Samuel M. First
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2005 Market Street, Suite 1120, Philadelphia, PA 19103
About Samuel M. First
Practice Areas
- Employment
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania
Classes and Seminars
- Preventing and Winning Retaliation Lawsuits, PBI Employment Law Institute, - 2012
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter Symposium, “Power-Packed Legal Platform”, - 2012
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Avoiding Employee Retaliation Lawsuits: Advice for Employers”, - 2012
- “Navigating the Rising Tide of Retaliation Claims” (Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg), Pennsylvania Bar Institute, - 2011
- NJICLE - Business Divorce: The Privately Held Business and Shareholder Relations, “Protecting Business Assets with Restrictive Covenants”, - 2011
- Trends & Terms: The Outlook for Accounting Firm M & A in 2011, “Hot Buttons from an Attorney’s Perspective: Don’t Ignore the Employment Issues in a Merger”, - 2011
- PBI Employment Law Institute, “Winning Retaliation Lawsuits”, - 2011
- PBI Business Divorce Seminar, “Protecting Business Assets with Restrictive Covenants” (Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg, PA), - 2011
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Employers Beware! Aggressive EEOC and OFCCP Enforcement is Here!”, - 2011
- Delaware Valley Human Resources Partnership Annual Summit – “Lost in MySpace: Legal Pitfalls in the Electronic Workplace – Monitoring, Discipline, and Recruiting Issues”, - 2010
- PBI Employment Law Institute, “Surviving (and Outlasting) the Economic Downturn”, - 2010
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), “Layoff Litigation: Issues to Know in a Tough Economy” (Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg, PA), - 2010
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Hot off the Press: GINA and the Supreme Court”, - 2009
- PBI Employment Law Institute, “Do’s and Don’ts for Companies in the Economic Downturn”, - 2009
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Reductions in Force: Navigating the Legal and Business Minefield”, - 2009
- PBI Business Divorce Seminar, “Restrictive Covenants and Employee Issues in Shareholder Disputes” (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Mechanicsburg, PA), - 2008
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Understanding the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and Its Impact on the Workforce”, - 2008
- Delaware Valley Human Resources Partnership Annual Summit, “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!! The Hidden Dangers Inherent in the Exercise of Employer Discretion”, - 2008
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “The Expanded FMLA, Military Leave Laws, and the ADA in a time of Military Conflict”, - 2008
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “The HR Professionals’ Newest Nightmare . . . Electronic Documents in Litigation”, - 2007
- Delaware Valley Human Resources Partnership Annual Summit, “If You Think It Doesn't Apply To You . . . Think Again!! Workplace Traps for the Unsuspecting Employer”, - 2007
- SHRM, Philadelphia Regional Chapter, Legal Webcast, “Post-Employment Restrictions: Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets: Your People,, Business & Intellectual Property”, - 2007
- Delaware Valley Human Resources Partnership Annual Summit, “Navigating the New Electronic Workplace: The Impact of Technology on Your Workforce and Your Business”, - 2006
- “How ADR Works”, Advising Potential Defendants, BNA Books, ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, - 2005
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1992
- New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Board JEVS Foundation, 2013 - Present (Chair)
- Board of JEVS Human Services, 2013 - 2014 (Chair)
- JEVS Human Services, 2003 - Present (Board Member)
- Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, 2011 - 2014 (Member)
- Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”), 2004 - 2014 (VP Legal)
- Business Executive Advisory Board to the Business School at Holy Family University, 2010 - 2012 (Member)
Articles
Published Works
- “Pennsylvania Employment Law Deskbook”, (2nd Edition), Statutory Discrimination (EEO) Protections, PBI Press, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2012
- “Pennsylvania Employment Law Deskbook”, Statutory Discrimination (EEO) Protections, PBI Press, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2012
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Commercial Law, Employment
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