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Frances Eva Baillon
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Biography
Frances E. Baillon is a recognized advocate for those who have been treated unfairly by the practices of their employers. A founding partner of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP, Frances litigates and tries employment cases in state and federal court involving sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. She has also successfully argued cases before the Minnesota state and federal district courts, the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the Minnesota Supreme Court, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Frances has consistently been named to the lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by her peers and has made the lists of Top 50 Minnesota Women Super Lawyers, Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America repeatedly. She is a certified employment law specialist and a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law where she was both a competitor and board member of the Rosalie E. Wahl Moot Court Competition. Frances is on the Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section and is the former president and current amicus committee chair of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
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Licensed in Minnesota for 27 years
State: Minnesota
Acquired: 1998
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Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP
100 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN, 55402
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Posted by Kellie | December 18, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Mediation
employment law
Outstanding law firm! From the day I stepped into this law firm to the end of my case I was treated with respect and I was kept in the loop of what was happening and what to expect, there were no surprises! My mediation was very emotional! Francis was very supportive and stood behind me every step! ...
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Best Lawyers in America© Employment Law-Individuals, Best Lawyers in America©
2019
Super Lawyers®, Top 50 Minnesota Women Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2019
Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2019
Best Lawyers Employment Law-Individuals, Best Lawyers in America®
2018
Best Lawyers Employment Law-Individuals, Best Lawyers in America®
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers®
2018
Top 50 Minnesota Women Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2018
Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Top 50 Minnesota Women Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2017
Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2017
Best Lawyers Employment Law-Individuals, Best Lawyers in America®
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers®
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Top 50 Minnesota Women Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers®
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers®
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers®
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers®
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2004
Rising Star, Super Lawyers®
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
N/A
Board Certified Specialist, Labor and Employment, Minnesota State Bar Association
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Partner, Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP
2006 - 2011
Attorney, Halunen & Associates
2003 - 2006
Attorney, Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield
2002 - 2003
Attorney, Jeff Anderson & Associates
1998 - 2002
Attorney, Reinhardt & Anderson
Associations
National Employment Lawyers Association, Minnesota Chapter
Amicus Committee Chair and Former Chapter President
Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Governing Council Member
Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
Member and Circuit Update Contributor
Minnesota State Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section
Member
National Employment Lawyers Association, Eighth Circuit Conference
Board Member
Minnesota State Bar Association, Civil Jury Instruction Committee on Employment Law
Committee Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Gilbert v. MetLife Auto and Home, No. 09-1990 (March 14, 2011 and Oct. 7, 2011)
Bahr v. Capella Unviersity, 788 N.W.2d 76 (Minn. 2010)
Kaufenberg v. Schwan's Home Service, Inc., 2009 WL 234014, (Minn. Ct. App. 2009)
Adamson v. Mattamy Homes, No. 27-CV-13-2612 (Dist. Ct. Minn. Oct. 17, 2013)
Ritter v. Auntie Ruth's Furry Friends, No. A14-1044 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015)
Hollenkamp v. Jennie-O, No. 07-CV-04725 (D. Minn. June 1, 2009)
Lemon v. City of Minneapolis, No. 27-CV-08-11976 (Dist. Ct. Minn. Dec. 1, 2009)
Hayes v. Dapper, No. A07-1878, 2008 WL 4301018 (Sept. 23, Minn. Ct. App. 2008)
Frieler v. Carlson Marketing Group, 751 N.W.2d 558 (Minn. 2008)
Schutz v. Minneapolis Sch. Dist. Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, No. 27-CV-06-474 (Dist. Ct. Minn. Jan. 24, 2007)
Moore v. Epperson Underwriting Co., No. 06-2563, 2007 WL 2332755 (D.Minn. Aug. 15, 2007)
Schaich v. Int’l Seals, Inc., No. 27-CV-06-16894 (Dist. Ct. Minn. Sept. 12, 2007)
Schmitz v. United States Steel Corp., 2010 WL 4941668 (Minn. Ct. App. Dec. 7, 2010)
Harnan v. Univ. of St. Thomas, 776 F.Supp. 2d 938 (D. Minn. 2011)
Education
1998
William Mitchell College of Law
Juris Doctor
1995
Drake University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2019
MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section
Meet the Magistrates (Moderator)
2018
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Federal District Court and 8th Circuit Update
2018
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Alumni CLE Series
Wait…That Happened at Work?: When Inappropriate Workplace Conduct Becomes Actionable
2018
Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
Appellate Practice in Employment Law Cases
2018
Fourth Annual Professional Skills Program
Mediation Panel (panelist with Susan Tsui Grundmann, T.J. McGrath and Bill Allen)
2018
Fourth Annual Professional Skills Program
Modern Employment Law: Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Title VII Update
2018
Eighth Circuit National Employment Lawyers Association Conference
Eighth Circuit Employment Law Update
2017
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Effectively Identifying and Successfully Prosecuting Joint Employment and Employee Misclassification Claims
2017
MSBA Solo/Small Firm Section
Growing Your Practice
2017
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Drafting Employment Settlement Agreements
2017
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
The Workplace Bully: The Law and Practical Tips for Managing the Conduct
2017
Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
False Claims Act (Qui Tam) Claims: What Every Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer Should Know, Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Moderator
2016
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
ADA Litigation in 2016 - The Biggest Issues
2016
MSBA Solo/Small Firm Section
Lawyers as Employers: Employment Law Primer for Solo/Small Firms
2016
MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section
Investigator Training - Pretext or Reality: An Analysis of the Pretext State in Federal, State and Municipal Claims
2016
CBS WCCO News
Good Question: How Common is Sexual Harassment?
2015
Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
Law Office Management for the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyer
2014
Eighth Circuit NELA Conference
The Changing Landscape of Retaliation Claims: Applying the “But-For” Causation Standard after Gross and Nassar
2013
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Cutting Edge Issues in Discrimination: Marital Status, Caregiver and Appearance
2013
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Perspectives on FMLA Litigation Developments From Both Sides Pitfalls to Avoid and Opportunities to Seize
2013
Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
Understanding Recent Changes in Employment Law
2013
Labor & Employment Law Section
Sexual Harassment Update
2012
Labor & Employment Law Section
Minnesota Marital Status - March Madness?
2011
Going Solo or Small Boot Camp
Starting a solo or new law firm
2010
Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association
How to Litigate Whistleblower and Retaliation Cases Post Bahr and Kidwell
Publications
2015
Federal Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
Is McDonnell Douglas Too Burdensome? Circuits Question the Utility of the Decades Old Burden-Shifting Model
2014
BNA/Employment Law, Minnesota Section
Employment Law Aspects of Gender Identify and Sexual Orientation
2014
Minnesota Lawyer
Who's the boss?
2013
Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Newsletter
FMLA Section Update
2004
Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 31
The First Amendment: Churches Seeking Sanctuary for the Sins of the Fathers
2003
American Association for Justice
When Clergy Fail Their Flock - Innovative Strategies for Prevention, Healing and Justice
N/A
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association Employment Law Handbook
Sexual Harassment Law and Practice
Languages
English