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Zane A. Umsted

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Zane Umsted is a civil rights and employment law attorney. He joined Madia Law in August 2017 after clerking for a federal judge.

Legal Experience

Zane attended the University of Iowa for his law school and undergraduate studies, where he received both degrees with High Distinction. In law school, Zane served as the Senior Note & Comment Editor of the Iowa Law Review. Committed to protecting constitutional rights, he also advocated for low-income persons charged with crimes while interning at state and federal public defender offices in North Carolina and Iowa.

Before joining Madia Law, Zane spent two years working as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Linda Reade at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

Personal Background

An Iowa native, Zane and his wife Kaitlin now live in St. Paul. Zane is actively involved in the community, having volunteered with Big Brothers / Big Sisters and provided volunteer staffing at legal aid organizations and homeless shelters. Zane’s personal interests include NBA basketball, hiking, podcasts, and birding.

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2015
University of Iowa Law School, High Distinction
—Order of the Coif
—Merit Scholar
—Law Review

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 2011
University of Iowa, High Distinction
—Old Gold Scholar

Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
  • Civil Rights & Constitutional Law

State & Court Admissions

  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • North Carolina Supreme Court
  • United States District Court – District of Minnesota

Professional Associations

  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • National Employment Lawyers Association, MN Chapter
  • Hennepin County Bar Association

Publications

“Deterring Racial Bias in Criminal Justice Through Sentencing,” 100 Iowa Law Review 431 (2014).

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Madia Law is a nationally-recognized boutique litigation firm. We represent small businesses and victims of unfair treatment and discrimination. We focus on civil rights and constitutional law, employment law, class actions, business litigation, whistleblowers, breach of fiduciary duty, police misconduct, securities litigation, unpaid wages, sexual harassment and more.

We often partner with other attorneys and have fought for clients in multiple states, including: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Washington D.C. We regularly serve the Twin Cities, Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester, Fargo, western Wisconsin, and greater Minnesota.

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    • Why Madia Law?
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    • TRIAL PRACTICE
    • Civil Rights
      • Sexual Assault
      • Police Misconduct, Brutality, and Shootings
    • Employment Law
      • Drug and Alcohol Testing
      • Wrongful Termination
      • Hostile Work Environment
      • Sexual Harassment
      • Race Discrimination
      • Disability Discrimination
      • Family and Medical Leave Act
      • Age Discrimination
      • Retaliation
      • Workers Compensation Retaliation
      • Sexual Orientation Discrimination
      • Sex Discrimination
      • Pregnancy Discrimination
      • Unpaid Wages and Unlawful Deductions
      • Unpaid Overtime Wages
      • Unpaid hours and overtime collective and class actions
      • Veterans and Military
      • Severance Agreements
      • Whistleblower Claims
      • False Claims Act
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    • Whistleblower Lawsuits
    • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
    • Pension Plan and ERISA Litigation
    • FINRA Arbitration and Securities Litigation
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    • Police Brutality and Excessive Force
    • Race Discrimination
    • Sex Discrimination
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Sexual Orientation Discrimination
    • Age Discrimination
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    • False Claims Act Cases
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