PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Toni provides the full range of employment law services to private employers, including advising in the areas of sexual harassment prevention, wage and hour law compliance, discipline and termination matters, leaves of absence and ADA issues, employment and other related agreements, managing allegations of discrimination and retaliation. Toni drafts and reviews human resources-related policies, forms, agreements, and other documents, and assists companies with auditing their own employment law practices.
She also delivers training programs to managers and employees on the following topics:
- Sexual Harassment Prevention and Respect
- Employment Law Basics For Managers
- Hiring, Discipline And Discharge
- Managing Difficult Attendance and Disability Issues
- Wage And Hour Law: Getting It Right
Prior to joining the GCL, Toni was the principal in-house employment law counsel for ADC Telecommunications, Inc. She also practiced employment law for several years with the Minneapolis law firm of Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Since 1995, Toni has served and continues to serve as an adjunct instructor at William Mitchell College of Law. Toni is a frequent speaker at continuing education legal education seminars and at private events.
In addition to Toni's legal career, she is founder and president of Fun with Law, which provides services to make the serious aspects of law more fun. Trained in comedy and improv, Toni provides customized training, improvisation, and music entertainment. Toni delivers "Think on The Spot!" seminars for lawyers and other professionals who want to improve their listening, thinking, speaking, teamwork and presentation skills.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor,
cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School
Bachelor of Arts, Mount Holyoke College
Mini-MBA in international management, St. Thomas University
BAR ADMISSION
Minnesota
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL EXPERIENCE
Principal Attorney, ADC Telecommunications