
Contact: Kelly Griffith, Marketing Manager
Phone:
(612) 492-7514
Email: kgriffith@fredlaw.com
For Immediate Release
Employment Attorney Karen G. Schanfield Joins Fredrikson & Byron
Minneapolis, MN June 18, 2007 – – Fredrikson & Byron is pleased to announce that Karen G. Schanfield has joined the firm as an officer in the Employment and Labor Law Group. Karen has significant experience representing and advising employers in both the public and private sectors in all aspects of labor and employment law compliance, including disabled employees in the workplace, family and medical leaves, accommodating religious practices, wage and hour concerns, and workplace harassment. She represents employers in union organizing campaigns, arbitration proceedings, and unfair labor practice charges. Karen frequently creates and conducts training programs on workplace harassment and discrimination, leaves of absence, drug and alcohol problems, wage and hour laws, disciplinary issues, and other workplace topics. In addition to representing employers before various tribunals, she is certified as an arbitrator and mediator by the American Arbitration Association and Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of Practice. Karen has developed a strong health care focus, and her practice includes employment counsel for physician practices and hospitals.
John Koneck, President of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., commented: “We are pleased to have Karen join us. Her depth of experience assisting businesses on their employment-related issues complements Fredrikson’s existing employment group, and her expertise assisting health-related organizations is a strong fit with our established health law practice.”
Karen is a frequent writer and lecturer on labor and employment law topics, and most notably, has authored Minnesota Practice: Employment Law and Practice and is the editor of Minnesota Employment Laws, published by Thomson West Publishing Co. She has been recognized by her peers, including being named as one of the Top 40 Labor and Employment Law Attorneys, Top 100 Women Attorneys in Minnesota, and been named a “Super Lawyer” and a “Leading Minnesota Attorney” on multiple occasions. Karen has been rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Prior to joining the firm, Karen practiced with the Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt firm in Minneapolis, where she chaired the Labor & Employment Section.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 200-plus attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Iowa, London and Monterrey, Mexico. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, tax and wind energy. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. We are the exclusive Minnesota law firm member of the World Services Group, a worldwide network of professional service providers. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.