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| PATRICIA V. PIERCE | |
Professional:
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Partner, 1996-present |
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Santa Clara University Law School, Visiting Professor, 1994-1996 |
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Sole Practitioner, 1984-1994 |
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Associate, Rudley, Crummett & Bowe, PC, 1982-1984 |
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Staff Attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, 1976-1982 |
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Lecturer in Law, Temple School of Law, 1996 |
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Adjunct Professor, Temple School of Law, 1983-Present |
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Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1980-present |
Service:
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Board Member, National Clearing House for the Defense of Battered Women |
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Past President of the Board of Directors, Women Organized Against Rape |
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Board Member, Defender Association of Philadelphia |
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Member, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations |
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Member, National and Pennsylvania Employment Law Associations |
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Member, American Trial Lawyers Association |
Bar Admissions:
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1976 |
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1988 |
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982 |
| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1997 |
| New Jersey Supreme Court, 1998 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998 |
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California Supreme Court, 1994 |
| U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, 1994 |
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United States Supreme Court, 1990 |
Education:
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Rutgers School of Law, High Honors, J.D., 1976 |
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Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences, Honors and Distinction in Political Science, 1973 |
For the last fifteen years, Patricia Pierce has limited her practice to the area of employment litigation and has handled individual and class action suits in the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and California. She is listed as one of the best lawyers in the field of employment law in Best Lawyers in America. Pat has lectured and written extensively on the issues of employment discrimination, civil rights and clinical legal education. Noted for her skillful trial work, Pat continues to teach trial advocacy for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. A committed member of the community, Pat serves on several Boards with a special interest in solving the problems of domestic violence.