Pennsylvania labor and employment law firm hires labor attorney Jordan Konell
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that Jordan Konell has joined the firm as an associate. Konell will focus his practice on labor law. He previously served as a law clerk with the firm, assisting union-side labor attorneys with research, writing, and litigation preparation as well as authoring legal briefs.
"We are delighted to welcome Jordan back to the firm as an associate. We know he will be an asset as we continue to fight for the rights of workers to be paid fairly and treated with respect," said Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig.
Prior to joining the firm, Konell served as a law clerk at both Region 4 and the Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Branch of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He gained valuable experience conducting legal research and investigating claims of unfair labor practice, as well as drafting appellate briefs on behalf of the General Counsel.
"Willig, Williams & Davidson has earned a stellar reputation in the field of labor law, and I am honored to return to the firm as an associate," said Konell. "I am passionate about advocating for working people to ensure they are afforded the rights and protections they deserve."
Konell earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. As a law student, he was awarded the 2021 Philadelphia Bar Association Public Interest Law Student Award and the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. He also earned a Certificate in Management from the Wharton School. He was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he received an M.Sc. in education and a M.Sc. in criminology and criminal justice. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and African American studies, magna cum laude, from Yale University.
About Willig, Williams & Davidson – Willig, Williams & Davidson (http://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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