About Justin D.
Justin D. Cummins is an attorney specializing in labor law and legal rights, practicing at Cummins & Cummins, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He used to be admitted to the Minnesota State Bar in 1997. The firm, located at 920 Second Avenue South, Suite 1245, handles a range of instances, which includes retaliation, harassment, discrimination, labor law, compensation, non-compete, depart, fraud, agreement, and constitutional claims. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1997.
Prior to that, he obtained a M.A. in Social Policy from the University of Minnesota in 1996 and a B.A. in History from Haverford College in 1992. During law school, he served as a clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. His practice focuses on employment-associated disputes, representing clients in cases involving retaliation, harassment, discrimination, and salary claims. He additionally offers strategic advice to people, labor organizations, community groups, and nonprofit organizations on non-litigation and contractual matters.
Cases usually progress from preliminary filing thru discovery, settlement negotiations, and, when necessary, appeals. Before co-founding Cummins & Cummins in 2001, he served as a body of workers attorney at the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, the place he investigated and prosecuted discrimination complaints. He additionally worked as a regulation clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals, gaining knowledge in appellate procedures and legal studies. He is a member of several professional associations, which includes the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance, the American Association for Justice, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Lawyers Guild, the Minnesota Association for Justice. The Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section. He has served as the beyond Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section and as a beyond Officer of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Eighth Circuit and Minnesota Boards.
He is Spanish-speaking. He has been acknowledged with numerous honors, including being named a leading attorneys list in America Honoree, a Super Lawyers Honoree, and a Top Minnesota Lawyers Honoree. He is also a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and has been recognized as a Minnesota Lawyer’s Attorneys of the Year Honoree and a Minnesota Lawyer’s Employment Law Power List Honoree. He is a Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.
