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Jewelie Grape, attorney at law

Experienced. Educated. Involved. 

 

Jewelie Grape has several decades of experience in legal, corporate and non-profit matters.

Jewelie has experience working in large law firms, advising corporate and non-profit clients on ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation, employment, board governance, fiduciary and general corporate issues.

 

She also worked as in-house counsel for a non-profit benefits board with 200 employees and over $8 billion in assets under management, providing day-to-day legal counsel on employment issues, corporate transactions, board governance, employee benefit plans, contract management/negotiation, insurance, and compliance with federal and state law.


Additionally, Jewelie worked in human resources for several Fortune 100 companies, counseling their management on all aspects of day-to-day human resource activities.
 

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EDUCATION

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, MN

  • J.D., cum laude

University of Minnesota (Carlson School of Management), Minneapolis, MN

  • M.A., Human Resources and Industrial Relations

University of Minnesota (Carlson School of Management), Minneapolis, MN

  • B.S., Business Administration

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • District of Columbia

  • Minnesota

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

  • American Bar Association, Immediate Past Chair - Employee Benefits Administrative Practices Subcommittee

  • Hennepin County Bar Association, Past President

  • Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club, District Governor (2023-24), President (2019-20)

  • Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Audit and Finance Committee member, Investment and Asset Management Committee member

  • Ramsey County Library Friends, Board of Directors

  • St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Council member (2016-2022)

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