Richard G. Poulson Elected a Fellow of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

PHILADELPHIA (July 2023) – Philadelphia labor, employment, workers’ compensation and family law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that Richard G. Poulson has been elected a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by a lawyer’s colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication, and excellence.

“It is a tremendous honor to be elected as a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and join such an esteemed group of attorneys,” said Poulson. “Throughout my career, I have strived to ensure that firefighters, police officers, and others who keep us safe are treated with dignity and respect, and I am humbled to be recognized for my work on their behalf.”

Poulson serves as general counsel to a large roster of public-safety unions and helps those unions to negotiate and enforce strong collective bargaining agreements for their members and their families. Through collective bargaining, interest arbitration and the legislative processes, Poulson has secured bargaining, safe-staffing, disability, and equipment protections for public safety workers throughout Pennsylvania. Poulson also serves as Executive Director of Labor Relations Information System, which provides education and training services for public safety labor relations professionals across the country (www.lris.com).

Founded in 1995 through an initiative of the Council of The Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association, the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a nonprofit professional organization recognizing those lawyers who, by long and outstanding service, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field.

The installation of the 28^th class of Fellows will be held Nov. 11, 2023, in Seattle, Washington during the College’s annual induction dinner. With the current class of Fellows, the College now has members representing 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and nine Canadian provinces.

Poulson is the seventh member of the firm to have been elected as a Fellow in the College, joining Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig and partners Stuart W. Davidson, Alaine Williams, Nancy B.G. Lassen, Amy L. Rosenberger, and Ralph Teti in membership.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson – Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Jenkintown Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; election and campaign finance; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; family law matters; benefits law design and compliance issues; discrimination, overtime and unpaid wages, and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; social security disability; and workers’ compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond. Workers inspire us.

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