Brian T. Benkstein is a Principal in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist through the Minnesota State Bar Association.
Mr. Benkstein exclusively represents employers in matters that arise from employment and labor laws and he defends claims filed against them with state and federal administrative agencies and in the Minnesota state and federal courts.
Mr. Benkstein is an experienced, hands-on litigator. In addition to a successful motion practice, he has litigated multiple jury, bench and arbitration matters to verdict or decision. He defends companies in cases involving a single plaintiff and also complex collective and class action cases involving hundreds of plaintiffs, and he has particular expertise in defending businesses involved in collective and class action litigation related to wage and hour issues.
