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Lindsey Krause

Associate

T 503.778.5352 Portland
Building trusting relationships with my clients is a top priority for me.
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Lindsey Krause works collaboratively with employers to provide advice on a wide variety of workplace issues, including policy development, multistate compliance, disability accommodations and leave administration, DEI-related topics, employment agreements, and other various personnel matters. Lindsey also regularly works with employers to ensure compliance with Oregon's pay equity laws and Oregon's Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) requirements.

In addition, Lindsey uses her insights from her days as a plaintiffs' side litigator to defend employers against claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Her experience includes both individual and class action claims in state and federal court, having engaged in all aspects of employment-related disputes including administrative matters, pre-suit negotiations, appearing at trial, and appeals.

Practice Highlights

Disability discrimination

Significant experience navigating the nuances of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on a variety of different industries, including in the context of complex multi-plaintiff litigation.

Summary judgment victories

Secured multiple favorable results for clients at the summary judgment stage in matters including disability, race, and sex discrimination.
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • Minnesota, 2016
  • Oregon, 2022
  • U.S. District Court District of Oregon
  • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Education

  • J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2016
    • Lead Student Articles Editor, Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice
    • President, Women's Law Student Association
    • Steven M. Block Prize, 2016
  • B.A., Political Science, College of St. Benedict, 2011, magna cum laude, with distinction

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Board Member, Community Vision Inc.
    • General Counsel, Portland Human Resources Management Association (PHRMA)

Background

    • Associate, Nichols Kaster PLLP, Minneapolis, 2017-2021
    • Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, 2018-2021
    • Law Clerk, Hon. Frank J. Kundrat, Stearns County District Court, St. Cloud, Minn., 2016
    • Judicial Extern, Hon. Michael Davis, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2015
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