

Legal Administrative Assistant:
Sonja Pederson | (612) 373-8427
Mr. Trachsel's practice is primarily devoted to representing employers in all matters before the National Labor Relations Board, in collective bargaining negotiations with labor unions, and in grievance-arbitration hearings. Mr. Trachsel also counsels employers on employee relations issues, interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, and compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws.
Mr. Trachsel is the co-chair of the Firm's Labor & Employment Law Section. He joined the firm in September of 1999, and he has been a firm shareholder since March of 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Trachsel was employed as an attorney by the Minneapolis Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board.
Mr. Trachsel is the immediate past Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Labor and Employment Law Section.
Education:
- B.S., Marquette University (magna cum laude), Milwaukee, WI, 1994
- Major - Business Administration (Human Resources Management Specialization)
- Minor - Philosophy
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School (cum laude), Minneapolis, MN, 1997
MSBA Specialist Certification:
- Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist
Bar and Court Admissions:
- Minnesota State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Activities and Memberships:
- Member, MSBA
- Governing Council, MSBA Labor & Employment Law Section (2011–2012 Chair; 2010–2011 Vice Chair; 2009–2010 Secretary-Treasurer)
- Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law
- Board of Directors, Crisis Connection (2008–2010)
- Moot Court Instructor, University of Minnesota Law School Wagner Labor Law Moot Court program (2006–2009)

