Seaton, Beck & Peters, P.A.

Address:
Seaton, Beck & Peters, P.A.
7300 Metro Boulevard
Suite 500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439

Phone: (952) 896-1700
Fax: (952) 896-1704
Email: firm@seatonlaw.com
Firm Size: 11 lawyers
Website: www.seatonlaw.com

Primary Contact:
Douglas P. Seaton
Email: dseaton@seatonlaw.com
Phone: (952) 921-4604
Fax: (952) 896-1704

Attorneys Admitted to Practice In:
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Georgia
South Carolina

Firm Description:

The lawyers of Seaton, Beck & Peters, P.A. dedicate their law practice exclusively to advising and representing employers in labor and employment matters. The firm counsels employers in all industries on employment policies, practices, problem-solving and claims prevention, represents employers against agency audits, charges and investigations, defends employers in union campaigns, collective bargaining, strike management and National Labor Relations Board proceedings, and represents employers in all manner of federal and state employment-related litigation and administrative proceedings.

The five shareholders of Seaton, Beck & Peters, P.A., Douglas P. Seaton, Alec J. Beck, Gregory L. Peters, John F. Bowen and Charles E. Feuss, have more than 70 years of combined experience in labor and employment matters. The firm’s associate and of counsel attorneys, Barak J. Babcock, Marc T. Chrismer, Robert L. Grossman, Robin N. Kelleher, Shareen R. Luze and Thomas R. Revnew have another 40 years of combined experience in labor and employment law practice. Firm lawyers have served as in-house counsel for major corporations, as legal staff to legislative committees, labor relations agencies and appellate courts, as partners and associates with several major firms, and have taught and published on labor and employment law topics and contributed as trade association, Bar, law school and large law firm leaders. Our clients range from the very large, such as Corporate Express and EVTAC Mining, to the very small, such as Jim’s Electric and Hunerberg Construction. All receive the same dedicated representation and high quality legal service.

Seaton, Beck, Peters, Bowen & Feuss, P.A. is AV (highest) rated, and the shareholders have been designated as “leading lawyers,” “super lawyers” and/or “rising stars” (the top 5% or 6%) in the two major independent surveys of Minnesota lawyers. The firm’s experience and exclusive management-side labor and employment practice provide many dividends to our clients. These include: (1) all the necessary resources for top quality legal services (we maintain modest and accessible suburban offices, with the best computer systems and labor and employment law resources, but without unnecessary overhead); (2) reasonable fees (we have passed our improved efficiencies on to our clients through reasonable fees, budgeted charges, retainer and flat fee options, without compromising our high quality of legal services); (3) a practical, “problem-solving” approach for employers (our practice is focused on clients’ needs, not lawyers’ preconceptions, and seeks “real world” solutions for clients); and (4) responsiveness (we provide accessible, timely, cost-effective and quality legal services to all our employer clients, including those with 3 employees and those with 10,000 employees). Employers will get what they need from our firm when they need it – honest advice, straight answers, accessibility, responsiveness, experience, quality work, timeliness and aggressive representation at a fair price.

Biographies:

Douglas P. Seaton

Douglas P. Seaton is a founder of Seaton, Beck, Peters, Bowen & Feuss, P.A. His firm's practice is dedicated exclusively to defending employers in union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, strike management and National Labor Relations Board proceedings, representing employers in all types of employment related litigation and administrative proceedings, and counseling employers on employment policies, planning, practices and claims prevention. Mr. Seaton has advised or spoken before legislative committees, employer groups and employer training sessions in several states and he has chaired the Minnesota State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section. He has degrees from Princeton, Rutgers and William Mitchell College of Law, and has written a book and many articles on labor/employment law topics. Seaton, Beck, Peters, Bowen & Feuss, P.A., which represents hundreds of employers in many industries with operations in many states, proudly claims to be the premier management labor and employment law firm in the upper Midwest.

Alec J. Beck

Alec J. Beck has practiced exclusively in the areas of labor relations and employment law for over 13 years. He has experience in all areas of labor relations and employment law, and also lobbies on behalf of employers' interests at the state level. He has first-chair trial experience before both Federal and State Courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the United States Department of Labor, and various state and federal administrative tribunals. Mr. Beck is also the Past President of the Minnesota Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, and has been an adjunct Professor at the William Mitchell College of Law. Mr. Beck received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 1986, and his law degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1989.

Gregory L. Peters

Gregory L. Peters focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation and advice. He represents employers before various state and federal courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and parallel state agencies, and in labor arbitration proceedings. Mr. Peters has represented employers before federal and state courts throughout the United States in disputes involving virtually all areas of employment discrimination, employment-related state law torts, employment contracts, unfair competition and wrongful discharge. Mr. Peters also successfully represented employers before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Wisconsin Court of Appeals. He is a 1993 graduate of Marquette University Law School and received a Bachelor of Science in Labor and Industrial Relations, and Personnel Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 1990. Mr. Peters is a member of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Bar Associations.

Gregory P. Wilken

Gregory P. Wilken advises and defends employers on a wide range of employment and labor related matters including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, FMLA, ADA, employment contracts, wage and hour, unemployment and workers compensation, noncompete agreements, collective bargaining, election proceedings, arbitrations, picketing, strikes and secondary boycotts. He also represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as well as state and federal agencies. He provides training to employers and their employees on all aspects of labor and employment law. Mr. Wilken is a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where he studied history and political science. He received his law degree in 1996 from the University of Baltimore Law School, where he graduated cum laude. He was an associate editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review and Vice President of the Student Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in Minnesota and Maryland.

Barak J. Babcock

Barak J. Babcock advises and represents employers in labor and employment law matters. He practices in the state and federal courts and before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other state and federal agencies. He previously practiced with the firm of Moore, Costello & Hart, where he represented a variety of clients in advice, negotiation and litigation matters. Mr. Babcock graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he studied political science. He received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is licensed to practice law by the Minnesota Supreme Court and is admitted to practice before Minnesota state courts and the United States District Court of Minnesota. Additionally, he is a member of the Minnesota State Bar and Hennepin County Bar Associations.

Marc T. Chrismer

Marc T. Chrismer advises and represents employers on a wide range of labor and employment related matters including discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, FMLA, ADA, collective bargaining, election proceedings, arbitrations, picketing, strikes and secondary boycotts. Mr. Chrismer graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he studied law enforcement and political science. He received his law degree from Hamline University School of Law. He then went on to earn an LL.M. in labor and employment law from the University of San Diego Law School. He previously practiced with Hughes & Costello, where he focused his practice on labor law.

Robert L. Grossman

Robert L. Grossman graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1971. He worked as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in St. Louis, Missouri and then for the Board in Minneapolis. In 1975 he opened his own office representing management in labor and employment matters and later founded the law offices of Grossman and Millard in 1982. He was managing partner there until becoming of counsel to Seaton, Beck, Peters, Bowen & Feuss, P.A. Mr. Grossman is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Grossman's client base has been diverse, containing a number of companies in the Fortune 500 category. He has represented clients in almost every region of the National Labor Relations Board.