V. John Ella's Jackson Lewis Attorney Profile

V. John Ella

Position:	Of Counsel
Office:	Minneapolis Office
Address:	225 South Sixth Street Suite 3850 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone:	(612) 341-8131
Fax:	(612) 341-0609
Areas of Practice Litigation and e-Discovery

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Admitted to Practice

States
Iowa	(2008)
New York	(2005)
Minnesota	(1994)

U.S. Courts of Appeals
8th Circuit Court of Appeals	(1996)
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit	(2006)

U.S. District Courts
Iowa - N.D. Iowa	(2009)
Iowa - S.D. Iowa	(2009)
Wisconsin - E.D. Wis.	(2007)
Wisconsin - W.D. Wis.	(1999)
Minnesota - D. Minn.	(1995)

Other Courts
U.S. Court of International Trade	(1995)
U.S. Supreme Court	(2000)

Language Proficiency Other Than English

Language	Spoken	Written
Spanish

Education

Law	University of Minnesota School of Law J.D., Cum Laude, 1994
Undergraduate	Tufts University B.A., 1990

Bar and Professional Association Memberships

American Bar Association			1999 - Present

Hennepin County Bar Association			1994 - Present
Section/Committee	Position	Dates
Labor and Employment	Vice-Chair	2002-2003
Labor and Employment	Chair	2003-2004

Iowa State Bar Association			2009 - Present

Minnesota State Bar Association			1994 - Present

Published Works

Books
Summary Guide to Filing and Responding to EEO Charges of Discrimination in Minnesota. MN: Minnesota State Bar Association – CLE, 2008. [Co-Author]
Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practice Regulation in Minnesota. MN: 2007. [Contributing Author]
Summary Guide to Fraud, Misrepresentation and Deceptive Trade Practices. 2nd ed. MN: Minnesota State Bar Association - CLE, 2004. [Co-Author]
For the Record: 150 Year of Law and Lawyers in Minnesota. MN: 1999. [Contributing Author]
Articles
"Federal Court Tackles NFL Drug Testing Program" Sports Litigation Alert 7.1 (January 2010) [Co-Author]
"Now's the Time to Review your Noncompetes" Star Tribune Business Forum (September 2009) [Author]
"Frost/Nixon offers a few Deposition tips for Lawyers" Minnesota Lawyer (August 2009) [Author]
"State Should Reform Drug Testing Law" Minneapolis Star Tribune Business Forum (July 20, 2009) [Author]
"Employment Law by the Numbers" Minnesota Lawyer (June 1, 2009) [Author]
"Diagnosing Employment Law Issues in the Health Care Industry" Hennepin Lawyer (May 2009) [Author]
"Charge! A Look at Federal, State, and Local Discrimination Charges in Minnesota" Hennepin Lawyer (April 2008) [Co-Author]
"What Do They Have in Mind? Minnesota’s Drug -Testing Law Turns 20" Minnesota Bench & Bar (Sept 2007) [Author]
"Responding to Employee Embezzlement" Employment Law 360 (May 30, 2007) [Author]
"Common Law Fraud Claims: A Critical Tool for Litigators" Bench & Bar (Sept 2006) [Author]
"Golden Parachutes to Golden Handcuffs: An Executive Law Glossary" Twin Cities Business Journal (5/19/2006) [Author]
"Employment Law "No-Brainers"" Twin Cities Business Journal (11/14/2005) [Author]
"No Longer Commission Impossible - Bonus Claims Get Boost" Hennepin Lawyer (July-August 2005) [Author]
"Pay for Peformance" (Book Review) Minneapolis Star Tribune (1/10/2005) [Author]
"Tips for Federal Court III" Bench and Bar (December 2004) [Co-Author]
"Anatomy of an Answer" Hennepin Lawyer (July/August 2004) [Author]
"Bad Faith Trumps Minnesota Nice When it Comes to Stock Options" Hennepin Lawyer (May/June 2004) [Author]
"The Firm of the Future" (Book Review) Federal Lawyer (May 2004) [Author]
"Reviewing SEC Disclosures Can Yield Dividends" Minnesota Lawyer (3/25/2002) [Author]
"Executive Perspective" Minneapolis Star Tribune (11/5/2001) [Author]
"Legal Issues are on the Menu for Restaurant Owners" Law Watch (Spring 2001) [Author]
"When The Green Card gets the Pink Slip" Minnesota Lawyer (1/12/2001) [Author]
"Be a Tender Sender: Tender Claims for Insurance Coverage" American Bar Association: The Young Lawyer (October 2000) [Author]
"Clerking Outstate: Northern Exposure, Minnesota Style" Minnesota Lawyer (7/31/2000) [Author]
"More Tips for Litigation in Federal Court" Bench & Bar (May/June 2000) [Co-Author]
"Test Your Knowledge of Federal Legislation" Federal Lawyer (January 2000) [Author]
"17 Steps to Protect Your Trade Secrets" You and the LAW 30.1 (January 2000) [Co-Author]
"A Stock Options Primer for the Employment Law Attorney" Hennepin Lawyer (June 1999) [Author]
"Qui Tam Lawsuits Increasing" Law Watch (Winter 1998) [Co-Author]
"Front Pay Damages in Eighth Circuit Employment Law Cases" Minnesota Lawyer (August 1998) [Author]
"Settlement Negotiations - They're Not that Confidential" Bench & Bar (April 1998) [Co-Author]
"Tips for Litigation in Federal Court" Bench & Bar (March 1997) [Co-Author]
"Lawyers Make the Best Lawmakers" Minneapolis Star Tribune (8/10/1996) [Author]
"Minnesota Legal Terms - A Quiz" Minnesota Journal of Law & Politics (November 1995) [Author]
"The Visegrad Countries of Central Europe: Integration or Isolation?" Minnesota Journal of Global Trade 2.1 (Summer 1993) [Co-Author]

Honors, Awards and Pro Bono Activity

Appointed to Minnesota Board of Medical Practice 2010
"Top 40" Employment Law Attorney - Minnesota Law and Politics
2006, 2007, and 2008
"Super Lawyer" - Minnesota Law and Politics
2002 - 2010
"Rising Star" - Minnesota Law and Politics
2001 & 2002
Commisioner, Robbinsdale Human Rights Commissinon
2006 - 2007
Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School
1999-2000 & 2000-2001
Board of Directors, University of Minnesota Student Legal Services
2001-2005
Board of Directors, Legal Marketing Association, Minnesota Chapter
2003-2004
Board of Directors, Willmar Hispanic Alliance
1995-1996
Law Clerk, Judge Carol B. Amon, Eastern District of New York
1996-1997
Law Clerk, Judge William E. Kalar, Ninth Judicial District of Minnesota
1994-1995
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Biography

V. John Ella is Of Counsel to the Minneapolis office of Jackson Lewis LLP. He practices in all aspects of employment law and advises clients in the areas of employment contracts, handbooks, sexual harassment claims, discrimination, trade secret and noncompete litigation, drug testing law, plant closings, ERISA benefits litigation, wage and hour compliance, commission claims, defamation, whistleblower and Sarbanes-Oxley claims as well as closely-held corporation and partnership disputes.

Mr. Ella has obtained successful verdicts as first chair counsel at trial, including jury trials and court trials in both federal and state district court and has argued before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He was named by Minnesota Law & Politics as a “Top 40” Employment Law Attorney in Minnesota for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in Minnesota since 2002.

Mr. Ella is the author of over seventy articles or book chapters for various legal publications. He frequently lectures on the topic of common law fraud and was co-author of the Summary Guide to Fraud, Misrepresentation and Deceptive Trade Practices. He has litigated many cases involving Minnesota's drug testing law and often drafts and reviews drug testing policies for national clients. Mr. Ella is also a recognized speaker and commentator on the topic of “Executive Law” and has been quoted in dozens of newspaper and magazine articles regarding stock options, executive compensation, noncompetes, restrictive covenants and executive severance agreements and has lectured at several CLEs on the topic of Executive Law.