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Profile
April focuses on all aspects of employment-related litigation, defending employers in collective and class actions as well as single-plaintiff actions involving wage/hour, employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, employee benefits, and restrictive covenant claims arising under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FLSA, ERISA, state law, and common law.
April also counsels employers across a range of industries on litigation avoidance and compliance issues arising under employment discrimination laws, wage/hour statutes, FMLA, WARN Act, and USERRA, and advises employers responding to state and federal agency investigations.
Education and Honors
J.D., summa cum laude, Duquesne University School of Law, 2007
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame, 2004
- Editor-in-Chief, Duquesne Law Review (2006-2007)
- Duquesne University School of Law Distinguished Student Award (2007)
- Carol Los Mansmann Appellate Advocacy Competition Winner (2005)
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit