Halunen Law reports that the Firm’s representation of employees and whistleblowers in 2025 produced results that made a difference in the lives of our clients—ensuring their voices were heard. Said Partner Joshua Newville, “We are particularly proud that these cases gave our clients the satisfaction of achieving a measure of accountability from their employers. This accountability will hopefully protect other employees from the discrimination or retaliation faced by our clients. These cases typically involved wrongful terminations in a variety of industries and in businesses ranging from large national companies to small local shops. Besides accountability, these cases provided monetary relief to compensate our clients for lost wages and non-monetary losses, including emotional distress. Resolutions of many of these cases included monetary compensation in the range of six figures.
Halunen Law’s team is passionate about the work we do and the opportunity to hold employers accountable for their illegal conduct. As the Firm moves into 2026, I fully expect we will continue to achieve excellent results for our clients.”
Halunen Law represents employees on a contingency basis, which means that there is no cost to its clients unless the case successfully resolves.
Group. Jackie began her legal career as a paralegal, then later as an attorney in private practice, working on employee-class action and mass tort cases. She went on to serve with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, where she became an Assistant Commissioner with oversight over civil and criminal investigations into violations of laws and regulations. While at the Commerce Department, her leadership in the consumer support, civil, and criminal enforcement division gave her a deep understanding of consumer and employee rights, state and federal regulations, licensing regulations, legislative processes, and more. Jackie’s extensive experience and insights into business perspectives, compliance, systems, and how the “other side” operates will be of great benefit to Halunen Law’s clients. 
A Partner at Halunen Law, 
committed to fighting for employee rights and gaining justice for individuals who experience illegal workplace actions. He brings to the group a keen interest and undergraduate studies in psychology, business law, and economics—areas that provide useful perspectives when working to resolve the employment law matters that bring clients to the Firm. Empson is dedicated to providing exceptional client representation consistent with Halunen Law’s goal of achieving transformational outcomes for its clients.