Andre J. LaMere
Associate
f612.642.8375
andre.lamere@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Andre LaMere is a member of the Labor and Employment practice group. Andre counsels clients on employment-related issues, including conducting investigations, disciplinary actions, and addressing issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA). Andre has represented employers in state and federal court as well as in administrative proceedings before the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Recently, Andre teamed with his colleagues to win a precedent-setting, multi-million dollar verdict following a three-month class action trial on behalf of 56,000 current and former Wal-Mart workers, enforcing terms of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Andre has been recognized as a Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics. Andre has presented at CLEs on topics ranging from workplace arbitrations to life insurance fraud.
Andre received his bachelor's degree, cum laude, in Psychology from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He received his J.D. magna cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was an editor of the William Mitchell Law Review. In addition, he also participated in several legal clinics. Prior to joining Maslon, Andre worked in both the Marketing and Legal Departments at Northwest Airlines.
- Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Labor & Employment
- Counseling Employers
- Defending Employers
- Labor-Management Relations
- I-9 Compliance
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
2002
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, 2000-2002, Staff Member, 2000-01; Editor, 2001-02 - Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota,
1996
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Psychology
- Minnesota, 2002
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2002
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Mount Zion Synagogue, Board of Directors - Member
- Carleton College - Assistant Class Agent
- Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners, 2001 - 2002
- Volunteer Lawyer's Network Walk-In Clinic, Hennepin County, 2002 - Present
- Directors & Officer Liability Insurance, Clarion Legal, Insurance Law, 2005
- Emerging Trends in Life Insurance Fraud, Minnesota State Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 2005
- Quoted in: The FMLA Revisions, Twin Cities Business, September 2009
- Mold and Insurance - A Growing Conflict (Co-Author), Maslon Property & Construction Law Update, Winter, 2003
- Constitutional Law - Scouting: Be Prepared Minnesota, 27 William Mitchell Law Review 3, 2001
- Minnesota Rising Stars
