Brent D. Kettelkamp

• Summary judgment granted on the plaintiff’s sex/gender discrimination and retaliation claims (U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota)
• Summary judgment granted on the plaintiff’s breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and other claims relating to his short tenure with the employer (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota)
• Summary judgment granted on the plaintiff’s disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claims (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit)
• Motion to dismiss granted on the plaintiff’s various discrimination claims in connection with his removal from the company’s higher education program (U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota)
• Summary judgment granted on the plaintiff’s claims under the Labor Management Relations Act. (Minnesota State Court)
• Summary judgment granted on the plaintiff’s breach of contract claims based on the statute of limitations (Minnesota State Court)
• Following a labor arbitration hearing, the arbitrator agreed that the employer had just cause to terminate the employee following a workplace incident
• Following a labor arbitrator hearing, the arbitrator agreed that the employer had just cause to terminate the employee after he was found sleeping on the job

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 2012
• B.A., magna cum laude, Bethel University, 2009

Admission to Practice

• Minnesota
• North Dakota
• Iowa
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Wisconsin State Bar Association
• HIRED, Board of Directors
• Adjunct Professor – Mitchell Hamline College of Law

• 2024 Minnesota Safety and Health Conference – “Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make During an OSHA Inspection” – April 30, 2024
• 2023 UTA Oil & Gas Safety Health and Environmental Conference – “Legal Considerations for Safety Professionals” – Houston – November 28, 2023
• North Star SHRM – “Handbook Do’s and Don’ts, 2023 Handbook Updates, and Disciplinary Documentation” – August 9, 2023
• National Business Institute – “How to Bring North Dakota Employee Handbooks into Compliance” – June 29, 2023
• MRA – The Management Association 2023 Employment Law Update  – “Dazed and Confused: What to Do About Marijuana in the Workplace” – Minneapolis – March 9, 2023
• 2022 Veriforce Annual Client Conference – “Risk Mitigation and Legal Ramifications in Occupational Safety and Health” – September 29, 2022
• Employment Law Update – “Dazed and Confused: What To Do With CBD Edibles In Minnesota?” – September 21, 2022
• 2022 Veriforce Permian Instructor and Contractor Summit – “Legal Aspects of Safety” – September 12, 2022
• North Star SHRM – “Drowning in Documentation? Staying Compliant and Current with Handbooks, Investigations, and Other Employment Documentation” – May 2022
• Minnesota SHRM – “Drowning in Documentation? Staying Compliant and Current with Handbooks, Investigations, and Other Employment Documentation” – Prior Lake – October 2021
• South Central SHRM Webinar – “Legislative Updates Related to COVID-19: Impacts on Your Business” – June 11, 2020
• Hiawatha Valley SHRM – “Drowning in Documentation: Staying Compliant and Current with Handbooks, Investigations, and Other Employment Documentation” – Red Wing – February 13, 2020
• South Central SHRM – “Legislative Update” – Owatonna – June 13, 2019

• September 23, 2022 – Bloomberg Law – “Minnesota THC Legalization Puts Workplace Drug Testing in Limbo”

• Best Lawyers Ones to Watch – Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021‒2024)
• Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star (2023)