Laura J. McKnight

Biography

Laura McKnight is Of Counsel in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ms. McKnight is a trial lawyer defending employers in federal and state courts, administrative agencies and before arbitration panels on a wide range of employment issues- discrimination, harassment, retaliation (including False Claims Act and whistleblower cases), defamation, negligence and violations of non-solicitation and non-competition agreements.

She also regularly counsels clients in all aspects of personnel decisions including disciplinary issues, reductions in force, drafting and enforcing non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements and drafts executives employment contracts for employers.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, she served as co-chair of the employment group at a mid-size litigation firm in Minneapolis.