Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Manage and maintain heavy caseload from complaint to decision including: filing of Petitions; discovery proceedings; depositions; settlement conferences and mediations, trial and appellate argument • Prepare for and take testimony from various medical, vocational and fact witnesses in both depositional and trial setting • Research and analyze complex legal questions and issue and prepare confidential legal memoranda, court papers, and briefs for administrative, trial, and appellate proceedings in workers’ compensation, general liability, employment law and personal injury matters • Provide guidance and assistance to aid employers in administering the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) • Practice Focus: 85% Workers Compensation, 15% Employment Law • Drafted article on interplay between Federal immigration law and state workers’ compensation statutes which was subsequently published by Pennsylvania Self-Insurers’ Association Magazine • Attended and presented at 2008 National Workers’ Compensation Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada • Organized firm-wide volunteer day at local camp for children with disabilities