Clara Coleman
No Company Is Too Big to Play Fair
About
Clara Coleman is an associate attorney in the firm’s wage and hour practice. She has extensive experience advocating on behalf of workers seeking unpaid wages in class and collective actions in federal courts nationwide. She has also handled numerous individual arbitration proceedings, including those filed as part of a mass arbitration strategy, from filing through to the final hearing.
Prior to joining Nichols Kaster, Ms. Coleman served as an Attorney-Advisor to the Honorable Christopher Larsen at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges in San Francisco, California. She collaborated with ALJ Larsen to help manage and decide employment matters, including whistleblower, immigration, and workers' compensation cases.
Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers
Education
- J.D., George Washington University School of Law, with honors
- B.A., Loyola University, summa cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court – District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court – Western District of Michigan
Memberships & Honors
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
Presentations & Publications
- The Classification (or Misclassification) of Employees, ABA Labor Employment Law Annual Conference, October 2024
- Law Students & New Practitioners Program, National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, July 2024
- “Strategies for Arbitrating FLSA Claims En Masse,” ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law FLSL Midwinter Meeting, February 2023
- “A Checklist Approach to Successful Civil Litigation,” Minnesota CLE, August 2022
- “Arbitration Strategies,” National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, July 2022
- Contributing Author, 2023 ABA FLSA Subcommittee Annual Midwinter Report
- Contributing Author, 2023 Minnesota CLE Wage and Hour Handbook