Daniel R. Kelly

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Labor & Employment Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial and Residential Property Disputes
• Noncompetition Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Representative Cases

• Money v. Yamaha Motors Mfg., 1:11-CV-3245-ODE-LTW (N. D. Geo. February 15, 2013)
• Carlson v. Bloomington Housing Partners II, 2011 WL 2672258 (Minn. Ct. App. July 11, 2011)
• Amcon Block & Precast, Inc., 794 N.W.2d 386 (Minn. Ct. App. 2011)
• Werner v. Medical Professionals, LLC, 782 N.W.2d 840 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010)
• Smith v. Fairview Ridges Hospital, 625 F.3d 1076 (8th Cir. 2010)
• Fisher v. Jeddeloh, 2008 WL 933478 (Minn. Ct. App. Apr. 8, 2008)
• Anderson v. Fairview Health Services, Inc., 2008 WL 3289269 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 12, 2008)
• Carlson v. Bloomington Housing Partners II, 2008 WL 3835176 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2008)
• Smith v. Fairview Ridges Hospital, 550 F.Supp.2d 1050 (D. Minn. 2008)
• Harvey v. Wackenhut Corporation, 2006 WL 1605547 (Minn. Ct. App. June 13, 2006)
• Carlson v. Bloomington Housing Partners II, 2006 WL 1073194 (Minn. Ct. App. Apr. 25, 2006)
• Ingersoll v. Rolf, 2005 WL 625096 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2005)
• Kootenia Homes, Inc. v. Reliable Homes, Inc., 2002 WL 15594 (D. Minn. Jan. 3, 2002)
• Rehnberg v. Schranck, 2001 WL 1132203 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2001)
• Midway Warehouse Ltd. Partnership v. Ramsey Action Programs, Inc., 2000 WL 687763 (Minn. Ct. App. May 30, 2000)
• Rainforest Café, Inc. v. Amazon, Inc., 86 F.Supp.2d 886 (D. Minn. 1999)
• In re DEF Investments, Inc., 186 D.R. 671 (D. Minn. 1995)
• Professional Certifications, Awards and Designations

Professional Certifications, Awards and Designations

• Named a 2004 Rising Star and a 2005 Super Lawyer®,
• Rated “AV Preeminent” (highest rating) by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory
• Certified Labor and Employment Specialist in Minnesota by the MSBA
• Qualified Facilitative/Hybrid Neutral (Mediator) pursuant to Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of General Practice for the District Courts
• Qualified Civil Adjudicative/Evaluative Neutral (Arbitrator) pursuant to Rule 114 of the Minnesota Rules of General Practice for the District Courts
• Included on the Roster of Employment Neutrals, American Arbitration Association
• MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist©

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1994
• Colorado, 2013
• Iowa, 2013
• Michigan, 2017
• Texas, 2017
• Virginia, 2021
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Dakota, 2022
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2012
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2013
• United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 2008
• United States Supreme Court, 2011

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member, Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education, July 1, 2008-present
  • Chair, July 1, 2012 – present
  • Chair, Rules Committee, July 1, 2010 – July 1, 2012
• American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutral Rosters, January 2010-present
• Member, Fourth District Ethics Committee, 2000-2006, 2008-present
  • Vice Chair, October 1, 2010 – October 1, 2012
• Member, Minnesota Bar Association, 1994-present
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, 1994-present
• Chairperson, Hennepin County Professionalism Committee, 1999-2000
• President, Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation, 1999-2002
• Pro Bono Mediator, Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights

Education

• J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1994
• B.A., University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, 1991

Articles

• Co-author, Karma, Dogma, Dilemma: Religious Accommodation at Work, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, 2009

Presentations

• Privacy 2000: The Commercialization of Privacy Everything has its Price, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, February 24, 2000
• Getting Answers to Your Ethical Dilemmas, Hennepin County Bar Association, May 17, 2002
• Hey, They Stole My Design!  How Does Copyright Law Apply to Architectural Plans?, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, June 2003, 2002
• Copyright Litigation Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, July 23, 2002
• Everyday Ethics: Neglect, Communication and Competency – Communication with Clients, Practice Areas Expertise – What To Do When You Do Not Have It, Hennepin County Bar Association, March 16, 2005
• The Employment Law Implications of Social Networking, Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A. November 6, 2009
• Labor and Employment Law in the Health Care Industry, University of Minnesota Course – Public Health 7580 September 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
• Non-Competition Agreements in Action: TROs, Litigation and Negotiation Strategies, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, June 25, 2012,  October 28, 2013
• So You Need to Enforce a Non-Compete?  So You Want to hire an Employee Who Signed a Non-Compete?  What’s Next?, Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Felhaber Larson, October 3, 2014
• Non-Competes, Non-Disclosures and Other Restrictive Covenants, Employment Law Institute, May 18, 2015
• What 2015 Taught Us About Non-Competes, Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Felhaber Larson November 6, 2015
• Using Temporary Restraints and Preliminary Injunctions to Enforce Non-Compete Covenants, Employment Law Institute, May 23, 2016
• 2016 Employment Law Update: What Employer Need to Know, Felhaber Larson, October 28, 2016
• Employment Law Bootcamp for Business Lawyers, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, October 31, 2016