Shannon Farmer > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile

Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Shannon D. Farmer represents public and private employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters. She conducts collective bargaining negotiations and interest arbitrations, defends employers in all types of employment and civil rights claims, and provides advice and training related to employment policies and other HR needs.

Admissions

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Memberships

Fellows of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

ACHIEVEability, Board Member

Support Center for Child Advocates, Board Member

Temple Sholom, Member-at-large, Executive Committee

Upper Darby Police Pension Board, Member

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998)

Stanford University (B.A. 1993)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Labor-management relations

Ballard Spahr LLP is highly regarded for its labor and employment services in the public sector, with its client roster featuring states, authorities, universities and hospitals. The group is frequently called upon by public sector clients to handle unfair labor practice cases, labor negotiations, arbitrations and union organization campaigns. Denise Keyser heads up the practice from the New Jersey office and has ample experience acting as lead negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations. Brian Pedrow‘s practice consists of private and public sector labor negotiations and unfair labor practice charges. Shannon Farmer is active in collective bargaining negotiations and interest arbitrations. Both Pedrow and Farmer are based in the Philadelphia office.