Jeffrey B. Oberman
612.217.6441 | joberman@otslawyers.com
Jeff’s Continuing Legal Education and other Presentations
Jeffrey B. Oberman is one of Minnesota’s most experienced non-compete, executive and employment lawyers. In addition to representing both large and small companies, he has been representing executives, professionals and other key employees for most of his career.
Jeff has practiced for 35 years in employment counseling, preventive training and employment and business litigation. In September 2003, after 27 years at large law firms, Jeff co-founded Oberman Thompson & Segal, LLC.
Jeff represents employers, officers, executives and other key employees regarding counseling and litigation issues unique to officers, executives and other key employees, including employment, non-competition, executive and separation agreements, discipline, terminations, non-compete/trade secret disputes, and shareholder/partner disputes. He also regularly provides employment counseling and employment and business litigation services to his clients, and mediation and arbitration services to disputing parties.
As one of Minnesota’s most experienced non-compete, executive and employment lawyers, Jeff regularly presents at legal, business and human resource seminars and provides in-house litigation prevention training to employers. He has presented dozens of Continuing Legal Education seminars on executive agreements, non-compete, confidentiality and trade secrets, executive and minority shareholder/partner issues, sales force issues, reductions in force, and other employment, discrimination, discipline and termination issues.
In 2012 Jeff will present at least four continuing legal education seminars on Minnesota non-compete law. On May 9, 2012, Jeff will present to business lawyers at the 2012 Business Law Institute on Protecting Your Business from Departing Executives and Key Employees – Including the Latest Cases, Trends, Traps and Strategies Regarding Non-Compete Agreements. On May 21, 2012, Jeff will present to employment lawyers at the Employment Law Institute on Hiring an Employee with a Non-Compete Agreement – Including the Latest Cases, Trends, Traps and Strategies. On May 30, 2012 Jeff will present a webcast on Business Protection Agreements, where he will provide an in-depth overview of a recently prepared Annotated Confidentiality, Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreement as part of Minnesota CLE’s Documents Made Easy Series. Finally, in the fall (date to be determined), he will co-present another webcast presentation for the Minnesota CLE entitled Strategies for Non-Compete TROs, Litigation and Negotiation. Jeff is also writing a chapter on employment contracts for the Minnesota CLE Business Law Deskbook, The OnGoing Buisness.
Jeff is regularly recognized as a “Minnesota Super Lawyer” by Minnesota Law & Politics and other magazines. This honor is only given to 5% of the lawyers in Minnesota, and is based on annual peer nominations, an annual panel review process and annual independent research. For 2012, Jeff is also a Blue Ribbon Panelist, which is a select group of lawyers chosen to help evaluate the nominees for 2012 Minnesota Super Lawyers. Jeff has also been rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell® for the 15th straight year. This is the highest rating that can be earned by an attorney. It is the result of a Peer Review Rating™ process that is managed and monitored by Martindale-Hubbell®, which rates attorneys in both their ethical behavior and the quality of their legal work.
Jeff graduated from Michigan State University’s Honor’s College with High Honors and from Wayne State University Law School, magna cum laude, and interned with Wayne County Chief Circuit Judge Horace Gilmore. Jeff has been active in many bar association, community organization and pro bono activities.
He is also active in the community. In addition to other volunteer work, Jeff serves on the Board of Directors for the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul, and the Board of Directors for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, which is based in Minneapolis.
Jeff Oberman’s Legal Background
In 1976, Jeff Oberman started his practice at Doherty, Rumble & Butler, PA, the oldest and one of the most prominent law firms in Minnesota. After five years as an associate, he was made a full equity shareholder. He remained at Doherty, Rumble & Butler until 1999. During his twenty three years at Doherty, Rumble & Butler, Jeff’s experience included the following:
- He represented public and private companies, officers and executives, regarding employment law matters.
- He managed employment law matters for clients – both in Minnesota and throughout the country.
- He defended several major self-insured companies throughout the state of Minnesota in workers’ compensation claims.
- He tried dozens of legal actions, including employment cases, workers’ compensation cases, contract disputes, partner/shareholder disputes, products liability cases and other litigation matters.
- He was the Leader of the Employment and Labor Practice Management Group for several years.
- He counseled Doherty, Rumble & Butler (as an employer) on its employment matters.
In 1999, Jeff joined Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, which was at that time a 350-lawyer law firm, with 12 offices throughout the world. Jeff initially joined Oppenheimer as a Partner, and was made a full equity partner after six months at the firm. Jeff continued the same high level employment practice that he had been doing at Doherty, Rumble & Butler. He continued to serve public and private corporations, officers and executives, in employment and litigation matters, and also counseled that firm in employment law matters.
In 2003, Jeff co-founded Oberman & Segal, LLC, an employment law and litigation boutique now known as Oberman Thompson & Segal, LLC.
In addition to his clients, Jeff’s primary referral sources are other lawyers in Minnesota – many of whom initially met Jeff as their opposing counsel in negotiations or litigation.
