Attorney Profiles

Teresa J. Ayling
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Teresa J. Ayling, who is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has over 16 years of legal experience, with an emphasis on general civil litigation, employment and labor law, and contract law.

Ms. Ayling has represented a variety of small businesses, providing them with legal advice on employment issues in an effort to prevent legal problems. In addition, she has represented small businesses against which claims have been brought for sex discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract, interference with contractual relations, and other issues.

Ms. Ayling also represents individuals, providing legal advice to employees who have experienced a variety of difficulties on the job, as well as representing employees who have been fired from their jobs. She has represented employees in claims of sex discrimination, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, sexual preference discrimination, disability discrimination, civil rights violations, breach of contract, whistleblowing, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and other related claims. Ms. Ayling represents businesses and individuals in claims involving noncompete agreements, defamation, military leave benefits, and related claims.

Ms. Ayling represents individuals with disability insurance-related claims, such as persons whose long-term disability insurance benefits have been denied. She represents persons with professional licensing issues, including representing nurses before the Board of Nursing and other healthcare professionals before their licensing board.

Ms. Ayling believes it is important for both individuals and businesses to see an attorney early on for legal advice before the issues become more complex. There are actions businesses and individuals can take to resolve problems within the workplace before they escalate into legal claims or result in discharge from one's job.

Ms. Ayling is listed on the Minnesota Supreme Court's statewide roster of qualified neutrals as an Arbitrator and Mediator, and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School in 1997, teaching Alternative Dispute Resolution. Ms. Ayling published an article in the Minnesota Mediator entitled "Ten Keys to Successful Mediation" and co-authored an article in the Hennepin Lawyer, "Alternative Dispute Resolution by Apology: Settlement by Saying 'I'm Sorry'."

Ms. Ayling graduated Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary academic society. She is a former registered nurse having received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Alverno College in 1980.

Areas of Practice:: Litigation & Appeals; Contracts; Business & Commercial Law; Employment Law -- Employer; Employment Law -- Employee; Labor Law; Constitutional Law; Arbitration; Mediation; Labor Arbitration; Labor Disputes; Unions; Wage & Hour Laws; Federal Appellate Practice

Litigation Percentage:: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Minnesota, 1984; Wisconsin, 1983; U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1984; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1983; U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1984

Education:: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1982
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif; Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1980
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Nursing

Published Works:: Casenote: City of Milwaukee v. Illinois: The Demise of the Federal Common Law of Water Pollution (Co-Author), Wis. L. Rev. 627, 1982; Ten Keys to Successful Mediation, Minnesota Mediator, June, 1994; "Alternative Dispute Resolution by Apology: Settlement by Saying 'I'm Sorry'" (Co-Author), Hennepin Lawyer, July-Aug., 1996; "Myths of Mixing Law and Religion" Vol. 70, No. 6, p. 6, Hennepin Lawyer, June, 2001

Representative Cases:: In re Block, 727 N.W. 2d 166 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007); Longrei v. Luthen, 662 NW2d 150 (Minn. App. 2003 2003); Center for Endangered Cats v. Forest Lake Tp., 1999 WL 233331 (Minn. App. 1999); Standard Heating and Air Conditioning Co. v. City of Minneapolis, 40 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 325 (8th Cir. (Minn.) 1998); Baldwin v. Independent School Dist. No. 2687, 1998 WL 389072 (Minn. App. 1998); Meadowbrook, Inc. v. Tower Ins. Co., Inc., 543 N.W.2d 418 (Minn. App. 1996); Minnesota Council of Dog Clubs v. City of Minneapolis, 540 N.W.2d 903 (Minn. App. 1995); State v. Knutson, 539 N.W.2d 254 (Minn. App. 1995); Howe v. City of St. Cloud, 515 N.W.2d 77 (Minn. App. 1994); Norton v. Caremark, Inc., 20 F.3d 330 (8th Cir. (Minn.) 1994); Nelson v. University of Minnesota, 1993 WL 610729 (Minn. Dist. Ct. 1993); Boise Cascade Corp. v. Peterson, 939 F.2d 632 (8th Cir. (Minn.) 1991)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Adjunct Professor, Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Minnesota Law School, 1997; Non-Compete Agreements CLE, MILE, 1997; Settlement by Apology and Other Non-Monetary Settlement Terms, MILE, 1997; Hidden Laws of Privacy, MILE, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Hennepin County Bar Association, 1984 - Present; Member; Minnesota State Bar Association, 1984 - Present; Member; Federal Bar Association; Member; State Bar of Wisconsin, 1983 - Present; Member; American Arbitration Association, 1991 - Present; Commercial Panel Member

Past Employment Positions:: Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Hon. Paul C. Gartzke, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983; Faegre & Benson, Associate Attorney, 1983 - 1985