Mediator Resume

Brings over 35 years of focused employment law experience to workplace disputes. A Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist, member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and adjunct ADR professor, combines extensive litigation experience with years of skilled mediation to create an environment where difficult conversations lead to lasting resolutions. Approach to mediation emphasizes clear communication, strategic problem-solving, and practical outcomes.

Bertelson Law Offices, P.A. - Owner

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Investigator

Attorney/Owner, Bertelson Law Offices, 1991-Present; Attorney, Greg Corwin and Associates, 1990-1991; Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth J. Maas, 1988-1990.

For over 30 years, professional practice limited to labor and employment law. Extensive experience and knowledge in employment law includes but is not limited to: discrimination including but not limited to disability (ADAAA), age, ethnicity, gender (Title VII), national origin, sexual orientation and pregnancy and collective action, executive employment contracts, sexual harassment, retaliation, non-compete and severance agreements, workplace investigations, retaliation, whistleblower, and FMLA.

Mediated employment law matters in the areas of age discrimination, sexual harassment, sex discrimination disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, breach of contract, race discrimination, whistleblower, and retaliation.

Energetically listen to all parties while providing over 30 years of legal experience in employment law to assist the parties in evaluating risk to facilitate resolution.

William Mitchell College of Law (JD-1987); St. Olaf College (BA-1984).

Admitted to the Bar: Minnesota (1987 - Minnesota State Bar Association Certified Labor & Employment Specialist); US District Court: District of Minnesota (1991); US Court of Appeals: 8th Circuit; US Supreme Court.

Minnesota State Bar Association; Minnesota Federal Bar Association; Eighth Circuit Bar Association; Minnesota State Bar Association, ADR Section; Minnesota State Bar Association, Employment & Labor Law Section.

Panelist, Today’s Multigenerational Workforce, Employment Law Institute, 2020; Speaker, Age Discrimination: an update and Best Practices for Both Plaintiff and Defendant, Employment Law Institute, 2019; Panelist, EEOC Updates & Insights - Employment Law Trends and Developments, Age Discrimination, 2018; Presenter, Adapting Your Strategies to New and innovative Techniques and Tactics”, ACI’s 9th Annual Forum on Defending and Managing Employment Discrimination Litigation Expert Strategies for Leading Litigators and In-House Counsel, 2017; Presenter, ADA in Real Time, Part II, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2017; Presenter, ADA in Real Time, Part I, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2016; Presenter, Adapting Your Strategies to New and Innovative Techniques And Tactics”, 8th Annual Forum on Defending and Managing Employment Discrimination Litigation, 2016; Presenter, “Cutting-Edge Age Discrimination Litigation Issues”, The 2016 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute Presenter, Pregnancy Discrimination: Life After Young v. UPS, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2015; Presenter, Investigator Training: Pregnancy Leave and Accommodation, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2015; Presenter, Catching Up on Workplace Law Developments that are Breaking New Ground, 2014; Presenter, Excluding Discovery of Irrelevant and Private Information, MN-NELA, 2014.

Hourly Rate: $350.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $350.00/hr Cancellation: $350.00/Day Cancellation Period: 3 Days Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Minneapolis, Minnesota