Julie Merritt Pacaro, Esq. is a member of the law firm of Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC.  She is an employment lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience and is admitted to the state bars of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and to the federal bars of the 3rd Circuit; the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; and the District of New Jersey.  She received her B.A. in Philosophy, cum laude, from Cornell University in 1988 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Pace University School of Law in 1994. Ms. Pacaro routinely defends employers in litigation pending in federal and state court as well as before the EEOC, PHRC, PCHR, NJDCR, DOL, OSHA, and other government agencies. She also regularly provides business owners, managers, and human resource professionals with legal counsel in all aspects of employment law, including matters relating to workplace harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; wage and hour law, FMLA, OSHA, and I-9 compliance; whistleblower claims; and all other aspects of legal compliance that come into play in the employment life cycle, to help ensure her clients proactively manage their risks, respond to situations, and comply with the law.   Additionally, Ms. Pacaro offers training on harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and conducts workplace investigations to address claims of unlawful harassment, and OSHA concerns.

David C. Dziengowski litigates complex employment and executive compensation disputes in courts and arbitral forums throughout the country. David brings a diverse skill set to any case, having tried complex disputes, led internal investigations, and argued high-risk issues on appeal in federal courts. By developing practical and effective solutions, David regularly helps clients navigate through their most sensitive matters. In addition to his litigation and investigation practice, David routinely advises clients on restrictive covenant, whistleblowing, and trade secret matters. He has experience in structuring and drafting employment, arbitration, non-competition, non-solicitation, and separation agreements. David also represents employers in discrimination, retaliation, and harassment matters and investigates allegations of civil and criminal misconduct. He routinely advises employers on performance management matters and c-suite separations. David also advises employers on all matters under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, David litigated sensitive white collar criminal matters and diverse commercial disputes in the litigation department of a national law firm. David served on active duty in the US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 2009 until 2014. He continues to serve, now as a Commander and Preliminary Hearing Officer in the US Navy Reserve. His body of work includes representation of numerous sailors and Marines at courts-martial and before administrative boards, the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the US Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. In his role as Navy appellate defense counsel, David overturned two convictions and successfully defended an interlocutory appeal. David also taught at the US Naval Academy and served as a Rule of Law Field Support Officer in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar, Afghanistan. David co-leads the defense production and services working group for the firm’s aerospace and defense industry team. He also co-leads the LEPG medical device working group for the firm’s life sciences industry team. David’s pro bono work includes representation of criminal defendants with the Innocence Project and veterans before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.

Vito DeLuca is the First Assistant Solicitor and inaugural Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) for Luzerne County, marking the first such CAIO role in Pennsylvania county government. A seasoned trial attorney with extensive experience representing local and county governments, Mr. DeLuca is responsible for developing and executing countywide strategies to safely and ethically integrate artificial intelligence into government operations. His priorities include policy development, staff training, and community education to safeguard public trust while modernizing local government through innovation and transparency. In addition to his public service, he is the Co-founder, COO, and General Counsel of Swift Edge, a consulting venture specializing in technology, cybersecurity, and AI. Mr. DeLuca holds a B.S. from King’s College, a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and an MBA from Cornell University. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in Cybersecurity from NYU and an M.Eng. in AI/ML from George Washington University, building on his prior AI/ML coursework completed at MIT. He regularly speaks on the responsible and ethical integration of AI in government, business, and law.

Erin Conroy is currently a Assistant Counsel – Labor and Employment at PSEG. Ms. Conroy brings experience from previous roles at Proskauer Rose LLP, Department of Veterans Affairs and United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Conroy holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Fordham University School of Law.

Dean Burrell is a nationally known labor and employment attorney with expertise gained from the National Labor Relations Board, law firms, and major domestic and international corporations. Dean has been a neutral, a union local president, and a management-side practitioner. He is also a leader in the minority labor and employment bar. Before starting Burrell Dispute Resolution, Dean was Vice President of Labor Relations for Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste), the nation’s 2nd largest waste corporation ($8B+ in annual revenues). There Dean and his staff were responsible for the negotiation and administration of more than one hundred and fifty collective bargaining agreements. During his tenure he partnered with national unions to ensure the smooth transition of the labor function during the Republic ($6B) and Allied ($3B) merger. This was achieved by constant communications and close relationships with national and local union leadership, the hallmark of a practical approach to labor relations. Mr. Burrell was also responsible for developing and implementing strategies addressing the Affordable Care Act and multi-employer pension plan underfunding, areas of significant concern to both union and management. Prior to Republic, Dean was Labor Counsel/Director of Labor Relations for Penske Truck Leasing. Dean was Chief Negotiator for scores of domestic and international collective bargaining agreements for truck maintenance and logistics units. He also handled arbitrations and National Labor Relations Board unfair labor practice and representation cases. Before Penske, Mr. Burrell served as Counsel with Grotta, Glassman and Hoffman (now part of Fox Rothschild), a nationally ranked management-side labor and employment law firm. With Grotta he litigated, arbitrated and advised on a broad range of labor and employment issues within healthcare, manufacturing, retail, supermarkets, transportation, and warehousing. Earlier, Dean was in government service with the District of Columbia Public Employee Relations Board, and as a Field Attorney with Baltimore Region of the National Labor Relations Board and a litigator with the Board’s Special Litigation Branch. He served as President of Local 5 of the National Labor Relations Board Union, and was a shop steward with the National Labor Relations Board Professional Association. Dean Burrell began his career in Labor Relations as a Human Resources and Labor Relations professional with corporations, major universities and hospitals while completing his legal education. Dean earned his LL.M. in Labor and Employment Law at Georgetown University Law Center; his J.D. at Washington College of Law, The American University; and his B.S. in the School of Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell University. His Bar Admissions include New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dean has completed the Arbitrator Training Program with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the EEOC New Investigator Training, Mediator Training with the Arizona Attorney General’s Conflict Resolution Program; and is in the Labor Arbitration Development Program of the Cornell University ILR School’s Scheinman Institute for Conflict Resolution. Dean Burrell has been a leader in the Cornell University and minority communities. He is active with the Cornell University Industrial & Labor Relations Alumni Association (President), Cornell University ILR Dean’s Advisory Council, 100 Black Men Of America (former counsel for the New Jersey and Phoenix chapters), former Vice President for the Cornell Black Alumni Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Alpha Chapter Alumni Association (former President).

Jay M. Levin is a member of Flaster Greenberg’s Insurance Counseling and Recovery and Litigation Practice Groups, focusing his practice on representing policyholders in disputes with insurance companies involving all types of insurance coverage. Mr. Levin has extensive litigation experience in multi-million dollar property insurance coverage cases, including suits involving policy construction and application, cause and origin, valuation, and business interruption issues. He has assisted clients in successfully resolving eight and nine figure Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy cases without litigation, and successfully representing other policyholders in litigating Katrina and Sandy cases. Mr. Levin represents policyholders in pursuing claims for loss resulting from various forms of cyber crime, including hacking and social engineering. He represents financial institutions and other commercial policyholders in claims arising under fidelity and crime policies, including claims arising out of defaulted mortgages and employee embezzlement. He has also litigated significant employment practices liability, professional liability, construction defect, and general liability coverage cases. In the Directors and Officers liability area, Mr. Levin actively works with clients to resolve all types of disputes, including application of exclusions and allocation issues. Mr. Levin also handles issues under the fiduciary liability coverages frequently found in D&O policies. He has also arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association and in private binding arbitration. Most of his litigated cases involve allegations of bad faith and he is well-versed in that area, as well. An experienced appellate lawyer with over 40 years of experience in briefing and arguing appeals in state and federal court, Mr. Levin has a great deal of experience arguing cases involving insurance coverage, indemnity agreements, case dispositive procedural issues, and tort liability. Mr. Levin also counsels policyholders in non-litigation contexts. He analyzes coverage after a loss has occurred or claim has been made to assist policyholders in presenting the claim to the insurance carrier. He assists policyholders in responding to inquiries and in pointing out errors in the carrier’s coverage position in order to avoid litigating insurance claims, including, inter alia, first-party, professional liability, EPL, D&O, fidelity, crime, cyber, and general liability claims. In addition, he also counsels clients and evaluates coverage in connection with policy renewals, primarily in property, D&O, and professional liability insurance. Mr. Levin also assists clients with drafting and negotiating insurance and indemnity provisions in all types of commercial and construction contracts. A frequent lecturer and author, Mr. Levin speaks and writes on insurance coverage related topics and has spoken at dozens of industry-specific programs, including: Inter Alia, the American Bar Association, American Conference Institute, the Practicing Law Institute, Mealey’s Litigation Report, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Urban Land Institute, among other organizations. He currently serves as an editor and contributing author of the Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook and is the former chair of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s Property Insurance Law Committee.

I manage a team of Employment Practices Liability (EPL) claim handlers responsible for evaluating and minimizing risk associated with litigating allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Prior to managing EPL claims, I represented and counseled corporations in employment and labor disputes and represented corporations in federal and state courts in a wide range of complex commercial litigation including intellectual property, antitrust, commercial contract, common law and consumer fraud, construction claims, insurance coverage disputes, professional negligence, employment practices liability insurance defense, enforcement of post-employment restrictive covenants, trust and estate administration, minority shareholder oppression, class action litigation, and claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, False Claims Act in violation of Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue, Lanham Act, and Robinson-Patman Act. My prior professional experience includes senior management positions in the financial services industry including Controller and Products Manager in the Private Banking and Securities Industry Division for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Assistant Vice President of Finance & Control at Citibank California, and Vice President in Operations Administration at Bear Stearns Securities Corporation.

Sunshine R. Fellows is a Partner and Office Co-Chair in the Pittsburgh office of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment Law practice section. Ms. Fellows actively contributes to many interdisciplinary teams at FMG that focus on employment law matters. She is also Co-Chair of the Midwest Employment practice team and part of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Fellows has spent her entire legal career focusing her practice on various aspects of workplace law, having represented and advised management clients in the area of labor and employment law for nearly twenty-five years. She regularly defends employers in state and federal court litigation and administrative proceedings arising out of all aspects of the employment relationship. Her litigation practice includes providing representation to employers in both single-plaintiff and class action matters involving claims relating to discrimination, retaliation, employment at-will, restrictive covenants, wrongful discharge, protected leaves of absence, breach of contract, defamation, ERISA-related issues, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud before various judicial and administrative tribunals, including federal and state courts throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia and government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations. Ms. Fellows also has extensive experience representing employers in state and federal wage and hour class and collective action litigation.

An experienced labor law attorney, Tom Gribbin focuses his practice on the representation of private and public sector labor unions and individual employees. Included among his clients are police, firefighters and correctional officers. He regularly advocates for clients in grievance and interest arbitrations, mediation, administrative proceedings and before state and federal courts. Tireless and fierce,Tom champions the cause of his clients, always striving to put forward the best possible case. Tom has a long history of representing clients before the Philadelphia Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He also appears before the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in New Jersey and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in Delaware—state equivalents of the NLRB—as well as the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB).

IMS Jury Consultant Alexa Hiley assists top litigators by providing insight into how juror attitudes, opinions, and beliefs affect the outcome of a case. Currently pursuing a doctorate in experimental psychology and law from CUNY GC, Alexa brings a research-driven perspective to her role at IMS—enabling our clients to create data-centric strategic messaging for their complex matters. Alexa has consulted in state and federal criminal cases, previously working as a research assistant for a California-based litigation consulting company and interning as a jury research coordinator with Litigation Insights (a jury consulting and visual communication firm that has since joined IMS). Additionally, she spent two years at the BIDMC Transplant Institute as a clinical RA with the Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research team. Alexa’s research interests have included attorney decision-making during the pre-trial phase, the role of racial bias in juror evaluation of witness credibility, and confirmation bias in expert testimony (how jurors evaluate testimony from potentially biased experts). She was awarded the National Science Foundation’s Research Improvement Grant for her doctoral dissertation, which focuses on the factors that affect defense attorney decisionmaking during plea bargaining. Alexa has also been published in several journals, including Law and Human Behavior and The Journal of Forensic Sciences. Alexa holds a BA in psychology with a concentration in cognition and emotion from Bates College, and a MA in psychology from CUNY GC. In addition to her interest in psychology and law, Alexa fills her downtime with photography, cooking, and soccer. She is presently based in Manhattan.

Before forming HomansPeckwith Julianne Peck in 2018, Michael practiced employment and civil rights law for nearly 25 years at two of the best law firms in the region, concentrating on the litigation of workplace disputes and pre-litigation advice to employers and employees. He is a trial lawyer with a strong record of success in the courtroom, including two multi-million-dollar verdicts and dozens of victories for both employers and individuals. Michael serves a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, independent schools, executives, professionals and managers. Typical matters handled by Michael include claims involving wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, non-compete agreements, wage payment and overtime, family and medical leave, fraud, and breach of contract. Michael also serves as a confidential and trusted advisor for his clients, helping them achieve their goals in business and life. He drafts and revises employee handbooks, contracts and policies, and assists in discipline and terminations — helping employers handle challenging situations in a way that avoids lawsuits but accomplishes company goals, and helping employees stop unlawful treatment or, when necessary, negotiate favorable severance terms and “golden parachutes.” Michael publishes a blog, Employment Law Update, and writes regular newsletters on trends and developments in employment law, as a value-added, complimentary service to his clients. He also is a frequent presenter on employment law topics to institutional clients, businesses and legal organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Employment Law Institute, the Association of Corporate Counsel — Greater Philadelphia Chapter, and the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Chambers of Commerce. He also has presented seminars and papers on employment law to the American Bar Association (ABA), Swarthmore College, Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, and Neumann University. He has been a featured guest on cable news and broadcast programs, including “It’s Your Call with Lynn Doyle,” to debate issues involving employment law and employee rights, and has had his articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Business Journal, NewsDay and the Denver Post. Mr. Homans also has been a contributor to the ABA treatise, Employment Discrimination Law, and a chapter editor of the ABA treatise, Age Discrimination in Employment Law. He is an active member of the ABA’s Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, where he serves as the management chair of the State Law Developments Subcommittee. He is Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Michael previously worked in the Labor & Employment Group at Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, and was Chair of the Litigation Department and Labor and Employment section of Flaster Greenberg, P.C. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Michael worked as a journalist in Savannah, Georgia, and Seattle, Washington, winning numerous awards for his reporting. He enjoys hiking, running, bicycling, travel and quiet time with his family, including Roxy and Teddy, the family’s golden retrievers. Michael lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Daniel V. Johns litigates employment-related matters in courtrooms throughout the country, including numerous Courts of Appeals. Throughout his 25-year career, Daniel has represented and advised employers and their management in an array of labor and employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, and other civil rights litigation; interest and grievance arbitrations; at-will litigation; restrictive covenant/trade secret claims; benefits litigation; independent contractor classification issues; collective bargaining; union avoidance; and unfair labor practice litigation before the National Labor Relations Board and various state agencies. Daniel has served as lead trial counsel in litigation matters around the country, including claims brought under: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), as well as various other federal, state, and local employment laws. Daniel is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL) and has been recognized by Chambers USA for labor and employment law and The Best Lawyers in America for employment law and labor and employment litigation. Dan is also a regular columnist for Law360, where he shares his insights on current labor law issues. Daniel earned his J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law and his B.A. at the University of Notre Dame.

William J. Leahy assists employers with all issues that arise out of the employer-employee relationship, including those involving discrimination and harassment. He has successfully handled employment-related disputes through trial and appeal, including extensive litigation in federal and state courts with claims arising under: Title VII, The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act, The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, The New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, In Will’s trial practice he has obtained successful results for his clients, including: A defense verdict in a jury trial involving claims for defamation and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, An award for the employer in an arbitration of a senior executive’s claim for whistleblower retaliation A defense verdict in a jury trial involving claims for retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act and Pennsylvania common law, A defense verdict in a jury trial involving a claim for discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, A defense verdict in a jury trial involving retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Will also represents companies, often in the insurance, pharmaceutical, medical device, staffing, and professional services industries, in matters relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information and the enforcement of covenants not to compete. Will’s unfair competition practice includes strategic advice to employers as well as litigation prosecuting and defending against restrictive covenant and trade secrets matters. In addition to litigation, Will devotes a substantial portion of his practice to advising employers on day-to-day compliance with federal, state and local laws, as well as protection of confidential information. This includes: Drafting and reviewing policies, Preparing executive employment agreements, Guiding employers through reductions in force, Providing advice on harassment, accommodation, and employee leave issues. He frequently presents seminars on these and other topics. Office managing shareholder of Littler’s Philadelphia office, Will previously served on the firm’s Associates Committee and is a member of the firm’s Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group. Will began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert F. Kelly of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Eric C. Kim has a diverse practice, representing employers in complex litigation involving wage and hour, systemic discrimination, and pay equity claims, as well as helping employers in their pursuit of injunctive relief in restrictive covenant and trade secret cases. Using his experience as a litigator, Eric also counsels clients on employment-related matters in connection with mergers, acquisitions, investments, and joint venture transactions. Eric serves as the artificial intelligence (AI) and knowledge management partner for the firm’s labor and employment practice, in which role he focuses on leveraging technology and firm resources to more efficiently and effectively serve firm clients. Eric also uses his in-depth knowledge of AI to help clients navigate the increasingly complex patchwork of federal, state, and local laws and guidelines for use of AI in employment matters. Eric has represented clients in a wide variety of industry sectors, including financial services, retail, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, sports, energy, and technology. The cases Eric handles for these clients range from large class and collective actions to single-plaintiff complaints and charges. In addition to his litigation practice, he counsels clients on how to avoid or prepare for litigation and provides practical advice on matters such as wage and hour compliance, pay equity, employee discipline and termination, and employee recruiting and hiring practices. His counseling work includes conducting privileged audits of overtime or independent contractor classifications, as well as working with statisticians to conduct pay and disparate impact analyses. A significant part of Eric’s practice also involves assisting clients with due diligence and risk assessments of employment-related issues arising from transactional matters. Eric has a strong commitment to pro bono work. He provides pro bono counseling and training on various employment law matters for nonprofit organizations without in-house legal counsel.

Michael Miller represents a variety of clients in Labor and Employment Law, Civil Rights Liability, Municipal Law, Education Law, and General Liability matters. Michael has litigated on behalf of both employers and employees in numerous areas of Labor and Employment law, including public and private sector labor relations; gender, racial, disability, age, and sexual orientation harassment, and discrimination; workplace violence; employee drug abuse policies; employment contracts; wage payment; Family Medical Leave Act; WARN; and employee benefit issues. He has substantial experience defending public and private entities in sexual assault, abuse, and molestation matters. Michael has also handled federal privacy law, consumer credit cases, fair credit reporting and equal credit opportunity matters. He has given expert lectures on the enforceability of employment contracts and employee handbooks under Pennsylvania law. Part of his practice also involves employer counseling, advising how to spot and remedy potential workplace issues before such become the subject of litigation. Dealing with government employees brings about special considerations, such as notice and due process rights, collective bargaining limitations, and rights to free speech when comments are made to the public about sensitive governmental issues. Before joining Margolis Edelstein, Michael clerked with the Public Employment Relations Commission, an administrative agency that governs public sector employment in New Jersey, gaining hands-on knowledge and experience with such issues. Since then, he has developed extensive experience litigating First Amendment retaliation, political patronage discrimination, due process, and similar claims where employees have invoked their Constitutional rights. Michael’s civil rights experience extends beyond the public employment context. The right to be free from bodily harm or injury is a Constitutional right, and liability can arise when a child is injured by another peer or adult. Michael has defended public schools and foster care entities ensnarled in such claims. He has also litigated matters involving the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act and Rehabilitation Act that are significant considerations in Education Law. Michael has further represented township supervisors and county commissioners when sued in federal and Pennsylvania state court. Solicitors and municipality managers have relied on his advice when dealing with disgruntled public employees threatening a lawsuit. Michael understands that civil rights cases present underlying issues, which impact the municipality’s relationship with local taxpayers and is sensitive to such concerns.

Theresa A. Mongiovi is a Principal and Chair of the firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on representing businesses, municipalities, non-profits, and executives in all aspects of the employment relationship. She also represents clients in business and commercial litigation. She litigates in various administrative agencies including the EEOC and PHRC as well as all state and federal courts in Pennsylvania. Ms. Mongiovi helps clients with business counseling and disputes, executive compensation and contracts, employee manuals, discipline and termination, workplace investigations, enforcement of restrictive covenants, employee misconduct and theft, policy development and review, and discrimination defense. Her knowledge of state and federal laws, including FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, and wage and hour, coupled with experience in defending claims enables her to fully support her client’s needs. Ms. Mongiovi conducts complex workplace investigations and provides specialized training for businesses. As a member of the firm’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Complex Litigation Practice Group, Ms. Mongiovi counsels and defends clients facing complex lawsuits, including class actions, related to data and cyber breaches, insufficient disclosures, and access of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) by third parties. She has served as lead counsel in multiple complex litigation and class action cases. She aggressively defends clients and efficiently works to end complex litigation for her clients. Whether in the courtroom, before a state or federal agency, or in the boardroom, Ms. Mongiovi fiercely and creatively advocates for her clients. She has a unique perspective in not only litigating claims, but also helping businesses to develop policies and practices to avoid them. She prides herself on providing legal counseling with professionalism, patience, and levity. What she enjoys most about her career is not only educating her clients about the legal requirements applicable to their business, but also using creative approaches to solve complex legal issues. Ms. Mongiovi was recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of Labor Law – Management.

Joan Parker is a nationally recognized arbitrator and mediator of labor and employment disputes. She earned a Ph.D. from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, from which she also graduated with Highest Honors. She serves as a permanent arbitrator under numerous collective bargaining agreements and is also an active employment arbitrator, mediator, and fact-finder in the non-union sector. Formerly a professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Industrial Relations and Human Resources at Rutgers University, Dr. Parker has written two books and numerous articles on labor and employment relations topics. At Rutgers, she taught graduate courses in labor law, arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution. She continues to teach at Rutgers as a visiting lecturer and is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences across the country. In addition to her individual practice, Dr. Parker serves a principal along with Peter R. Meyers in Dispute Resolution Associates, a firm that specializes in fact-finding, workplace investigations, and settlement counseling.

Robyn Forman Pollack is Workplace Culture Strategist and Co-Founder of Loutel. A business strategist with a focus on talent, Robyn takes an integrated and comprehensive approach to developing data-driven, strategic solutions to optimize people and culture for organizational performance. Utilizing her extensive background as a restructuring attorney, Robyn uniquely understands the alignment between talent performance and enterprise performance, and the
importance of addressing systems and processes to maximize employee experience. Robyn has been actively involved in culture issues for over 25 years. She has lectured and written extensively on issues of equity, belonging, and inclusion best practices, culture, women in the workplace, inclusive communication, and effective leadership, and has advised both for-profit and not-for profit small, middle market, and Fortune 500 companies. Robyn has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law for over 20 years. She is also a member of the Forum of Executive Women, where she serves as Vice Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and is a Board Member for the Philadelphia Society for People and Strategy (PSPS). She has served on numerous non-profit boards and created the Turnaround Management Association’s global women’s leadership and development initiative, TMA-NOW.

Morgan M.J. Randle is an Associate at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and is located in the Pittsburgh office. She is a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice section and actively participates in the Wage and Hour Interdisciplinary Team. Morgan brings a dynamic and globally informed perspective to her practice, shaped by her diverse heritage, extensive litigation experience, and ties to Japan, England, and China. Morgan represents private employers and public entities in employment litigation, guiding clients from pre-suit investigations and administrative proceedings (EEOC/PHRC) through trial. Her practice includes defending claims involving discrimination, retaliation, constructive discharge, leave interference, ERISA and FMLA violations, wrongful discharge, and whistleblower allegations. She has experience in both bench and jury trials and is skilled in responsive pleadings, discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, and trial advocacy. Morgan also advises companies on employment policies, manuals, contracts, and regulatory compliance. Morgan has both bench and jury trial experience. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, all United States District Courts within Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Morgan is an Arbitrator
and Mediator with the Allegheny County Housing Court Program and serves as a mentor in Penn State Law’s Mentor/Mentee Overview Program. She has spoken on labor policy changes, mental health leave, and judicial clerkships at FMG webinars and Penn State Law panels. Morgan earned her J.D. from Penn State Law, where she was a Jessup Moot Court Advocate and a coach for the National Criminal Procedure Moot Court. As part of her time at Penn State Law, Morgan was also admitted to the Order of Barristers for demonstrating exceptional trial and oral advocacy skills. She holds a B.A. in Political Science with an additional major in Japanese from Michigan State University.

Michael K. Taylor is part of a team that advises clients on labor and employment issues, including international counseling, management relations, and labor disputes. Michael focuses his practice on National Labor Relations Act litigation and counseling, representing clients in organizing campaigns, collective bargaining matters, NLRB proceedings, and arbitrations. During law school, Michael was a certified legal intern for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he handled felony preliminary hearings and tried numerous cases in Philadelphia Municipal Court.

Mr. Walters graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude and Harvard Law School. He has been engaged in the representation of labor unions, individual employees and employee benefit plans since 1975. He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, the State of California and the District of Columbia. Mr. Walters has served as Chapter Editor of the Developing Labor Law series published by the American Bar Association and is also a member of the ABA’s Committee on the Development of Law under the National Relations Act. He has served as co-chair of the Labor Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association and has been a lecturer and course planner in numerous continuing legal education programs on labor and employment law sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Walters is listed in Pennsylvania Superlawyers.

Chair Andrea R. Lucas understands that our nation’s civil rights laws reject identity politics and instead focus on individual rights and equality. She prioritizes evenhanded enforcement of civil rights laws for all Americans, including by rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination; protecting American workers from anti-American national origin discrimination; defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, including women’s rights to single-sex spaces; protecting workers from religious bias and harassment; and remedying other areas that have been historically under-enforced by the agency. Lucas has served on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 2020, when she was nominated by President Trump during his first term and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Commissioner. The Senate reconfirmed her on July 31, 2025, for a term expiring July 1, 2030. She was re-nominated for another term on March 24, 2025. She was designated Chair of the EEOC by President Trump on November 5, 2025. In addition to her enforcement priorities, Lucas believes protecting workers starts with preventing discrimination. As a result, compliance and education efforts have been important components of her work both during and before her time on the Commission. During her tenure on the Commission, Lucas has written and spoken frequently about challenging and emerging issues in employment and civil rights law to educate workers about their rights, help employers comply with their responsibilities, and correct common misunderstandings about the law. Before her appointment to the EEOC, Lucas was a member of the labor and employment and litigation practice groups of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. While at Gibson Dunn, Lucas represented and advised employers and boards of directors on a wide variety of employment-related issues, including significant employment discrimination litigation, sexual harassment and other sensitive workplace investigations, and compliance with federal and state employment discrimination statutes. Lucas received her B.A. in philosophy, politics, and economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania; and her J.D. from the University of Virginia, where she served as an Articles Editor on the Virginia Law Review. Earlier in her career, she clerked on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Lucas and her husband have two young daughters, one of whom was born near the start of Lucas’s tenure on the Commission.

Karen Spencer Marston is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Stephanie J. Peet is the office managing principal of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and the co-leader of the firm’s Healthcare industry group. She is a strategic advisor who manages national, regional and local client relationships. She regularly represents management in employment discrimination and wage and hour cases filed in both federal and state courts, as well as equal employment opportunity and labor relations matters pending before federal and state agencies. Stephanie regularly counsels and represents employers in a range of industries including technology, staffing and healthcare. She is a member of Jackson Lewis’ Women’s Interest Network or “WIN,” working with the firm’s women attorneys and clients to increase diversity and inclusion efforts both internally and with our clients. Stephanie also counsels employers on various employee relations matters such as Family and Medical Leave Act compliance, reductions in force, wage and hour compliance, hiring, discharge and disciplinary practices, drafting and enforcing employment agreements, including non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants, and creating employee relations policies and procedures. Stephanie provides training to clients and their employees on a wide variety of employment-related topics such as diversity, hiring, discipline and discharge, anti-harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act compliance, and wage and hour compliance. She is results-driven and employs a highly individualized and strategic approach to handling litigation with an emphasis on her clients’ business and legal objectives.
While at Franklin & Marshall College, Stephanie was Class President and a member of Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. During law school, she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and served as an Editorial Board Member for Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review.

Jennifer A. Nachamkin focuses upon the wide range of employment issues for clients in both private and public fields of employment. She has represented clients in a variety of matters including defending professional licensure, civil service appeals, state and federal discrimination claims, federal employee and merit systems protection board appeals. Her practice includes trial and appellate litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Jennifer A. Nachamkin graduated from Wilson College with a B.A. in Mass Communications and has a professional background in higher education, having spent nearly ten years as a college administrator before attending law school. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. She spent two years as a legal intern with the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission before joining Strokoff & Cowden, P.C. in 2005. Ms. Nachamkin is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. She has acted on several continuing legal education panels on topics including basic employment law, FMLA, wrongful termination, and practice before the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission.

Megan Knowlton Balne is a Partner at the law firm of Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP in Marlton, New Jersey. Megan leads the Employment Law Group and Co-Chairs the Litigation and Risk Management Group. Megan focuses her employment practice on counseling companies on compliance issues and representing both employers and employees in litigation matters. Megan is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law-Camden and completed her undergraduate education at Ramapo College. In 2016, Megan was recognized as New Leader of the Bar by the New Jersey Law Journal. In 2019, Megan received the New Jersey State Bar Association Professional Achievement Award, given to one young lawyer each year. In 2022 she received the Katherine D. Hartman Outstanding Woman in the Profession Award from the Burlington County Bar Association. Megan was named as one of the Top Women in Law by the New Jersey Law Journal. Megan currently serves as President of the Burlington County Bar Association and is the Chair of the Legal/Legislative Committee of the Human Resources Association of Southern New Jersey.

Chief Judge Beetlestone is a Judge in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Beetlestone was nominated to the bench on June 16, 2014, was confirmed by unanimous voice vote by the United States Senate on November 20, 2014, and received her judicial commission on November 21, 2014. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Beetlestone was a shareholder at the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller where she was a trial lawyer with a concentration in complex commercial litigation. She also enjoyed a practice advising and litigating on behalf of K-12, tertiary, public and private sector education clients. Prior to joining Hangley, Chief Judge Beetlestone was the General Counsel of the School District of Philadelphia in which capacity she provided legal advice and representation to the School District and to its governing body, the School Reform Commission. Before that she was a partner at Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP. Upon graduating from law school she served as a law clerk for the late Judge Robert Gawthrop, III (U.S.D.C. E.D.Pa.). Each year from 2008 through 2014 Judge Beetlestone was selected by the publication Best Lawyers in America as a Best Lawyer in America in the field of Education Law and in 2012 she was first named as one of the top 250 women in litigation in the United States by the Benchmark publication. Judge Beetlestone received her B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy from Liverpool University and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2019, Judge Beetlestone received two honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws – one from Drexel University and the other from her alma mater, Liverpool University. She had a successful career as a television news producer before going to law school.

Mr. Torchia is a managing member of Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg, Torchia, LLC, and chairs the firm’s employment law and commercial litigation section. In addition to counseling his corporate clients on employment law topics, Mr. Torchia acts as Pennsylvania employment counsel for several large national corporations. He has successfully established a workplace investigations practice and is routinely hired by other law firms to serve as an independent third-party investigator of a variety of employment-related claims and as an expert witness in the area of workplace investigations. He lectures extensively on various employment law topics and continues to serve as course planner and moderator for many PBI seminars, including the annual Employment Law Institute (at which he has, and will again, co-present the annual “Year in Review” initial session). Mr. Torchia successfully defended Spierling v. First American Home Health Services, Inc., which has proved to be an important decision in Pennsylvania defining the public policy exception of at-will employment, and Socko v. Mid-Atlantic Systems of CPA, Inc., in which he argued in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the issue of consideration for noncompetition agreements for current employees. He has been named a Leader in the Law by Philadelphia Business Journal in both employment law and litigation and was selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® by Philadelphia Magazine every year since 2008, as well as Philly Top 100® for three years now. Mr. Torchia is the former chair of the Montgomery Bar Association Employment and Labor Law Committee.

Ms. Burke is a Partner with the Law Offices of Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C., a specialized employment discrimination firm, servicing Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Ms. Burke has tried numerous federal jury trials to successful verdicts on the plaintiff’s side, and frequently litigates in federal courts throughout PA and NJ. Ms. Burke’s employment litigation background also includes appellate work, arguing before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, including one panel with retired Associate Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, sitting by designation. Ms. Burke’s appellate work in the Third Circuit has resulted in successful reversals in both published and unpublished opinions. Prior to working with the firm, Ms. Burke previously held a prestigious judicial internship with the Honorable Carol Sandra Moore Wells, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as well as spent time with the Federal Defender’s Office for the District of Delaware. Ms. Burke served as the Executive Director (Southern New Jersey) for the Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court, and is a current member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, Labor Employment Law Committee. She regularly presents on employment related matters for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and has presented for the Federal Bench Bar, NITA, NJSBA and NJICLE. Ms. Burke has been designated by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2019-2020, as Super Lawyer 2022-2023. Ms. Burke is also an adjunct Faculty Professor for Rutgers School of Law-Camden where she teaches for their Trial Advocacy Program. 

Scott Goldshaw is the Managing Partner of Goldshaw Greenblatt Pierce LLC. Scott has been practicing employment law and litigation since 1996, representing employers and employees in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Mr. Goldshaw is widely recognized as one of the area’s top employment attorneys. Scott’s practice encompasses practically every aspect of employment law, ranging from discrimination, retaliation, and harassment to wage payment, benefits, and non-competition agreements. Mr. Goldshaw routinely litigates in federal and state courts, handling all aspects of litigation through trial and on appeal. When not in court, Scott negotiates employment and severance contracts of all kinds, provides counseling on various employment-related issues, and has served as a private mediator and an arbitrator for employment claims. His practice includes providing pro bono legal services to not-for-profit organizations and indigent individuals. Mr. Goldshaw has been included in The Best Lawyers in America list, as published in U.S. News & World Report, every year since 2013, and was named its Lawyer of the Year for 2022 for Employment Law – Individuals in Philadelphia. He has been named as a Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania every year since 2012. Mr. Goldshaw is a frequent lecturer on employment-related topics. He is a longstanding member of the Planning Team for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Employment Law Institute. Prior to joining our firm in 2025, Scott practiced employment law and litigation at Salmanson Goldshaw, P.C. from 2001 to 2025; worked in the employment litigation department of Willig, Williams & Davidson in Philadelphia from 2000 to 2001; and worked in the employment litigation department of Kaye Scholer LLP (now Arnold & Porter LLC) in New York from 1996 to 2000. He served as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas from 1995 to 1996. Scott received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania cum laude in 1995 where he served on the Editorial Board of the Law Review. He was awarded Order of the Coif and the P. Pemberton Morris Prize for the top student in evidence, pleading and practice. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1992, graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and with Highest Honors in Economics.

Mr. Pasek is a member of Cozen O’Connor, working out of the firm’s offices in Philadelphia and New York, and past chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. He concentrates in representing management in all facets of labor and employment law and also represents senior executives in their employment matters. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976 and received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1973 from the University of Pittsburgh. He is active in the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, where he serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pasek is called upon to lecture frequently to business groups and continuing legal education programs. He is widely published on a range of employment law issues, and his work has been translated in six languages. Mr. Pasek is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, and has tried cases and argued appeals in the federal courts throughout the United States, including before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Pasek is an elected Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and has twice been chosen by Best Lawyers in America as a Lawyer of the Year for his work as a litigator and representative of management in workforce issues. He served for six years as a public member of the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, which accredits veterinary colleges worldwide for the US. Department of Education, and is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Marc Sanders Foundation, which supports excellence in academic philosophy and is committed to using philosophy to help the world approach larger personal and societal issues with the thoughtfulness, care, and rigor needed to drive understanding and change and to cultivate and preserve civil discourse, public dialogue, and a healthy democracy.

David Fortney is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of work-place related matters, including employment discrimination and labor matters, compliance programs, government contracting, and developing strategies for avoiding or responding to workplace-related crises. Mr. Fortney has a broad-based practice representing and counseling employers and executives in employment and labor matters, including legal compliance with equal employment opportunity requirements and advice and strategies on legally compliant inclusion and compensation policies and practices; wage and hour matters; federal contractor’s non-discrimination and certification obligations; collective bargaining; and, workplace health and safety. He brings experience from the private and public sectors in advising clients on these issues, and Mr. Fortney frequently represents clients before federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor’s agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Fortney has been widely recognized for his professional accomplishments, including being named one of the leading employment lawyers in Washington, D.C. by the CHAMBERS USA survey of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He also is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers. Mr. Fortney has received an AV rating (the highest level) by Martindale-Hubbell. Before co-founding the firm, Mr. Fortney previously served as the chief and deputy legal officer of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. during the term of President George H.W. Bush. As Acting Solicitor of Labor, he was responsible for enforcing over 140 laws regulating the nation’s workplaces and managing an agency with 800 attorneys and support staff. He advised the Department of Labor agencies on a broad range of legal, policy, legislative, regulatory and enforcement issues. Mr. Fortney’s expertise and experience has been requested in testimony before the U.S. Congress and state legislative committees and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Academy of Sciences. Mr. Fortney works closely in support of the employer training and outreach efforts by The Institute for Workplace Equality and the American Employment Law Council. He also moderates the DC Insider – Employer Update™ podcast, is a co-editor of the Federal Employment Law Insider monthly newsletter, and frequently presents at the leading bar association and professional meetings. He also has media experience, including appearances on CNN, CBS and Fox News.

Amy Rosenberger is a partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson. Since 1995, she has devoted her practice to representation of labor unions and individual employees. She works with a diverse list of unions representing workers in government service, K through 12 and higher education, transportation, health care, and more. She is a frequent speaker on a wide range of topics relating to labor and employment law, including programs presented by the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, the American Arbitration Association, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board and Bureau of Mediation, among others. Her service to the profession has also included leadership roles in Philadelphia Chapter of the Labor and Employment Research Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, and the Union Lawyers Alliance of the AFL-CIO. In 2021, she was inducted as a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and in 2022 she was named Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year in Philadelphia in the category for union-side labor lawyers. She is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law.

Pete Winebrake, a 1991 graduate of Temple University School of Law, is the founder and managing partner of Winebrake & Santillo, LLC (Dresher, PA). He has litigated hundreds of employment rights lawsuits in courts throughout the United States. Pete’s individual lawsuits tend to be filed in the federal courts of Pennsylvania. However, his class and collective action lawsuits have been successfully resolved in courts throughout the Nation. In addition to his trial court practice, Pete has argued cases at the federal and state appellate courts that have resulted in landmark opinions advancing the rights of workers. For example, in Heimbach v. Amazon.com, Inc., 255 A.3d 191 (Pa. 2021), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act’s conception of compensable work hours extends well behind the confines of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Meanwhile, in Knepper v. Rite Aid Corp., 675 F.3d 249 (3d Cir. 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the right of workers to simultaneously pursue state law class action claims and federal law collective action claims in the same lawsuit. Pete frequently presents at CLE programs covering wage and hour law. In June 2019, he testified at the United States House of Representatives regarding federal overtime law at a hearing conducted by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on Education and Labor. Pete dedicates substantial time to pro bono activities. He is a longstanding mediator with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s mediation program. In the federal and state appellate courts, he has drafted amicus curiae briefs on behalf of many worker’s rights organizations. In March 2024, the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network presented Pete’s law firm with its “Outstanding Pro Bono Advocacy Award” in recognition of its work ensuring access to justice for Pennsylvania’s underserved communities. In October 2016, the firm received the “Guardian Award” from Justice at Work (formerly known as “Friends of Farmworkers”) in recognition of its work on behalf of low-wage workers in individual wage actions in and around Philadelphia.

Victoria L. Gorokhovich is Managing Counsel – Labor & Employment at PSEG. In that role, Ms. Gorokhovich leads a team of in house attorneys responsible for all aspects of Labor, Employment and Benefits law. Immediately prior to joining PSEG in 2022, Ms. Gorokhovich was Senior Managing Counsel, Employment Law & Litigation, at Cigna Corporation. She has also been an associate at the law firms of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Ms. Gorokhovich graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law, Order of the Coif, in 2004, and is admitted to the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Bars.

Mr. Krause is a Partner in Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP’s Employment and Litigation Practice Groups, resident in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill. He represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor law, with a particular emphasis on discrimination/ harassment, trade secret/non-compete, wage and hour, and whistleblower issues. Mr. Krause’s practice encompasses both counseling clients on workforce issues and representing them when litigation arises. He has handled numerous wage and hour class and collective actions where plaintiffs bring litigation on behalf of groups of employees alleging improper classification of exempt or non-exempt overtime status, off-the-clock pay liability, misclassification as an independent or contingent worker, and other alleged violations of wage and hour statutes. In addition to litigation, Mr. Krause conducts internal wage and hour audits to assist clients in properly classifying employees, protect against avoid off-the-clock liability, and avoid independent contractor misclassification and joint employer liability. He reviews compensation plans to ensure legal compliance; counsels employers on wage and hour issues related to compensable time, wage deductions, and commissions; and works with clients to implement and enforce arbitration agreements with class and collective action waivers. Mr. Krause also has extensive expertise representing employers and individuals in injunction and money damage actions seeking to enforce restrictive covenant agreements against departing employees and their new employers, including matters where confidential information is taken. He regularly defends claims brought under the full range of EEO statutes and state common law, including Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, and FMLA. Mr. Krause has successfully represented clients in jury trials and arbitrations on such claims. He also represents employers in preventing and defending whistleblower claims, including claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, and state whistleblower statutes. Mr. Krause’s experience also includes benefits, stock option, and WARN Act claims. He counsels clients on workforce reductions, workplace investigations, hiring decisions and processes (including background check issues), disability accommodations and medical leaves, termination and discipline decisions, senior management contract negotiations, severance negotiations, drafting employee handbooks and policies, and other workforce issues. 

Emily Kowey Roth is Assistant General Counsel at Aramark, a global food and facilities services provider, where she advises on commercial litigation, noncompete, and trade secret matters, and leads the legal department’s affirmative recovery practice. Emily’s role also includes counseling business executives and HR teams on a range of employment issues, including hiring practices, discrimination claims, and workplace accommodations. Additionally, she assists with federal government relations strategy and chairs Aramark’s pro bono committee and program.

Christine E. Nentwig, Esq. is the founder and principal attorney at Excelist Law, a boutique law firm dedicated to helping employers and businesses achieve their goals with practical, business-focused legal solutions. With experience in both business and law, Ms. Nentwig specializes in providing effective guidance to address complex legal challenges. Ms. Nentwig partners with clients to proactively address potential legal issues, offering strategic support in areas such as developing clear policies, navigating employee relations, conducting confidential workplace investigations, mediating disputes, and providing informative training for managers and employees on diverse topics related to business, employment, and labor law. When legal challenges do arise, Ms. Nentwig provides efficient representation to help her clients identify and implement prompt, practical, and cost- effective solutions. Ms. Nentwig holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Maryland School of Law and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She also holds a Professional Mediation Certificate from Cornell University’s ILR Scheinman Institute and is certified as a federal court mediator in Labor and Employment Law for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Ms. Nentwig is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), demonstrating her expertise in conducting impartial workplace investigations. Beyond her practice, Ms. Nentwig is an active community leader and educator, currently serving on the Board of the Appell Center for the Performing Arts, leading seminars covering key legal topics, and teaching Employment Law as an adjunct professor at York College of Pennsylvania.

Christina is the co-founder of Loutel Law, a certified WBE. Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Loutel Consulting, the Loutel companies are both a business strategy and law firm that teach companies how to maximize people and culture for organizational performance while minimizing legal risk. Tina leads Loutel’s legal team which provides litigation and compliance services related to labor and employment for corporate, entrepreneurial and start-up enterprises. Tina regularly counsels businesses on how to comply with the barrage of new employment laws, regulations, opinions and guidance from federal and state agencies. Tina also has extensive experience in a variety of employment law litigation matters including business divorces, breach of employment contract disputes, unfair competition, discrimination and harassment, enforcement of restrictive covenants, business divorces and a wide variety of other general commercial litigation matters from complaint through appeal. Loutel Consulting is dedicated to empowering businesses with tailored solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth. Our team of experts leverages deep industry insights and innovative strategies to help you navigate challenges and seize opportunities in today’s dynamic market. Tina is a regular keynote presenter both regionally and nationally on employment law topics and legal ethics including employee classification, discrimination, and retaliation and she frequently conducts sexual harassment training to organizations of all sizes. In addition, Tina is a regular speaker at seminars on employment law topics for the U.S. Small Business Administration, the National Business Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Society of Tax and Accounting, SCORE, and local trade organizations, as well as providing training to corporate clients of all sizes on a variety of employment law issues. In 2023, Loutel was named a Legal Innovator by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2022, Loutel was named to the WBEC East Honor Roll for Diversity Equity and Inclusion. For the past five years, Tina was again recognized as a SuperLawyer by her peers. In 2024, Tina received the Achievement Award from the Baird Women’s Lifestyle Conference. In 2020, Tina was named a Pennsylvania Trailblazer by the Legal Intelligencer. In 2019, Tina received an award by the YWCA Salute to Women Who Make a Difference. She was named an Emerging Leader by the Bucks County Courier Times, The Intelligencer, and the Central Bucks Family YMCA in 2017 and Best Attorney in Business in Employment Law by Philly Biz Magazine in 2016. In 2015, she honored as a Brava Winner by Smart CEO.

Jeffrey Campolongo is an employment, small-business, and entertainment attorney with more than twenty-five years of experience helping employees, professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives navigate some of the most challenging moments of their careers. Since founding the Law Office of Jeffrey Campolongo in 2002, Mr. Campolongo has focused his practice on employment discrimination and workplace matters, as well as advising artists, performers, and media clients on the unique legal issues within the entertainment industry. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Campolongo serves as an adjunct professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where he teaches courses on Interviewing & Counseling and Contract Drafting. In 2019, Mr. Campolongo was elected to serve a six-year term on the Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors. Mr. Campolongo earned his B.A. from Villanova University, majoring in Sociology with minors in Africana Studies and Spanish, and received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law. Before entering legal practice, he gained regional exposure as the host of the music-television program Live on Stage, an experience that continues to inform his work with entertainment clients. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Supreme Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and numerous federal district courts. Mr. Campolongo’s work has been recognized by several leading legal publications and organizations. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, and his firm is ranked as a Tier 1 practice in the Best Law Firms® edition for Pennsylvania. He has been featured in Modern Luxury magazine’s Legal Eagles edition as one of “Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers,” and he has been honored year after year as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer®. He received the Outstanding Service Award from Widener Law School, recognizing a single alumnus for distinguished service to the legal profession. Earlier in his career, he was selected as one of just 35 attorneys statewide as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” recognizing emerging leaders in Pennsylvania’s legal community. His trial achievements include securing one of the state’s highest civil-rights and employment verdicts, noted in “Top PA Verdicts.” Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Campolongo has been an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), and the Philadelphia and Montgomery Bar Associations. He also volunteers with the Legal Network for Gender Equity, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, and the Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law, where he assists immigrant children and families. Mr. Campolongo is also a published author and speaker, contributing a monthly column to The Legal Intelligencer and co-authoring chapters for the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th editions of the Pennsylvania Employment Law Deskbook.

Jada S. Greenhowe joined the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (“PHFA”) as Assistant Counsel in 2014. In her role as Assistant Counsel, Jada provides legal advice regarding an array of topics such as bankruptcy, credit reporting and third-party vendor management and oversight. She counsels PHFA’s secondary mortgage program, the Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program, and represents the Agency in civil litigation matters including Actions to Quiet Title and Commonwealth Court appeals. She oversees federal and state regulatory compliance pertaining to the mortgage servicing industry, such as Act 91 (Homeowner’s Emergency Assistance Act), Act 6 (the Loan Interest and Protection Law) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act for PHFA’s Single Family mortgage program. In addition, she handles multi-party transactional real estate closings involving investor partnerships and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in connection with PHFA’s Multifamily program. In 2013, Ms. Greenhowe obtained her Juris Doctor from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law. She earned a B.A. in Communication Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009. Ms. Greenhowe is admitted to practice in the Western, Middle and Eastern District Courts of Pennsylvania. In addition, she is a member of the American Bar Association, the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association where she is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and where she also serves as co- Chair of the Civil and Equal Rights Committee (CERC), and is the co-Chair of CERC’s CLE Subcommittee, as well as its Young Lawyer’s Division (“YLD”) Liaison. In addition, she serves as the At-Large Chair to Diversity for the YLD, is co-Vice Chair of the In-House Counsel Committee and is the YLD Liaison to the Environmental and Energy Law Section. In 2019, Jada was selected as a member of the 2019-2020 class of the PBA’s Bar Leadership Institute.  She is also the 2021 recipient of the Minority Bar Committee’s (“MBC”) Rising Star award and is the current Chair of the MBC Houston’s Rising Star Award Committee.

Mr. Quinn is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania who currently serves as the Education and Outreach Coordinator for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc., a Lawyers Assistance Program established in 1988 for the purpose of helping lawyers, judges and law students recover from alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health disorders. Mr. Quinn obtained his undergraduate degree in 1970, his law degree in 1973 and a certificate in Drug and Alcohol counselling in 2012, from Villanova University. Prior to his work with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, he was a private practitioner for over 40 years and has also worked in the field of Alcohol and Drug Counseling in suburban Philadelphia. Mr. Quinn is a past member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania and served as a peer volunteer for over six years prior to accepting his current role as the organization’s Educator in 2017. He has written and presented on lawyer wellness topics to law firms, Bar Associations and legal education providers for state, national and international groups as well.