Brendan D. Cummins

Brendan D. Cummins is an attorney at Cummins & Cummins, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he represents labor organizations in complex employment and labor matters. His practice includes judicial, administrative, and arbitration proceedings, as well as appellate litigation, collective bargaining, labor policy, and union organizing strategy. Cummins also works on legislation and public policy affecting workers and unions, helping clients address disputes, negotiations, and regulatory issues across a range of industries.

Cummins earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his B.A. from Brown University. His legal education supports a practice centered on labor law, advocacy, statutory interpretation, and litigation. He has also contributed to legal education by teaching at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, the University of Minnesota Law School, and Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and he has published articles in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law and the Yale Law Journal.

Cummins has handled numerous labor matters in courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitration, including high-profile appellate cases. He has also drafted legislation and policies adopted by state and local governments and developed organizing strategies for union clients. His broader experience includes representing labor organizations in collective bargaining and other workplace matters, giving him practical insight into the legal, operational, and policy concerns that arise in unionized workplaces and public-sector labor relations.

Brendan D. Cummins is an MSBA Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Minnesota Lawyer, and other professional publications have recognized him. Cummins has served on the Governing Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section and on the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance Board of Directors, combining litigation experience with leadership in the labor law community.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cummins & Cummins, LLP
• Member, American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation, and Trial Practice Sections
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law and Civil Litigation Sections
• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section

Licensed State

• Iowa
• Minnesota
• North Dakota

Education

• Yale Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)