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Philadelphia, Pa

Counsels and represents clients in matters relating to sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower actions, wrongful termination, employee benefits, overtime and wage and hour concerns, and employment agreements, including contract negotiation, non-compete agreements, and severance.

Philadelphia, Pa

Co-founded PLSE, a Philadelphia based 501(c)3 legal aid organization that is dedicated to working with the community to reduce the collateral effects of criminal records through direct representation, advocacy, and public education through its Criminal Record Expungement Project (“C-REP”) and Fair Employment Opportunities Project (“FEOP”). C-REP represents clients during the expungement process in the Court of Common Pleas. FEOP is a partnership between PLSE, the Lawyers’ Committee for… Show more Co-founded PLSE, a Philadelphia based 501(c)3 legal aid organization that is dedicated to working with the community to reduce the collateral effects of criminal records through direct representation, advocacy, and public education through its Criminal Record Expungement Project (“C-REP”) and Fair Employment Opportunities Project (“FEOP”). C-REP represents clients during the expungement process in the Court of Common Pleas. FEOP is a partnership between PLSE, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and a panel of pro bono lawyers from the private bar, which brings strategic litigation on behalf of job applicants whose rights under CHRIA have been violated by current or potential employers. Oversees the University of Pennsylvania Law School C-REP legal clinic and supervises pro bono legal staff and law student volunteers in assisting people clear their criminal and/or arrest records. Oversees the filing of Amicus Curie briefs in various courts around criminal record collection and dissemination issues. Oversees the creation of internal policies and procedures; develops relationships with various stakeholders; cultivates connections to current and future donors; and manages grant writing, publicity, and community outreach. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

▪Conducted all aspects of complaint investigation, settlement negotiations, settlement compliance monitoring, prosecution, and enforcement of hundreds of complaints of unlawful discrimination in violation of Pennsylvania’s civil rights laws in the areas of employment, public accommodation, housing, and education. ▪Prepared pleadings, motions, legal opinions, investigative reports, requests for documents, requests for admissions, subpoenas, subpoena enforcement actions, replies to… Show more ▪Conducted all aspects of complaint investigation, settlement negotiations, settlement compliance monitoring, prosecution, and enforcement of hundreds of complaints of unlawful discrimination in violation of Pennsylvania’s civil rights laws in the areas of employment, public accommodation, housing, and education. ▪Prepared pleadings, motions, legal opinions, investigative reports, requests for documents, requests for admissions, subpoenas, subpoena enforcement actions, replies to preliminary hearing requests, analyzes statistical evidence, interview witnesses and all aspects of administrative, state, and federal court proceedings.▪Conducted depositions, participated in dozens of cases at trials before administrative law judges, prepared post-hearing briefs, and prepared appellate briefs in state and federal court to enforce Pennsylvania’s civil rights laws. Issued 116 Finding of Probable Cause determinations and litigated ten Public Hearings as lead counsel, appeared before the Commonwealth Court seventeen times, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court three times. ▪Filed Amicus Curiae briefs and argued in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on issues of first impression such as whether Gender Identity Disorder is a disability under the PHRA and the scope of proper removal under the Federal Question Doctrine. ▪Created and implemented the Commission’s Criminal Record Initiative to investigate and prosecute complex cases of disparate impact claims. Author of Commission’s Proposed PHRC Guidance: The Disparate Impact Discrimination Implications of a Denial of Employment Based on a Criminal Record, 39 Pa.B. 6845.▪Conducted legal trainings, provided technical assistance, and developed stakeholder relationships through community outreach and educational efforts to the general public, private industry, public officials, and civil rights groups on various civil rights laws. Show less

Camden, New Jersey

Drafted memoranda and opinions on post conviction relief review, suppression motions, and bail and sentencing reductions. Conducted landlord/tenant settlement conferences.