Atty. Melissa Dosick Riethof
Melissa focuses her practice on employment advising and litigation, commercial litigation, and appellate litigation. She represents companies and individuals in the areas of workplace discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.
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Melissa Dosick Riethof is a Partner based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, practicing at Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P.. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Their practice focuses on employment, business, litigation, and appellate. Admitted to practice in Minnesota (1998), United States District Court, District of Minnesota (2000), United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2001), and United States District Court, District of North Dakota (2020). Educated at Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1997) and Boston University (B.A., 1993). Active member of Professional Affiliations •Minnesota State Bar Association •Minnesota Women Lawyers •Past Member, Board of Directors •Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association •Hennepin County Bar Association. Serands clients in Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Melissa focuses her practice on employment advising and litigation, commercial litigation, and appellate litigation
- She represents companies and individuals in the areas of workplace discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination
- She also represents clients in business litigation matters, including contractual disputes and other business torts
- Her practice involves litigation proceedings in both state and federal courts where she assists clients through all phases of litigation, including e-discovery, complex motion practice, settlement negotiations, and trial
- Melissa provides advice on and represents clients in regulatory matters involving state and federal agencies
- She represents companies and individuals in agency proceedings involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights
- Melissa advises clients on appellate procedure in all areas of the firm’s practice
- She writes briefs and argues cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Prior Experience •Law Clerk to the Honorable Marianne D. Short, R.A. (Jim) Randall, and Thomas J. Kalitowski, Minnesota Court of Appeals •Executive Editor, Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine Community Involvement •Minnesota State Bar Association - North Star Lawyer Pro Bono Award, 2016-2018 News • Dec 31, 2025 Meagher + Geer announces new Partners Articles •Apr 27, 2018 Pro Bono Volunteer Resolves Special Education Case Minnesota Disability Law Center Legal Aid Annual Report
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Melissa Dosick Riethof's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Melissa Dosick Riethof handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Minnesota
Practicing law in Minnesota. Legal matters in Minnesota are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Minneapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Minnesota state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Minnesota brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Minnesota courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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