Elizabeth Farry
An associate in the Philadelphia office of Willig, Williams & Davidson, Elizabeth Farry focuses her practice on union representation and employment law matters. She counsels and represents labor unions and individuals before state and federal courts, administrative tribunals and arbitrators in a wide range of matters, including discrimination claims, employee benefits, election law, collective bargaining and grievance arbitrations, among others.
As a labor and employment lawyer, Elizabeth secured summary judgment in federal court on behalf of a union client accused of violating state and federal disability law, and successfully defeated the appeal challenging the district court’s decision in the matter. She has successfully arbitrated numerous grievances, including one awarding over three hundred thousand dollars to the aggrieved union members. She has defeated numerous discrimination claims brought against union clients and counseled clients on a variety of issues related to collective bargaining, grievance arbitration and state and federal law.
Elizabeth earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, where she received prestigious scholarships and served as head teaching assistant for the law school’s legal practice course. She graduated cum laude from Lafayette College, as a double major in philosophy and government, earning honors in philosophy and receiving the Novak Prize for Academic Excellence and Community Service. Education - Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 2006
- Lafayette College, B.A., Cum Laude, 1997
Experience - Willig, Williams & Davidson, Associate, 2006-Present
- Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Legal Intern, Fall 2005
- Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, Legal Intern, Spring 2005
- Hon. Dolores K. Sloviter, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Judicial Intern, Fall 2004
- Rubin and Rudman, LLP, Paralegal (Regulatory Department), 2000-2003
- New York City Law Department, Paralegal (Affirmative Litigation Division), 1997-1999
Court Admissions - Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2006
- New Jersey Supreme Court, 2006
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2008
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2007
- United States District Court of New Jersey, 2006
Professional Affiliations - AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2007-Present
- American Bar Association, 2007-Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2007-Present
- Philadelphia Bar Association, 2007-Present
Honors - Connor Foundation Scholarship, 2005
- Sarah W. Daynard Memorial Fund Scholarship, 2005
- Richard W. Burns Scholarship, 2004
- T.E. Cargill Jr. Scholarship, 2004
- Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, 1996
Speaking Engagements - “The Employee Free Choice Act,” University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pa., 2009
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