Prolific History as Trial Lawyer

Brooke Nicole Bass

Headshot-240x300 Brooke Nicole Bass5500 Wayzata Bd., Suite 1450
Minneapolis, MN  55416
763.545.7900

EDUCATION

WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW, Saint Paul, MN
Juris Doctor, May 2007
Elected Vice President, American Bar Association, Student Chapter

WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Winona, MN
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, 2003

BAR ADMISSION

State of Minnesota, 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES, INC., St. Paul, MN 2005-2011

  • Lead Counsel for labor and employment matters including disciplinary hearings, employment investigations, labor litigation, and critical incident responses.
  • Lead Negotiator for law enforcement collective bargaining agreements, including the drafting, negotiation, mediation, and interest arbitration.

MAYO CLINIC, Rochester, MN 2000-2004

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Minnesota Police and Peace Officer Association, Annual Convention/Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. Annual Meeting, Annual Legal Review, June 2011
  • City of Savage Police Department, Critical Incident Response, November 2010
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Minnesota Data Privacy Act Legal Update, 2008
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Union Steward Training, 2007
  • Union Meeting Presentations to Minnesota area Police Departments and Sheriff’s Departments. 2007 to 2011

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of Bemidji, BMS Case No. 07-PN-300, (Gallagher, Arb., 2007)(interest award)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of Oakdale, BMS Case No. 09-PA-0836, (Orman, Arb., 2009)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of West Saint Paul, BMS Case No. 09-PN-1062, (Miller, Arb., 2010) (interest award)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of Rochester, BMS Case No. 09-PA-0911 (Toenges, Arb., 2010)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and Ramsey County, BMS Case No. 10-PA-0837, (Kircher, Arb. 2010)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of Saint Cloud, BMS Case No. 09-PA-0003, (Boyer, Arb. 2010)
  • Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. and City of Brooklyn Center, BMS Case No. 11-PA-0703 (Latimer, Arb. 2010)