Justin D. Cummins

About Justin D. Cummins

I represent clients in a wide variety of labor & employment law, civil rights, and nonprofit law matters in Minnesota and across the Midwest. My work includes litigating client cases involving:* Contract claims * Whistleblower or other retaliation claims * Pay claims * Harassment claims * False Claims Act or other fraud claims * Leave claims * Non-compete claims * Fiduciary duty claims * Mass layoff claims * Unfair business practice claims * Discrimination claims * Benefits claims * Constitutional claims In addition to providing responsive, principled, and effective representation to clients regarding their claims, I develop the law in the public interest as amicus curiae counsel in high-profile cases.

Experience

1. Adjunct Associate Professor of Labor Law

   Cummins & Cummins, Llp

   Jan 2013 — Present

   Teach the substantive, procedural, and practical dimensions of federal labor law, including consideration of labor rights as human rights and a comparison to the state-law regime.

Education

• Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Policy

  1994 — 1996

• Haverford College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

  1988 — 1992

• University of Minnesota School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Human Rights
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Consumer Law
• Courts
• Employment Discrimination
• Constitutional Law
• Employment Law
• Legal Advice
• Labor Relations
• Civil Rights
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Legislation
• Trials
• Product Liability
• Administrative Law
• Discrimination
• Mediation
• Legal Research
• Legal Writing
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Appeals
• Class Actions