Lisa Edison

Lisa Edison-Smith practices exclusively in the area of employment and labor law and litigation, and is a MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist. She focuses her practice on providing practical advice to North Dakota and Minnesota private and public sector employers, including schools and higher education, on a variety of issues related to discrimination and harassment, state and federal compliance issues, wage and hour law, employment contracts, policy review, hiring and termination, internal investigations, and employee benefits. She frequently provides training on harassment and other current issues in employment law to employers throughout the area. Lisa also represents employers in labor matters, negotiations, and arbitrations. Lisa is a qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and is included in North Dakota's ADR Neutral Roster maintained by the North Dakota Supreme Court Administrator's Office. Lisa is an editor of the North Dakota Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter designed to provide proactive advice and the latest employment law news to North Dakota employers. Lisa is a graduate of Hamline University School of Law, where she was awarded the Lyons Award as the graduate with the highest academic standing. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to the honorable Chief Justice A.M. Keith of the Minnesota Supreme Court and worked for over eight years for GTE corporation in finance and accounting. She graduated summa cum laude from North Dakota State University with an undergraduate degree in accounting and business administration and passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam with national distinction. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Lisa Edison-Smith included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Listed in Band 1, the highest ranking, as a Leading North Dakota Labor & Employment Attorney by Chambers USA Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Thomson/Reuters, 2012 - 2025 "The Best Lawyers in America," in Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, and Litigation-Labor and Employment, Woodward/White, 2010 - 2025 AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell "Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law-Management, 2023 "Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law-Management, 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Lisa Edison-Smith Included on the 2025Great Plains Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2016 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2014 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2012 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

• Attorney, Shareholder

• Former Chief Justice A.M. Keith, Minnesota Supreme Court, Law Clerk
• GTE Corporation

• Minnesota, 1996
• North Dakota
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2006
• Arizona
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Public Accountant, 1984
• MSBA Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist

• Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
• Minnesota and North Dakota State Bar Associations
• American Bar Association
• Employers Counsel Network (ECN)
• North Dakota School Boards Association's Legal Services Program
• Council of School Attorneys
• Arizona Bar Association