John A. Nesse
(651) 633-6774
jnesse@mguidance.com
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John Nesse began working with Management Guidance, Inc. in 2003 and became a shareholder in 2009. He has been involved with collective bargaining agreement negotiations throughout his tenure at MGI. John specializes in labor relations law including collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreement administration, and grievance resolution.
John serves as a trustee on several Taft-Hartley pension and health and welfare benefit trust funds. He has substantial experience with plan funding, investments, benefits design, and the interaction between the collective bargaining agreement and the benefit funds. John frequently advises both contributing employers and employer trustees on those issues.
John’s government relations experience includes representing clients’ interests to state agencies and legislative bodies. John has testified numerous times before the Minnesota Legislature on construction industry issues. He has successfully supported new legislation and rulemaking efforts. His experience also includes the successful opposition of proposed rules at the Administrative Law Rulemaking Hearing level.
John regularly works with charities and other non-profits on a pro bono basis, advising those organizations on formation, oversight, and general operations issues. He has also served as a volunteer Director for several organizations, including the University of St. Thomas - School of Law Alumni Advisory Board.
John earned his law degree at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a President’s Scholar and earned a Dean’s Award in Negotiations. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls (Business Administration, Spanish). He is a member of the Labor & Employment, Employee Benefits, and Construction Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association.