Laura A. Farley
No Company Is Too Big to Play Fair
About
As a member of the firm’s individual rights litigation team, Laura is dedicated to protecting the rights of current and former employees who face a wide range of employment-related issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, minority shareholder, and contract disputes. She works hard to advocate for her clients and to deliver in-depth, efficient representation that enables clients to obtain the best possible resolutions in their cases.
Prior to joining Nichols Kaster, Laura worked as an associate for a Minneapolis litigation firm, focusing on minority shareholders, employees, and contract disputes. During law school, Laura was on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Law Review, and the board of the Women’s Legal Student Association, and volunteered with the Advocates for Human Rights. Prior to attending law school, Laura worked for a Fortune 100 company in business-to-business sales supporting operations and logistics in small businesses.
Education
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
- B.A., University of St. Thomas, magna cum laude
Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court - Minnesota
Memberships & Honors
- Named to the Rising Stars list, Minnesota Super Lawyers, Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, and Twin Cities Business, 2020–2025
- Honorable Michael J. Davis Pro Bono Award Recipient, 2023
- Minnesota Lawyer of the Year Honoree, 2022
- MSBA North Star Lawyer, 2019–2021
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Board Member
- Minnesota Employment Lawyers Association Member, Board Member 2022–2024
- National Employment Lawyers Association Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association Member
- Federal Bar Association Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers Member
- The University of Minnesota, Adjunct Associate Professor of Legal Writing 2018–2021
Presentations & Publications
- “Ending Forced Arbitration: Understanding the New Federal Law that Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration in Matters of Sexual Assault or Harassment,” Bench & Bar of Minnesota, July 2022
- Separation Agreements and Releases: 7 Mistakes Employers Make, MN CLE, January 2022
- Legal Writing Resiliency: Giving and Taking Feedback (from Others and Yourself), Federal Bar Association CLE, October 2021
- Avoiding 10 Mistakes in the Hybrid Workplace – A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Perspective, MN CLE, September 2021
- "Toward Equality: Bostock v. Clayton County and the future of the MHRA", Bench & Bar of Minnesota, September 2020
- "Equal Pay for Superior Play: The Women’s National Soccer Team’s Fight for Equality", (2019)
- Note, “Knowledge Is Power: How Implementing Affirmative Disclosures Under the JOBS Act Could Promote and Protect Benefit Corporations and Their Investors,” (2015, Vol. 99 at 1507)
