Overview

Ashley represents clients in employment, labor and business-tort litigation. She also assists employers with legal compliance and issues related to employment contracts.

Ashley’s practice focuses on employment law and litigation, as well as business torts and contract issues stemming from employment and shareholder relationships. She has experience representing both businesses and individuals and has litigated a wide variety of workplace issues, including wage and hour disputes; harassment, discrimination and whistleblower issues; misappropriation of confidential information; and breaches of employment-related contracts and fiduciary duties. She has advocated for her clients in state and federal court, in front of administrative agencies and at alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Prior to joining Fredrikson, Ashley practiced law at a boutique employment law firm in Minneapolis. While obtaining her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, she represented tenants in the Hennepin County Housing Court as a certified student attorney. She has also worked as a legal intern at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Ann D. Montgomery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Services

Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, B.S., 2010, summa cum laude

Admissions

  • Minnesota, 2014
  • Wisconsin, 2013
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2014
  • U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, 2016
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2019
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2013

Clerkships

  • Judicial Extern, Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2011

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Litigation-Labor and Employment, 2022-2024
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2018-2023
  • North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2017, 2019-2021, 2023

Civic & Professional

Professional Activities

  • Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Minnesota Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Women’s Business Development Center Advocates and Advisory Committee

News & Insights

News

Speaking Engagements

Legal Updates

Publications & Presentations

Presenter, Using Handbooks to Protect Against Legal Liabilities: With Example Policies, NBI: Wisconsin Human Resources Law Boot Camp, October 30, 2024

Presenter, OSHA Investigations: Processes and Best Practices, Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, March 22, 2024

Co-Presenter, The Future of Whistleblower Claims and Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Litigation, Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, On-Demand Webinar, October 2021

Co-Presenter, COVID-19 Wage and Hour Dilemmas, Fredrikson & Byron’s Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 27, 2020

Co-Presenter, Top Five Wage and Hour Developments that Will Affect Your Business in 2020, Fredrikson & Byron’s 35th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 7, 2019

Co-Presenter, The ‘Smoking Gun’: Texts and Social Media, Fredrikson & Byron’s 35th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 7, 2019

Presenter, Contracting 101, Women’s Business Development Center, October 2, 2019

“MN I Gotta Do What?,” HR Simple Blog, July 8, 2019

Presenter, FLSA 101: An Introduction to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, Inn of Court, March 27, 2019

Co-Presenter, Best Practices for Hiring, Fredrikson & Byron's Employment and Labor Law Webinar Series, December 5, 2018

Co-Presenter, Best Practices for Hiring, Fredrikson & Byron’s 34th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 1, 2018

Presenter, Hiring and Managing Employees and Independent Contractors, Neighborhood Development Center, June 19, 2018

Co-Presenter, Accommodation Challenges and Solutions, Fredrikson & Byron’s 33rd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, November 3, 2017

Co-Presenter, Paid Leave: How to Remain Compliant and Competitive in 2017, Fredrikson & Byron Paid Leave Compliance Seminar, February 23, 2017

Co-Presenter, Employee Absences, Restrictions and Accommodations, Fredrikson & Byron Employment Law Topics Webinar Series, December 13, 2016

Co-Presenter, Employee Absences, Restrictions and Accommodations, Fredrikson & Byron’s 32nd Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar, October 26, 2016

Co-Presenter, Employees vs. Independent Contractor: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?, Technical Tools of the Trade, 2015

Co-Author, “Beyond the Minimum Wage: How the FLSA’s Broad Social and Economic Protections Support Its Application to Workers Who Earn a Substantial Income,” ABA Journal of Labor and Employment, Summer 2015

Co-Author, Summary Guide to Sexual Harassment Law, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 2012

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