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Maggie R. Wallner has provided legal counsel to numerous Minnesota school districts for three decades. She concentrates her practice in the areas of employment and labor law, administrative hearings, the administration of collective bargaining agreements and grievance arbitration, discrimination and civil rights law, student discipline, education law and employee benefits. She has also represented school districts in litigation matters in state, federal and appellate courts.

Maggie is a frequent lecturer, most prominently in the areas of discrimination and civil rights laws, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, public sector employment law, teacher tenure law and sexual harassment.

A graduate from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Maggie received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1988. She formerly worked as a county child protection social worker and in the labor relations department of Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Maggie has this to say about Kennedy & Graven:
My clients are dedicated administrators and school boards who face a myriad of challenges in providing education to our children. I consider it a privilege to work with clients as part of their “team” to prevent or, when necessary, solve legal problems that detract from their goals.

Education
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
Juris Doctor – 1988

University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota – 1977

Bar Admissions
Minnesota, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships
Minnesota Council of School Attorneys, Member
National Council of School Attorneys, Member
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Ramsey County Bar Association, Member
Minnesota Bar Association, Employment Law Section Member
Minnesota Bar Association, School Law Section Member
Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
Hennepin County Bar Association, Member

Published Works
Legal Issues in Student Discipline, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
Religion in Public Schools, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
The No Child Left Behind Act – What it Means for Schools, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
Legal Issues in Volunteer Management, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
The Pledge of Allegiance and Other First Amendment Issues, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
School District Liability for Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE
The Family Medical Leave Act – What is (and is not) Required of Public Schools, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE