Lawrence P Schaefer

“My clients inspire me every day. It’s a privilege to help victims of illegal workplace conduct move past this trauma and have their dignity and self-worth restored, while holding the offending employer accountable.”

-Lawrence P. Schaefer

As one of the most recognized plaintiff’s lawyers nationwide, Larry Schaefer has earned the respect of judges and other lawyers for his thorough and aggressive client advocacy in negotiation and litigation. He concentrates his practice representing people who are injured through employment discrimination practices. Larry serves as the firm’s CEO and head of litigation.

Over the course of his twenty-five year career, Larry has taken on some of the largest and most powerful companies in the country, helping tens of thousands of people recover damages suffered as a result of illegal corporate conduct. Larry has a strong focus delivering services to physicians and mental health professionals, and has represented hundreds of medical professionals. He chose this field of practice to give a voice to victims of workplace misconduct and tirelessly pursues claims for his clients to recover full damages as a result of illegal conduct.

Larry has earned a reputation as a lawyer who assists clients in every way possible to best recover from the effects of illegal workplace conduct. He has represented numerous executives in severance negotiations and litigation. He was lead counsel in a case establishing the “just cause” standard for termination in Minnesota on behalf of a former Cargill Vice President, securing a judgment of more than $500,000 and establishing the legal principal that just cause is not present unless there is some form of misconduct.

Read Larry's most recent blog, "Terminating Employees for Off-the-clock Activities or Political Beliefs”  as well as his other blogs here.

Larry frequently lecturers to lawyers at continuing legal education conferences. Larry spoke to attorneys preparing to take the Board Certification test for employment law on September 18, 2017. Larry will be presenting "Common-Law Employment Contract and Tort Claims" at the 2017 Minnesota CLE Center in St. Paul, MN.

• Cutting Edge ADEA Issues in Litigation: How to Overcome Significant Obstacles and Prevail in Establishing Age Discrimination, 2014 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 19-20, 2014 (co-author and Moderator of panel discussion)
• Continuing Developments in Disability Litigation: The Impact of Mental Health Diagnosis on Accommodation and Related Issues,  2014 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 19-20, 2014 (co-author and Moderator of panel discussion)
• Representing the Attorney-Client, Eight Circuit NELA Conference, April 11-12, 2014 (co-authored and presented with Nick May)
• When the Problem is a High Impact Player: Issue to Consider When the Plaintiff is a Current Executive or Holds a Unique Position.  Presented at ELI Employment Law Seminar, August 2013
• Cutting Edge Issues in ADA Litigation.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2013
• Common Law Employment Claims.  Presented for MSBA in connection with training for MSBA Employment Law Specialist Certification (updated from 2010 Presentation and Article), July 2012
• Salespeople – Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them – Managing Disciplining and Firing the Salesperson.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2012
• Thorny Issues in ADA Litigation.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2012
• Updating Your ADA Litigation Strategy in Light Developments Following the ADAAA.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2011
• Common Law Employment Claims.  Presented for MSBA in connection with training for MSBA Employment Law Specialist Certification, July 2010
• Updating Your ADA Litigation Strategy in Light of the ADAAA.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2010
• Choosing the Claims, the Courts, and the Defendant’s: A Plaintiff Counsel’s Perspective.  Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2009
• Age Discrimination Update.   Presented at annual MILE Upper Midwest Employment Law Seminar, May 2008
• The Surest Ways to Get Sued– Co-authored with Robert Boisvert, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education CLE seminar “Litigating in the Employment Arena”, June, 2001
• The Art and Practice of Jury Selection, A Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Perspective, MILE Seminar “Litigating in the Employment Arena”, March, 2001
• Common Obstacles in Proving Age Discrimination Claims, Minnesota Annual Human Rights Commission seminar, November, 1999
• Insights into Eveleth Mines Litigation, MILE CLE Seminar, February, 1999