Professional Experience:
Bryan represents management-side clients in the areas of employment and labor law and provides counseling and litigation services associated with such substantive topics as employment compliance matters, employment practices policies, discrimination, harassment, fair employment claims, unemployment benefits, wage and hour law, FMLA, ADA, employment contracts, employment compliance matters, affirmative action plans, and non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. 

In addition, Bryan represents public and private sector employers in collective bargaining and all aspects of labor-related litigation.  He also provides advice to local governments and school districts on all aspects of municipal law.

Bryan has a particular focus and interest in the transportation industry.  His blog, “The Employment and Labor Law Dispatcher” is hosted by BigTruckTV, the leading online media property for the trucking industry featuring outstanding videos and blogs from the industry's top experts and leading fleets. 

Bryan has recently counseled employers on:

• Coached client through complicated and contentious termination and drafted separation and release agreement
• Analyzed and revised employee handbook to be compliant with recent changes in the law
• Provided valuable insight concerning risks associated with hiring prospective employee who signed non-compete agreement
• Counseled client concerning proper administration of employee-leave laws

Recent litigation experience includes:

• Secured Preliminary Injunction on behalf of client to protect trade secrets and confidential information
• Obtained dismissal of sex-based discrimination lawsuit
• Obtained reversal of administrative law judge in unemployment compensation dispute
• Successfully conciliated lawsuit concerning alleged unpaid wages and overtime compensation
  
  

Education:
B.A., Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison (2001)

J.D. (With Honors), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL (2004)

Honors:  CALI Award (Insurance Law); Vice President of Chicago-Kent Environmental Law Society

Admitted to Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court

Minnesota Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

United States District Court for Minnesota

United States District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois

Bar Associations:

Eau Claire County Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

State Bar of Wisconsin
Federal Bar Association

Professional Recognition:

Minnesota Lawyer - Up & Coming Attorney (2009)

Professional Activities:
Transportation Lawyers Association, Member
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, Member

Minnesota Trucking Association, Member

Chippewa Valley Society for Human Resource Management, Member

St. Croix Valley Employers Association, Member

Christian Legal Society, Member

Northwest Regional Builders Exchange, Member

Civic Activities:

UW Alumni Association, Member

Children's Museum of Eau Claire, Board Member

Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce - Business and Workforce Development Committee, Member

Publications:

• President Obama Recess Appoints Three to Quorum-less NLRB - 1/9/12
• NLRB Adopts Final Rule Implementing its November 30, 2011 "Quickie Election" Resolution - 1/6/12
• Update:  NLRB Again Postpones Implementation Date for Notice-Posting Rule:  Will Now Take Effect on April 30, 2012- 1/3/12
• City's So-Called Field of Dreams Proves to be a Legal Nightmare, Sports Litigation Alert, December 30, 2011
• NLRB Adopts Resolution to Implement Several Proposed "Quickie Election" Rules - But Final Passage in Doubt - 12/6/11
• National Labor Relations Board Postpones Implementation Date for New Notice-Posting Rule - 10/11/11

• New Labor Pains for Employers:  NLRB and DOL Each Deliver Union-Friendly Proposals - 7/29/11

• Constructive Discharge in the Eighth Circuit:  A Primer for New Lawyers
• Employment Law A to Z - A Whirlwind Tour Through Employment Law for Those Less Experienced
• Appeals Court Rules Minor League Player May Recover Worker's Compensation from Parent Club, Sports Litigation Alert, 2011

• Retaliation Claims Under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act:  Dangerous Blind Spot, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association - Wisconsin Council of Safety Supervisors - 11/10/11
• Employment Discrimination Claims, Annual Ruder Ware Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Law Conference - 11/4/11
• How to Ensure Your Non-compete and Non-solicitation Clauses are Effective, Annual Ruder Ware Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Law Conference - 11/4/11
• Privacy Issues in Social Media, Central Wisconsin Social Media Conference - 10/20/11
• Recent Employment Related Lawsuits in the Trucking Industry:  Traps for the Unwary and How to Avoid Them - Minnesota Trucking Association Law Day, 2011