Patrick R. Martin

Patrick R. Martin: Experienced Employment Lawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pat Martin is an experienced employment lawyer with a successful track record of defending employers in lawsuits involving Title VII, the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), WARN, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Sarbanes-Oxley, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and discrimination, harassment, and whistleblowing cases. He has also defended and prosecuted several commercial, non-competition, and trade secret lawsuits.

Practice Areas

• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Title VII Cases
• MHRA Cases
• ADEA Cases
• WARN Notices
• ADA Cases
• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
• FLSA and FLSA Cases
• FMLA Cases
• Discrimination Claims
• Harassment Claims
• Whistleblower Claims
• Commercial Litigation
• Non-Competition Agreements
• Trade Secrets Protection

Awards and Recognitions

• Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Minneapolis (2023)
• Recognized: Employment Law - Management, Practice Area: Litigation - Labor and Employment, AV Preeminent Rating - Martindale-Hubbell
• Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2016
• Top Lawyer for more than 10 years in Employment Law - Management by Super Lawyers
• Best Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management in Minnesota (2023)
• Nominated for Top 40 Employment Super Lawyer by Twin Cities Business and Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine
• Cited as a Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer for all practice areas by Twin Cities Business and Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine
• AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Listed in Chambers and Partners

Pat Martin is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Minnesota and Iowa, as well as the Eighth Circuit. He serves as a youth hockey coach for the Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association (2004-2015), and is currently the Bantam AA Coach.

Pat has served as the President for the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, which operates several award-winning programs to enhance the practice of law in federal courts. He clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Kalitowski on the Minnesota Court of Appeals while attending the University of Minnesota Law School.

Pat Martin is fluent in English and proficient in Spanish.