Michael S. Cohen

Partner

Phone: +1 215 979 1882
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA

Michael S. Cohen concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Mr. Cohen has trained and counseled employers throughout the country on subjects including harassment prevention; workplace diversity; discipline and discharge; hiring and recruiting practices; performance evaluations; FMLA, ADA and FLSA compliance; leave of absence policies; performance management; workplace privacy; sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace; substance abuse testing; workplace violence; records retention; conducting background checks; teens in the workplace and managing attendance problems. He has conducted trainings for executives, directors, managers, supervisors and employees in many industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retail, real estate development, law firms and human services. Mr. Cohen also has conducted trainings for executives, deans and faculty in several institutions of higher education and secondary education. He has conducted more than 250 trainings in the last year.

Mr. Cohen has conducted investigations into claims of harassment and discrimination and has drafted employee handbooks, employment agreements, noncompete agreements and post-termination agreements. He has represented clients throughout the country in EEO and other administrative proceedings.

Mr. Cohen has been cited as a national authority on employment issues by The New York Times, The Associated Press, USA Today, MSNBC.com, The New York Daily News, New York Newsday, The San Francisco Chronicle, Law National, Law.com, HR Magazine, HR Executive Magazine, HR Executive Online, SHRM On-Line, Employment Law 360, Inside Counsel Magazine, What's Working in Human Resources, Workforce Management Magazine, Human Rights Campaign On-Line, Yahoo! Sports, The Sporting News, The Newark Star-Ledger, The Houston Chronicle, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Syracuse Post-Standard, The Ann Arbor News, The Harrisburg Patriot News, The Mobile Press Register, The Flint Journal, The Desert Sun, The Courier-Post, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Stamford Advocate, The Huntsville Times, AM New York, The Workplace Substance Abuse Advisor, Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, Talent Management, BusinessInsurance.com, AZcentral.com, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, The Columbus Dispatch, The Myrtle Beach Sun News, Richmond Times Dispatch, Detroit News and Business & Legal Reports, Inc. He has been a regular guest lecturer on human resources issues at West Chester University for its Masters of Science in Administration program. He also is a member of the board of editors for the Privacy Law Journal and of the SHRM PA State Council Diversity Committee.

Mr. Cohen is a 1997 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Areas of Practice

Employment Law

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1997
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, 1993

Professional Activities

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Independence Business Alliance
-Board of Directors

Board Memberships

Independence Business Alliance
- Board of Directors

Civic and Charitable Activities

Tribe 12
- Board of Directors

Selected Publications

Author, "Letting Go of ‘Back in My Day…’ Will Improve Implicit Bias," TLNT.com, May 16, 2023
Author, "Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?" Law360 Pulse, December 6, 2022
Co-author, "EEOC's Updated Guidance Makes Employer-Required COVID-19 Testing More Difficult," Law360, July 29, 2022
Co-author, "EEOC's Updated Guidance Makes Employer-Required COVID-19 Testing More Difficult," Duane Morris Alert, July 22, 2022
Author, "HR is Life! HR is Life! 3 Leadership Lessons from 'Ted Lasso'," Human Resource Executive, December 13, 2021
Author, "3 Cheers for Cheer—and 3 Lessons on How to Manage," Training Magazine, October 27, 2020
Author, "A Beautiful Day in Your Neighborhood? 5 Lessons for HR From Mr. Rogers," Human Resource Executive, January 3, 2020
Author, "Successful Harassment Prevention Programs in the #MeToo Era," Workforce, September 30, 2019
Interviewed, "What Attorneys Need to Know About Hiring, Evaluating, and Terminating Employees," The Florida Bar Podcast, February 21, 2019
Featured in "Events," The Legal Intelligencer, October 17, 2017
Author, "Tackling Fantasy Football in the Workplace," Employee Benefit News, September 4, 2014
Author, "Dangers of Social Media Recruitment: Why Benefits Managers Could Be at Risk," Employee Benefits News, July 17, 2014
Author, "How Legal Same-Sex Marriage in Pa. Will Affect Employers," Law360, May 23, 2014
Author, "Dear Helga...," Association of Legal Adminimistrators - Las Vegas Chapter, Jan.-Feb. 2014
Author, "Workplace Madness: Important HR Lessons from NCAA Basketball," Sports Litigation Alert, May 17, 2013
Author, "Workplace Madness: Important HR Lessons from NCAA Basketball," Duane Morris Sports Law Blog, April 19, 2013
Author, "A Site (Un)Seen: Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions," The Legal Intelligencer, December 22, 2010
Author, "Want an Extraordinary Law Firm? Listen to a Kindergartner," Association of Legal Administrators, November/December 2009
Author, "They're Not In My Locker Room . . . Or Conference Room - The Myth Of The Gay-Free Workplace," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2006

Media Hits

Quoted in "How Ted Lasso Became This Employment Lawyer’s Big Differentiator," Scribewise, September 24, 2024
Quoted in "5 Mistakes Employers Make When Placing Workers on PIPs," Law360, August 26, 2024
Quoted in "What Ted Lasso Can Teach Us About Mental Health in the Workplace," SHRM.org, March 30, 2023
Quoted in "Managers Need Training on the Interview Process," HR Magazine, June 12, 2022
Quoted in "How Typical Recruiting Mistakes Undermine Diversity Goals," SHRM.org, April 13, 2022
Quoted in "When Pandemic Efforts are Disproportionate, How Do We Move Forward?" Westlaw Edge Alert, March 2022
Quoted in "Firms' Post-COVID Office Plans Could Cost Them Talent," Law360, May 25, 2021
Quoted in "Why Law Firms May Not Require Vaccine For Attys And Staff," Law360, January 21, 2021
Quoted in "How Landmark Ruling Prohibiting LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Local Businesses," Philadelphia Business Journal, June 15, 2020
Quoted in "The Many Ways Firms Are Failing To Address Harassment," Law360, April 16, 2019
Quoted in "Caught in a Bad (Office) Romance? Strategies for Employers," Bloomberg Law, November 3, 2017
Quoted in "Mark Halperin Will Be Tried in Public Because His Accusers Can't Take Him to Court," Quartz at Work, October 26, 2017
Quoted in "Workplace Slur Harassment Ruling a Warning to Employers," Law360, July 19, 2017
Quoted in "'Lookism' Is Prevalent Bias in Certain Professions, Industries," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, June 5, 2017
Quoted in "Gender-Nonconforming Professionals Look for Jobs That Fit," NBCNews.com, July 25, 2016
Quoted in "Time to Update Employee Handbooks—and Sign-Off Procedures ," Society for Human Resource Management, June 19, 2016
Quoted in "Comic Book Superheroes Pack a Diversity Punch," Talent Management, July 24, 2014
Quoted in "HHS Website Offers Employers Options For Accommodating Lactating Mothers," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, July 10, 2014
Quoted in "Performance Appraisals Work Best When Employers Evaluate the Evaluators," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, July 7, 2014
Quoted in "No Justification for Bathroom or Other Bias Against Transgender Employees," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, June 30, 2014
Quoted in "Employers Urged to be Proactive about LGBT Workers' Rights," Business Insurance, June 26, 2014 and reprinted in TireBusiness.com, June 27, 2014
Quoted in "Obama Signs Memo Telling Labor Department To Expand Employee Overtime Eligibility," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, March 17, 2014
Quoted in "Prejudice Against 'Unattractive' Workers Can Have Ugly Ramifications for Employers," Bloomberg BNA Health Care Policy Report, September 23, 2013
Quoted in "Breaking Bad News to Management Can Be Challenging, Even Dangerous, for HR," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, August 5, 2013
Quoted in "Employers Advised to Use Extreme Caution With Social Media Background Checks," Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, June 19, 2013
Quoted in "Hear what's happening in workplace law?" HR Magazine, May 2010

Selected Speaking Engagements

Diversity and Inclusion / Harassment Prevention

Featured Guest, "Talking Today’s Workforce Trends," SHRM Podcast, August 15, 2024
Featured Guest, "Clocking Out with Raymond Lee Podcast:Episode 7: Michael S. Cohen: Attorney and Thought Leader in Employment Law," June 26, 2024
Featured Guest, "A New Approach to Prioritizing Mental Health at Work," Philadelphia SHRM HR Fresh Take Podcast, September 12, 2023
Speaker, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Workplace Issues," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, June 8, 2023
Featured Guest, Know the Score With Decker and Dix Podcast Episode 17, June 2, 2023
Speaker, "Legal Management Talk: Mental Healthy, Microagressions and HR Trends with Michael Cohen," November 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Chesapeake Human Resources Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Denver Association of Legal Administrators, Denver, Colorado, October 27, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 19, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Long Island Association of Legal Administrators, Tarrytown, New York, October 17, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Long Island Association of Legal Administrators, Tarrytown, New York, October 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, Closing Keynote, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 14, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 11, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Indianapolis Association of Legal Administrators, Carmel, Indiana, September 20, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” SHRM Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, May 17, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Rubber Roller Group Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 2, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Premier Oncology Hematology Management Society, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2022
Speaker, “Are you Devaluing Diversity: 5 Mistakes You’re Making in Hiring,” SHRM Talent Management Conference, Aurora, Colorado, April 11, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Houston Association of Legal Administrators, Houston, Texas, March 31, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, Livingston, New Jersey, March 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, March 17, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Virginia Association of Legal Administrators, Richmond, Virginia, March 5, 2022
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Southeast Pennsylvania SHRM, Webinar, February 15, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Greater Los Angeles Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, February 24, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Lehigh Valley SHRM, Webinar, February 8, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 25, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” District of Columbia Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, November 30, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Association of Legal Administrators Virtual Chapter, Webinar, November 11, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Pittsburgh Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, October 26, 2021
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2021 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Garden State SHRM Annual Conference, Webinar, October 18, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 11, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 10, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Southeastern Pennsylvania SHRM, Webinar, July 20, 2021
Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time..." Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, June 22, 2021
Keynote Speaker for National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, June 21, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Studio, May 19, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Lemonade for Legal, Webinar, May 12, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Sussex County SHRM, Webinar, March 18, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Connecticut Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, March 24, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, March 9, 2021
Speaker, "The World Has Changed: Harassment Prevention in 2021 and Beyond," Duane Morris Institute Webinar, March 2, 2021
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Webinar, January 29, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 28, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 21, 2021
Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time..." Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, November 17, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Lehigh Valley Annual Conference, Webinar, October 26, 2020
Speaker, "The World Has Changed: Harassment Prevention in 2020 and Beyond," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), October 13, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Webinar, September 25, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 28, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 28, 2020
Speaker, "Are You Devaluing Diversity – 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Hiring," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), January 23, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Baltimore, Maryland, January 14, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Delaware Association of Legal Administrators, Wilmington, Delaware, September 19, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Princeton Human Resources Association, Princeton, New Jersey, April 8, 2019
Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Not Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Human Resources Management Association of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, April 8, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2019
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention in the #MeToo Era,” Virginia State Association of Legal Administrators Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, March 9, 2019
Presenter, "Top 5 Performance Management Mistakes," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, March 1, 2018
Speaker, "Background Checks and Hiring: Trends, Legal Developments and Best Practices," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Philadelphia, October 19, 2017
Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice, Philadelphia, May 3, 2017
Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Not Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Philadelphia, April 11, 2017
Speaker, "Creating a LGBT Friendly Workplace," Lehigh Valley SHRM Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 4, 2016
Speaker, "Out of the Closet and Into Your Workplace — Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and the Law," Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference, Orlando, May 25, 2014
Speaker, "Diversity Quiz and Harassment Prevention and Correction," South Jersey Human Resources Association, Cumberland County, NJ, January 16, 2014
Speaker, "Cutting Edge LGBT Issues," PA Chambers of Commerce State HR Conference, Hershey, PA, December 3, 2013
Speaker, "Creating an LGBT-Friendly Workplace," Lodging Diversity Summit, Washington, DC, October 30, 2013
Speaker, "Diversity & The Law," South Carolina Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, August 15, 2013
Speaker, "Diversity & The Law," Federal Executive Board Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2012
Speaker, "Background Checks—Criminal, Credit and Social Media," "Out of the Closet and Into Your Workplace—Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 15-16, 2012
Speaker, "Diversity and the Law," St. Louis Association of Legal Administrators Conference, St. Louis, MO, August 7, 2012
Speaker, " Diversity and the Law," Association of Legal Administrators Atlanta Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 16, 2012
Speaker, "Get Ready to Hire Again," "Diversity and the Law," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Boston, MA (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 3-4, 2010
Speaker, "Motivating Employees in A Down Economy," "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators, Madison, WI, November 12, 2009
Speaker, "Employment Law Update," "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 19, 2009
Speaker, "Hiring and Interviewing," and "Sports, It's Not Just A Game: Examining Employment Law Subjects Through the World of Sports," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-30, 2009
Speaker, "Complying with Discrimination Law," "Union Awareness," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, King of Prussia, PA, April 21, 2009
Speaker, "Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," Documenting Performance," SHRM Annual Legislative Conference, Washington, DC, March 9, 2009
Speaker, " Harassment Prevention and Correction," Delaware Valley Human Resources Summit, Philadelphia, PA (#1 ranked speaker of conference) October 3, 2008
Speaker, "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, State College, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), September 24, 2008
Speaker, "Diversity," Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week, Williamsport, PA, July 9, 2008
Speaker, "EEO Essentials," ALM Diversity Conference, April 8, 2008
Speaker, "Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," SHRM Annual Diversity Conference, Washington, DC, March 10-11, 2008

Hiring, Firing and Performance

Speaker, "Be A Destination Employer: Status Quo is Falling Behind," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, October 29, 2024
Featured Guest, "Talking Today's Workforce Trends," Talk NYC Podcast, August 15, 2024
Speaker, "HR Leadership is Life! Making Your Organization Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, July 20, 2023
Speaker, "Performance Management in the Age of Empathy: In the Office or In the Home," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, June 27, 2023
Speaker, "The Career Competitor Podcast: The Competitive Advantage to Personal Investment – Michael Cohen," November 6, 2022
Speaker, "The Company of Dads Podcast: What Working Dads Can Ask For: An Attorney’s Advice," October 18, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 10, 2022
Speaker, "Mostly Legal Podcast (Centerbase): Coaching On and Off the Field with Mike Cohen," September 14, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Lemonade for Legal, Webinar, August 31, 2022
Speaker, "HR Leadership is Life! Making Your Organization Better Through The Lessons of Ted Lasso," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, June 23, 2022
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” SHRM Talent Management Conference, Aurora, Colorado, April 12, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, May 16, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm Performance Management,” Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators, Atlanta, January 29, 2022
Speaker, “Managing Your Managers to Manage Better,” Pre-Conference Session, SHRM Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 2022
Speaker, “Managing Your Managers to Manage Better,” Pre-Conference, SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 9, 2021
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 14, 2021
Speaker, "Employment Life Cycle of the Remote Employee," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, October 27, 2020
Speaker, "Performance Management – Yes, It Does Matter, Now More Than Ever!" Duane Morris Institute (DMi), May 19, 2020
Speaker, “Law Firm Hiring and Interviewing: When it Has to Be the Right Person,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Webinar, May 12, 2020
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, May 5, 2020
Speaker, "Performance Management – Yes, It Does Matter, Now More Than Ever!" Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, August 5, 2021
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Detroit Association of Legal Administrators, May 20, 2020
Speaker, "Are You Ready for Summer? Teens in the Workplace," Duane Morris Institute, Webinar, April 1, 2020
Presenter, "Are You Devaluing Diversity – 5 Mistakes to Avoid In Hiring," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, January 23, 2020
Presenter, "Hiring Do's and Don'ts: From Job Posting to Job Offer and Everything in Between," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Seminar, Philadelphia, November 19, 2019
Speaker, “Documenting Performance: Yes, It Does Matter,” Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Keynote, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 21, 2019
Presenter, "Top 5 Performance Management Mistakes," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, October 1, 2019
Speaker, “Yes, They Do Matter: Law Firm Performance Appraisals,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Grapevine, Texas, April 16, 2019
Speaker, "Managing Your Workforce Systems: Recruitment, Selection and Hiring Part 2," Duane Morris Institute, March 7, 2019
Speaker, “Putting Out Fires: Challenging HR Issues for the Legal Industry,” District of Columbia Association of Legal Administrators, February 12, 2019
Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2015, Philadelphia, May 14, 2015
Speaker, Interactive Session on Documentation, Human Resources Association of Southern Maryland (HRASM) Meeting, California, Maryland, April 15, 2015
Speaker, "Human Resources 101," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 20, 2014
Speaker, "Motivating Employees in the New Economy," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 20, 2014
Speaker, "Background Checks: Criminal, Credit and Social Media," SHRM National Legislative and Employment Law Conference, Washington, DC, March 17, 2014
Speaker, "The Keys to Documenting Performance," Lehigh Valley Society of Human Resource Management, Webinar, February 11, 2014
Speaker, "Documenting Performance," New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, West Orange, NJ, November 12, 2013
Speaker, "Hiring the Best," "Motivating Employees in the New Economy," Documenting Performance," Association of Legal Administrators Region 6, Reno, NV (#1 Ranked Speaker), November 1-2, 2013
Speaker, "Employee LifeCycle: From Hiring to Firing," Premier Oncology and Hematology Management Society, Hershey, PA, November 8, 2013
Panelist, "Paying Interns," WCPN Cleveland, June 26, 2013
Speaker, "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," "Diversity & The Law," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD (#1 Ranked Speaker), April 15, 2013
Speaker, "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," Association of Legal Administrators Independence Chapter, Norristown, PA, March 20, 2013
Speaker, "Performance Management," Association of Legal Administrators National Webinar, Webinar, February 6, 2013
Speaker, "Background Checks: Criminal, Credit and Social Media," Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 15-16, 2012
Speaker, "Hiring the Best," Chester County SHRM, Downington, PA, June 1, 2012
Speaker, "Harassment Prevention & Correction," Kansas City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, March 15, 2012
Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, The Do Matter," Boston Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 8, 2012
Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, They Do Matter," New York City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 10, 2011
Speaker, "Hiring the Best," New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators Meeting, West Orange, NJ, November 8, 2011
Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Premier Oncology & Hematology Management Society, Hershey, PA, November 4, 2011
Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Greater Valley Forge SHRM Meeting, Villanova, PA, March 16, 2011
Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Philadelphia Federal Executive Board Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 22, 2010
Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, They Do Matter," New York City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, New York, NY, September 23, 2010
Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Baltimore, MD, March 18, 2010
Speaker, "Hiring the Best," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Orlando, FL, February 27, 2010
Speaker, "Documenting Discipline," "Hiring The Best," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, State College, PA, September 22, 2009
Speaker, "HR and the Law," Oncology Supply, San Diego, CA, August 23, 2008
Speaker, "Background Checks," Greater Philadelphia Hospitality Association, Philadelphia, PA, May 6, 2008
Speaker, "Managing Within the Law," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Harrisburg, PA, March 31, 2008
Speaker, "Documenting Discipline," Pennsylvania Oncology and Hematology Management Society, Conshohocken, PA, March 14, 2008

Outrages in the Workplace

Speaker, "Dear Helga, You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association, King of Prussia, PA, September 16, 2014
Speaker, "Helga's Back — And You're Not Going to Believe What Her Employees Did THIS TIME!" Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference, Orlando, May 24, 2014
Speaker, "Dear Helga — You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," CUPA-HR Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter, Harrisburg, PA, March 11, 2014
Speaker, "Dear Helga, You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Greater Los Angeles Association of Legal Administrators, Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 2014
Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Garden State SHRM Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 28-29, 2013
Speaker, "Managing Trouble in Your Organization," Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Seven Springs, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 10, 2013
Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," "Creating an LGBT—Friendly Workplace," Lehigh Valley SHRM, Bethlehem, PA, October 7, 2013
Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Association of Legal Administrators Connecticut, Hartford, CT, September 26, 2013
Speaker, "Time to Go Back to School—Updating Your Employee Handbook," "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," SHRM Annual Conference (#3 Ranked Speaker), Chicago, IL, May 16-19, 2013
Speaker, "Dear Helga—You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," St. Louis SHRM, St. Louis, MO, May 15, 2013
Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Association of Legal Administrators Region 1, Mashantucket, CT, October 19, 2012
Speaker, "Substance Abuse Testing," Pennsylvania Employer Assistance Program Association, Villanova, PA, June 29, 2010

Social Media

Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Employment," Greater Valley Forge SHRM, Villanova, PA, May 21, 2013
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Documenting Performance," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 16-17, 2013
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media Hiring," NYC Association of Legal Administrators Conference, New York, NY, January 31, 2013
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," PA Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, PA, October 3, 2012
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Association of Legal Administrators Region 2 Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 28, 2012
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Association of Legal Administrators Region 3 Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 14, 2012
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Employment," Association of Legal Administrators Maryland Annual Meeting, Columbia, MD, May 17, 2012
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," SHRM Chattanooga, Tennessee Conference, Chattanooga, TN, March 8, 2011
Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg, PA, February 11, 2011
Speaker, "What's Your Site," Delaware Valley Human Resources Summit, Philadelphia, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 9, 2009
Speaker, "Social Media in Hiring," Greater Philadelphia Hospitality Association, Philadelphia, PA, February 17, 2009

Employee Handbooks & EEO Investigations

Speaker, "Handling EEOC and State Agency Charges," Duane Morris Institute, January 24, 2019
Speaker, "Handling EEOC and State Agency Charges," Duane Morris Institute, November 29, 2018
Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Employee Handbook," Society of Human Resources Management, Northern New Jersey Chapter, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, September 17, 2014
Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Law Firm's Employee Handbook," Association of Legal Administrators Business of Law Conference, Chicago, September 12, 2014
Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Law Firm's Employee Handbook," Association of Legal Administrators Business of Law Conference, Portland, OR, September 5, 2014
Speaker, "Conducting EEO Investigations," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 21, 2014
Speaker, "Developments in Workplace Law and Practice," Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2014, Philadelphia, May 8, 2014
Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks and Avoiding the Most Common Handbook Mistakes," Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry's HR Roundtable, King of Prussia, PA, April 26, 2012
Speaker, "Conducting EEO Investigations," "The ABCs of the ADA & FMLA," Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Facilities Annual State Conference, State College, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), September 21, 2011
Speaker, "Hiring the Best," Boston Association of Legal Administrators, Boston, MA, September 11, 2013
Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "The ABCs of the ADA and FMLA," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 25, 2011
Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "Documenting Discipline," Michigan Oncology & Hematology Management Society, Traverse City, MI, May 21, 2010
Speaker, "Records Retention," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Lehigh Valley, PA, May 13, 2010
Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," Community Hematology Oncology Consortium, Conshohocken, PA, April 24, 2009
Speaker, "Records Retention," Pennsylvania Chamber, Pittsburg, PA, September 30, 2009

Concerns of Specialized Professions

Speaker, "Takin' Care of Business: New Legal Trends for the Business Leader," Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, March 21, 2014
Speaker, "Sports, It's Not Just A Game: Examining Employment Law Subjects Through the World of Sports," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-30, 2009
Speaker, "HR Metrics for Oncology Practices," ION, San Diego, CA, February 23, 2008