Andrew Parker

Firm: Parker Daniels Kibort LLC
Location: Minneapolis - MN

  • 888 Colwell Building 123 North Third Street
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
    USA
  • Tel : 612.355.4100
  • Fax : 612.355.4101
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Led by Andrew Parker, Parker Daniels Kibort’s employment litigation team has many decades of collective experience in delivering consistently successful results for its clients. Having represented some of the largest employers in the state of Minnesota and beyond, while also having represented scores of individual Plaintiffs, Parker Daniels Kibort provides a unique understanding and perspective to achieve our client’s objectives. This encompasses many types of claims including entitlement to employee benefits, harassment, discrimination, trade secret and noncompete disputes, labor union disputes, workplace safety violations, wage and hour pay issues, whistleblower claims, wrongful discharge claims and more.

Resolving employment litigation requires knowledge of laws and regulations, careful analysis and strategy.  With an aggressive approach and a clear ability and willingness to go to trial, Parker Daniels Kibort provides winning results.

Honors

  • Exclusive Featured Attorney Representing Minneapolis Premier Employment Lawyers 2023
  • AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • Minnesota Super Lawyer, 1998-2022
  • Recognized as one of the top 40 employment and appellate lawyers in Minnesota
  • Named to the 2022 Minnesota Lawyer Power 30 List for Business Litigation

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.
  • 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

  • Employment Litigation
  • Labor Arbitration
  • Civil Rights Litigation
  • Defamation Litigation
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Trade Secret and Noncompete Litigation
  • Shareholder Disputes/Business Divorce
  • Intellectual Property
  • FDCPA/TCPA 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: J.D.  Walter F. Mondale School of Law School (cum laude) — 1988
  • University of Minnesota: M.A. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs — 1988
  • University of Minnesota: B.A. Political Science and Economics — 1983

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 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).
  • 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.