WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

ARBITRATOR'S BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 

NAME:           Jeffrey W. Jacobs

 

ADDRESS:                One Corporate Center III
7300 Metro Blvd., Suite 300
Edina, MN 55439

TELEPHONE           952-897-1707                          FAX:              952-897-3534

E-MAIL                     jjacobs@wilkersonhegna.com

WEBSITE:                www.jeffreyjacobsarbitrator.com

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION PANELS:

 

- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Labor Arbitration Panel, Minneapolis Region 3 and Cleveland Region 5, 1995 to present.

- State of Minnesota, Bureau of Mediation Services Labor Arbitration Panel, 1995 to present

- State of Wisconsin, WERC, Panel of Arbitrators

- State of Iowa Public Employment Relations Board,

- State of Montana, BOPA arbitration roster, 2008 to present

- American Arbitration Association Labor Panel, 1989 to present

- National Mediation Board

- Arbitrator/mediator on panel maintained with Minnesota Assoc. General Contractors and Basic Construction Crafts trade unions, administered by Wilson McShane Co. for workers compensation claims, 1996 to present

- Minnesota Supreme Court Rule 114 Arbitrator/Mediator, 1995 to present

- Hennepin County District Court Arbitrator, 1988 to present

- Ramsey County District Court Arbitrator, 1989 to present

- Hennepin County Conciliation Court Referee, 1988 to present

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

 

- National Academy of Arbitrators

- Minnesota Chapter Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, SPIDR (Now ACR.)

- Minn. State Bar Ass'n, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE: 

 

Actively involved in the representation of public and private sector labor relations for over 15 years.  Staff counsel to a public sector labor union.  Have represented unions in the public and private sectors.  Have also represented public and private sector employers.  Was up until the time of appointment on the arbitration lists, very active in representing labor clients in arbitrations, mediations, Court proceedings, NLRB hearings and other administrative hearings.  Have handled both grievance and interest matters as an advocate, prior to 1994, and as an arbitrator. 

 

EDUCATION: 

 

J.D. University of Minnesota 1980.

B.A. University of Minnesota 1977. 

 

PER DIEM FEE:      $975.00 per day

CANCELLATION FEE      One day ($975.00) cancellation fee plus any applicable expenses if the matter is canceled, rescheduled or continued within 14 days of the scheduled hearing date. 

                         NOTE:  The arbitrator shall not charge any fee other than the above-stated fees.

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