Jennifer Earley is a partner at Knutson, Flynn & Deans and joined the firm in 1995. She is legal counsel for many Minnesota school districts in the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota. Her practice includes litigation and appellate practice; labor and employment law; student discipline; special education; sexual, religious and racial harassment claims and discrimination and maltreatment charges; data privacy issues; and policy review and formulation. Ms. Earley is a frequent speaker at school law seminars and conferences and also provides training to schools on matters including harassment and discrimination, student discipline and data privacy.

Ms. Earley graduated cum laude from Winona State University. She received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law where she was a member and published author of the William Mitchell Law Review. She is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association, Dakota County Bar Association, Minnesota School Boards Association, National and Minnesota Councils of School Attorneys, and the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Ms. Earley was named by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine as a "Rising Star" for 2001 and as a "Super Lawyer" in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

email: jearley@kfdmn.com

assistant: Valerie Flynn