Minia Elizabeth Bremenstul

Minia Elizabeth Bremenstul

Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere & Denegre • New Orleans, LA
Employment LaborClass ActionsContract DisputesEmployment LawEmployment Litigation

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Contact

Email
Phone
(504) 285-5902
Address
201 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70170, US

Professional

About

Minia E. Gussman is an associate in Jones Walker LLP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New Orleans office. She has experience with federal and state law employment litigation and arbitration, including cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and similar state and local laws governing employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Ms. Gussman's practice also includes wage and hour litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws, including the defense of employers in collective and class actions. She also defends employers and management in breach of contract disputes and employment-related tort claims. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Gussman was a law clerk to the Honorable Susie Morgan in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Ms. Gussman graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, where she received her juris doctor degree and Diploma in Comparative Law, summa cum laude. While in law school, she served as Executive Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and received the CALI award for highest grade in legal research and writing I and II, employment discrimination, torts, and immigration law. Ms. Gussman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008 from the University of Virginia.

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
2014 Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center J.D./D.C.L.
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2014 Summa Cum Laude, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center 2014 Member, Order of the Coif 2013 Best Student Comment or Casenote, Vinson & Elkins
Publications
2016 Proskauer's Law and the Workplace Blog Fifth Circuit Instructs that, When Raised, Arbitrability is a Gateway Issue that Must Be Considered Prior to Conditional Certification in FLSA Collective Actions 2016 Proskauer's Law and the Workplace Blog Eleventh Circuit Holds the ADA Does Not Mandate Reassignment Without Competition or Preferential Treatment 2016 Proskauer's Law and the Workplace Blog Fifth Circuit Joins Sister Circuits in Holding That Employees May Recover Emotional Distress Damages in FLSA Retaliation Suits 2013 Louisiana Law Review Victims in Life, Victims in Death—Keeping Burial Rights Out of the Hands of Slayers
Associations
2016 - Present New Orleans Bar Association Labor & Employment Committee Member
Updated: Mar 08, 2026