nlassen@wwdlaw.com
Phone: (215) 656-3638
Fax: (215) 561-5135

Practice Areas:
Labor Representation

Professional

• Partner, Labor Department
• Senior Law Clerk, Chief Judge George C. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1983-1984

Service

• Member, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations
• Chair, Philadelphia Bar Association Labor Committee, 1992
• Hearing Committee Chair and Member, Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board, 2002 to present
• Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1985
• Massachusetts, 1981

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 1981
• Harvard University, M.S., Occupational Physiology and Occupational Safety & Health, 1982
• University of Michigan, A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, highest distinction, 1978

Nan Lassen is a tireless advocate for unions and employees. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Nan's commitment to organized labor and working people flows from her own background in labor organizing and work place advocacy. Nan represents a diverse group of public and private-sector unions in collective bargaining, at all levels of state and federal litigation, and before a variety of boards, agencies and commissions. In addition, Nan has an extensive background in occupational safety and health issues.

Nan is also active in a number of community, social and political organizations in Philadelphia. She lectures and teaches, in both the labor and legal communities, on topics such as employment discrimination, family and medical leave, occupational safety and health, fair labor standards, and the representation functions of labor organizations.

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