Kristine Grady Derewicz

Kristine Grady Derewicz is a Philadelphia labor and employment lawyer at Littler Mendelson P.C. who counsels and advocates for employers across workplace matters. She advises organizations on legal compliance, daily employment issues, discrimination claims, FMLA requirements, health care and labor relations. She represents clients in state and federal courts and handles matters through mediation, arbitration, jury trials, and bench trials. Her work includes significant experience serving healthcare employers and institutions of higher education across complex disputes.

Kristine earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1990. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from La Salle University in 1987. She is admitted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Her court admissions include the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, federal district courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the supreme courts of both states. She brings this foundation to complex employment disputes.

Kristine advises employers on National Labor Relations Act matters, including unfair labor practice investigations, representation petitions, and union-related corporate transactions. She handles collective bargaining negotiations and arbitrations involving contract interpretation and employee discipline. She also helps employers address successor-employer questions, union accretion concerns, and practical implementation of workplace requirements. Her experience spans counseling, dispute resolution, and trial advocacy, allowing her to address both preventive needs and complex contested employment matters.

Kristine Grady Derewicz brings extensive courtroom, arbitration, mediation, and counseling experience to employer-side labor and employment matters. She has been recognized repeatedly for her work in labor and employment law and has received a peer-review rating for professional ability and ethics. She also represents Philadelphia social service agencies on a pro bono basis. Her service on nonprofit boards reflects a sustained commitment to organizations supporting the Philadelphia community and residents.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Chair, La Salle Academy
• Member, La Salle Academy
• Member, Main Line Art Center
• Chair, Uplift Center for Grieving Children
• Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• La Salle University
  Bachelor of Arts

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