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Krissa Lubben

Krissa Lubben

Partner

St. Louis
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  • OVERVIEW
  • INSIGHTS
  • NEWS & EVENTS

INDUSTRIES

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • University of Illinois College of Law,

      J.D., magna cum laude, 1994

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

      A.B., magna cum laude, 1991

      Highest Distinction in Curriculum

      Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

  • Admissions

    • Illinois

    • Missouri

    • Illinois USDC, Southern District

    • Illinois USDC, Northern District

    • Illinois USDC, Central District

    • Missouri USDC, Eastern District

    • Missouri USDC, Western District

    • US Ct Appeals, 8th Circuit (Covers AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

    • US Ct Appeals, 7th Circuit (Covers IL, IN, WI)

  • Affiliations

    • The Missouri Bar

    • Illinois Bar Association

    • American Bar Association

      Member, Labor and Employment Division

    • The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Recognitions

    • Lexology Client Choice Award

      Missouri - Employment, 2014

    • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-2025 (by BL Rankings)

      Employment Law, Management

      Litigation - Labor and Employment

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 2003-Present

      Associate, 1996-2002

    • Brown & James, P.C.

      Associate, 1994-1996

  • Community

    • University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board

    • Alumni Association-University of Illinois

    • Glendale Lutheran Church

      Congregational Past-President

    • United Way Community Investment Committee

    • United Way Allocation Panel Chair

    • Lutheran Senior Services

      HR Advisory Board Member

Krissa practices human resources law, focusing on the representation of employers in employment litigation and client counseling.

She has substantial experience in counseling clients and the defense of lawsuits involving sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination and religious discrimination under Title VII, age discrimination under the ADEA, disability discrimination under the ADA, the FMLA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims.

Krissa has also represented clients before the Equal Opportunity Commission and before state agencies, including the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. She has experience representing employers in state court on various issues involving covenants not to compete, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and at-will employment exceptions, and employment discrimination.