EMPLOYMENT LAW & LABOR RELATIONS • COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Bringing more than 25 years of experience, David M. Steckel serves public and private employers, counties, townships, and municipalities in a wide array of matters, including labor and employment law, business and commercial litigation for employers.
A skilled litigator, Mr. Steckel has successfully defended clients in jury trials in Pennsylvania’s state and federal courts against claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, as well as contract and tort issues, defamation, and grievance arbitrations. With deep knowledge in labor law, he has conducted collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of counties and public employers with respect to court-appointed units, court-related units, residual units, meet and discuss units, professional and non-professional units. Mr. Steckel has also conducted hearings before the State Civil Service Commission and Pennsylvania Labor Relations Commission.
Mr. Steckel provides counsel on a full range of labor and employment law matters, including EEO matters, wage and hour matters, FMLA and other leave matters, employee policies and manuals, OSHA and other safety matters, employment agreements, non-compete and nondisclosure agreements, and employee discipline and termination matters.
Mr. Steckel enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, as well as golfing, hiking national parks and spending time at the Disney parks.
EDUCATION
- The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, J.D.
- Bloomsburg University, B.S., Business Administration & Management, cum laude
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
CLERKSHIPS
- The Honorable Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- The Honorable Edward N. Cahn, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of PA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Defended large regional hospital at trial in contract and tort cases with successful outcomes.
- Defended and provided successful outcomes to numerous local businesses sued for employment discrimination.
- Strategically guided many employer clients through employee terminations and layoffs to avoid costly litigation.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
- Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley, Secretary
- St. Thomas More School, Past President & Board Member
CALL DIRECT
610-797-9000, ext. 411
ASSISTANT INFORMATION
Jewel Dennis
610-797-9000 ext. 377
