Ms. Williams joined the firm as a Partner in the Harrisburg office. She represents both public and private employers in the defense of employment-related lawsuits involving discrimination, FMLA, ERISA, ADA, ADEA, wage and hour law, employee tort, wrongful discharge, non-compete, and unemployment compensation matters. She also drafts and reviews employee handbooks and policies. In addition, Ms. Williams assists her clients with traditional labor matters such as negotiations, grievance and interest arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges.
A former Adjunct Faculty Member at the Pennsylvania State University, she taught Labor Management Relations from 2005-2008 at the Harrisburg Campus. She is active in the PBA Labor and Employment Law Section and currently is Secretary. She also is active in the PBA Young Lawyers Division and currently is At-Large Zone Chair. She was selected for inclusion in the December 2008 and June 2010 issues of Philadelphia magazine Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition.
She frequently lectures and provides training for clients on a variety of labor and employment-related topics. She is a member of the Southcentral Region Board of The Second Mile and member of Armitage Golf Advisory Board in Hampden Township. Ms. Williams is a graduate of The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University.
Education
The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University
(J.D. 2003)
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. District Court --
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Professional Honors and Awards
American Inn of Court, James S. Bowman Chapter
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2010
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
American and Federal Bar Associations
Basic Wage and Hour Law: Getting Paid in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar, June 23, 2010
Wage and Hour Pitfalls
Sterling Education Services Seminar
June 25, 2009
An ADA Update: Has the Landscape Really Changed?
Sterling Education Services Seminar
June 25, 2009
FMLA, ADA, and GINA: Every Employee is a Potential Plaintiff
Training Session for Municipal Department Heads and Assistants and also Program sponsored by The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
June 24, 2009 and July 15, 2009
When Worlds Collide: The Impact of Labor and Employment Law on Workers' Compenstation Claims
Seminar sponsored by the MidAtlantic Builders Exchange
June 20, 2008 |