Scott David Blake

Overview Expertise & Credentials Articles & Presentations Making A Difference Overview Scott Blake serves as outside general counsel to a wide range of businesses and business owners. He frequently provides advice and counsel to businesses on employment law issues, including the FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and discrimination statutes, drafting employment handbooks, workplace policies, and employment agreements, and investigating and disciplining employees. He also works with clients in drafting and negotiating executive compensation agreements and non-compete agreements so that his clients customer relationships, confidential information, trade secrets, and business interests are adequately protected. While Scotts goal is to provide advice that keeps his clients out of lawsuits, he also has the experience and expertise necessary to zealously advocate for his clients in the courtroom. His litigation experience includes defending companies in employment-related claims, non-compete and trade secret claims, and other commercial and business disputes. He also has extensive experience representing business owners in shareholder disputes and has demonstrated an ability to find effective and pragmatic ways for his clients to separate themselves from business partners when necessary. Expertise & Credentials Practice Areas Employment Advice and Counsel Employment Litigation Non-Compete and Trade Secret Litigation Business Litigation Commercial and Residential Property Disputes Professional Certifications, Awards and Designations Named a Rising Star by Minnesota Super Lawyers® 2018-2021 Bar Admission Minnesota, 2013 Illinois, 2011 U. S. District Court, Minnesota, 2014 U. S. District Court, Illinois, 2011 Professional Activities and Memberships Minnesota State Bar Association Hennepin County Bar Association Education J. D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, cum laude, 2011 B. A., Miami University, Anthropology & Political Science, magna cum laude, 2005 Scott D. Blake Articles & Presentations Articles and Presentations Five Common Missteps that Cause Discipline Disasters, March 6, 2024 Crackdown on Non-Competes - Whats Changed and What Hasnt for Offer Letters, Severance Agreements, Settlement Agreements & Standalone Restrictive Covenants, November 16, 2023 Paid FMLA, Paid Sick Leave and Other Legislative Updates, October 6, 2023 Worker Compensation & Accommodation for Injured Workers, When is Enough, Enough?, March 16, 2023 Best Practices for Managing a Remote Workplace, Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Seminar, November 4, 2022 The Guy Just Creeps Me Out, Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Seminar, November 4, 2022 Workplace Investigations: When and How to Start the Investigation and What to do With the Results, March 8, 2022 Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA, How Long is Too Long?, March 8, 2022 ADA, FMLA, & Paid Sick Leave: Reviewing your Paid Leave Policies, Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Seminar, November 12, 2021 Documentation, Discipline, and Discharge: A Practical Guide to Employee Discipline, October 13, 2021 Remote and Hybrid Working Benefits and Liabilities, September 29, 2021 Handling Employment Issues & Questions Unique to Churches and Other Religious Organizations, Minnesota CLE, August 17, 2021 Update on COVID-19 Workplace Issues, June 3, 2021 Politics in the Workplace 2021 - Social Media Policies, BLM, Q-Anon, and Beyond, Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Seminar, April 23, 2021 Best Practices for Hiring and Managing Employees, March 16, 2021 Safely and Successfully Reopening Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic, February 2021 COVID-19 & Returning to the Office, Felhaber Larson Labor & Employment Seminar, December 4, 2020 The Tenant Isnt Paying - Unlawful Detainer and Collection Practice in Troubled Times, Minnesota CLE Real Estate Institute, October 2020 OSHA Reporting Requirements: When and What to Report, March 12, 2020 Non-Competes on Tap, Felhaber Larson Seminar, September 2019 Responding to a Cybersecurity Incident, June 11, 2019 How to Plan & Properly Implement a Reduction in Force, March 19, 2019 Making A Difference Edina Rotary Club Member of Board of Directors, JCS Affective Sober Living Previous Next