Mary S. Young
612.343.3214 Email VCard Secretary – Cyndee Krenos
BACKGROUND
 

Mary S. Young joined Blackwell Burke P.A. in September 2011. Before joining the firm, Ms. Young practiced at a large Seattle law firm.

She has extensive experience defending corporate clients in class action lawsuits across a broad range of substantive legal areas,

including wage and hour and consumer class actions. Ms. Young is admitted to practice in Minnesota and Washington State. While in Seattle, she was an active member of King County Washington Women Lawyers, serving on its board of directors (2006 – 2008) and

as co-chair of its Judicial Evaluation Committee (2007 – 2011).

 
EDUCATION
 
• University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2002), cum laude; Outside Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Inequality; Study Abroad, 
University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa (2000)
• University of Wisconsin – Madison (B.A., 1998) with Honors; University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra (violin)
 
AWARDS
 
• Named Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics (2007 – 2009)
 
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
 
• General Mills, Inc.
• Medtronic, Inc.
 
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
 
• Thiebes et al. v. Wal-Mart (District of Oregon): Wage and Hour Collective Action two-phase trial involving allegations of off-the-clock
work. (Before joining Blackwell Burke P.A.)

 

• Lattin v. Worldpac, Inc. (Western District of Washington): Defended Worldpac in putative class action brought by former employee
seeking to represent class of commissioned salespersons on breach of contract claim. Class certification denied. (Before joining Blackwell Burke P.A.)