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  • Kari M. Dahlin
  • Associate
  • Co-Chair - Business Litigation
  • Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 612-375-5906  direct dial
  • 612-339-7655  fax

  • kmdahlin@ArthurChapman.com
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Kari practices employment law and commercial litigation. She focuses on defending private corporations and public entities on a variety of matters, including business torts, statutory-based discrimination, public accommodation, and sexual abuse claims.  

Kari clerked for the Honorable Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and for the Honorable Kenneth L. Ryskamp of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Kari is a Twin Cities native and earned both her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota.

Presentations

  • "Minnesota Legislative Updates Webinar," Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., June 2023
  • "Vaccination Mandates, Concerns, and Accommodations Webinar," Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., October 2021
  • “Return to Travel – Do Companies Face Liability in Business Travel Related COVID Cases?,” Fox World Travel, January 2021
  • “What Employers Need to Know about the Coronavirus-19 Vaccine Webinar,” Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., January 2021
  • “Family and Medical Leave Act Logistics,” EMC Insurance Great Lakes Public Entity Seminar, October 2018
  • "Mastering the Basics of Employment Law," National Business Institute, July 2018
  • "Payroll and Benefits Administration Law: FLSA, Retirement Benefits, Employee Leave and More," National Business Institute, January 2018

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2001 (Honors: cum laude), Minnesota Law Review Editorial Board
University of Minnesota, B.A., 1998


Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 2001
Florida, 2011
Virginia, 2023
Wisconsin, 2021
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2016


Publications

The Genesis of a Life of Public Service: A Conversation with the Hon. Michael J. Newman, The Federal Lawyer, August 2017


Professional Associations and Memberships

Federal Bar Association (Minnesota Chapter Communications Committee, 2017-present; Co-Editor, Bar Talk, 2018-2020)
Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
Minnesota State Bar Association

Community Service

Children's Law Center Volunteer, 2018-2020


Licenses

Minnesota
Florida
Virginia
Wisconsin

Practice Areas


Legal Team