Michael Pepperman

About Michael Pepperman

Michael S. Pepperman is an accomplished attorney known for his tireless advocacy on behalf of his clients. He focuses his practice exclusively on the representation of management in all aspects of labor relations and employment law. Mr. Pepperman is the chair of his firm’s Labor Relations Practice Group.As a labor relations and employment lawyer, Mr. Pepperman provides advice and counsel to employers throughout the country in a wide range of businesses including manufacturers and fabricators, hospitality, retail, food services, transportation, death care and facilities management businesses among others as well as government entities and municipalities. He partners with clients to provide direction and step-by-step counsel in an effort to proactively address and manage employment and labor-related problems.Mr. Pepperman is an experienced litigator concentrating his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, business disputes, construction disputes and a wide range of employment matters. He appears regularly before federal and state trial and administrative agencies in a wide range of matters, including all aspects of employment litigation, federal and state affirmative action compliance, fair housing cases, occupational safety and health issues and labor arbitrations. An in-demand author and lecturer, Mr. Pepperman has written articles on a wide variety of labor relations and employment law topics, such as wrongful termination, violence in the workplace, wage-and-hour, workplace privacy, labor relations and discrimination in the workplace. Further, he is a frequent speaker to trade associations and professional groups.Mr. Pepperman is called upon by various members of the media to provide commentary on news stories relating to employment and labor issues. He has appeared on local radio talk shows and has been quoted in several publications and newspapers including The Wall Street Journal.In some jurisdictions this may be considered advertising

Experience

1. Partner and Chair of the Labor and Employment Department

   Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

   Dec 1996 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia.

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

  JD

  1988 — 1991

• University of Delaware

  BA

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Construction Law
• Trials
• Bankruptcy
• Contract Negotiation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Collective Bargaining
• Courts
• Mediation
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Corporate Law
• Civil Litigation
• Legal Research
• Intellectual Property
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Class Actions
• Personal Injury
• Trial Practice
• Unfair Labor Practice Charges
• Commercial Litigation
• Labor Relations
• Employment Law
• Employment Discrimination
• Appeals
• Product Liability
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Dispute Resolution
• Corporate Governance
• Licensing
• Management
• Team Building