Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Philadelphia, PA

Honors/Awards:

• Fellow, Summer Institute for the Study of Problems of Children and the Law, Professor Larry Palmer of the Rutgers School of Law – Camden, 1974
• Magna Cum Laude, Rutgers School of Law, Camden, 1976
• Best Lawyers in America, 1995 - 2014
• AV-Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• Honored, Alma Mater, Champions For Social Justice and Equality Award, Rutgers School of Law-Camden's Black Law Students Association
• Distinguished Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1994
• Rutgers Community Scholar, Rutgers School of Law – Camden, 1974
• Fellow, Prestigious College of Labor & Employment Attorneys

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Pennsylvania – state and federal
• United States Supreme Court
• Board of Directors, Defender Association of Philadelphia
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• California Bar Association
• Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Former, Board of Directors, Disability Law Project
• Co-Chair, Annual Convention Committee, National Employment Lawyer Association's, 2012
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
• California – state and federal
• Member, New Jersey Bar Association
• Supreme Court of California
• National Employment Lawyers Association, Class Action and Sexual Harassment Committees
• Member, Hearing Committee, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• New Jersey – state and federal
• U.S. District Court of New Jersey
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• American Bar Association
• Former President, Women Organized Against Rape

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Past President, Women Organized Against Rape

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• "The Jury Charge in Sexual Harassment Cases – or You Can't Always Get What You Want," Pennsylvania Bar Institute 11th Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute, 2005
• "The Santa Clara Experiment: A New Fee-Generating Model for Clinical Legal Education," Clinical Law Review, New York University School of Law/Association of American Law Schools/Clinical Legal Education Association, 1997
• "Employment Law Update 2006," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Allentown, Pa., Mechanicsburg, Pa. And Philadelphia, PA., 2006
• Speaker, Panel for the litigation track concerning the use of jury research, focus groups, shadow juries for litigation and ADR techniques, 2009
• Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute 16th Annual Employment Law Institute. "You get What You Pay For: How to Successfully Challenge Releases Under the OWBPA in the Post-Guidant Era". 2010
• Speaker, "The Discovery Exchange: An interactive exchange designed to engage the panelist and audience in a fast-paced discussion about various discovery issues that arise in employment cases", Annual Convention of the National Employment Lawyers Association, 2010
• Speaker, Moderator, "ERISA- Let There Be No Right Without A Remedy: Maximizing Recovery Under Section 510.", Annual Convention of the National Employment Lawyers Association, 2011
• Speaker, "Retaliation Litigation Hot Spots", Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, 2011
• Speaker, "Choosing Your Cases Wisely", Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, 2011
• "Trial Presentation Strategies That Work," Pennsylvania Bar Institute 14th Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute, 2008 (with Harold Goodman, Esq. and Ronald Surkin, Esq.)
• "It's Not Just White Men Anymore," Pennsylvania Bar Institute 14th Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute, 2008 (with James A.A. Pabarue, Esq.)
• "Mixed Motive Cases – Finding the Line," Pennsylvania Bar Institute 13th Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute, 2007 (with James A.A. Pabarue, Esq.)
• "Update and Recent Developments in the Law of Workplace Harassment," Pennsylvania Bar Institute 12th Annual Northeast Regional Employment Law Institute, 2006 (with James A.A. Pabarue, Esq., Susan B. Thauer, Esq. and Andrea B. Wapner, Esq.)
• "Preparing a Case on a Shoestring Budget: Your Friend Hal," We the People: Reclaiming the Justice System, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2005

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $4 million verdict against the University of Pennsylvania on behalf of a former School of Dental Medicine faculty member
• $300,000 verdict for a client who was subjected to ethnic harassment; and with Greenblatt, Pierce, Engle, Funt & Flores criminal defense lawyer James Funt
• $2.5 million verdict on behalf of a sales manager who was sexually harassed at work

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Ms. Pierce has been listed in Best Lawyers of America each year since 1995. She was recently named Employment Attorney of the Year for 2013.

Educational Background:

• Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences, Camden, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1973