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Leah K. Sell

Associate

Leah Sell is an Associate with Leech Tishman and a member of the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice Group, as well as the Start-up Services Group. She is also a member of the Life Sciences Industry Group. Based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office, Leah regularly advises clients in the areas of employment counseling and defense and corporate transactions.

Leah provides counseling and advice to human resources professionals, managers, and owners on a variety of complex employment law matters to improve and protect the workplace. She enjoys getting to know her clients and their businesses, from conception through exit, working with them to develop and protect their interests and assets. Leah regularly analyzes complex regulations to provide risk analysis and liability limiting solutions. She helps employers navigate complex hour and wage, leave, accommodation, harassment, discrimination and safety matters – including cannabis in the workplace. Leah manages employment matters in corporate transactions including due diligence and advice on a myriad of employment issues from WARN and successor liability to negotiating and drafting of relevant terms of purchase and key employment agreements.

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Leah regularly counsels private employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, from hiring through termination. She advises clients on employment discrimination issues, workplace and sexual harassment, disability accommodation, Family & Medical Leave Act compliance, employee handbooks, human resource policies and practices, wage and hour issues, use of temporary employees and independent contractors, performance appraisals, workplace investigations, drug and alcohol testing, workplace privacy issues, disciplinary action and termination, reductions in force, employment at-will/wrongful discharge, alternative dispute resolution, employment agreements, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements, severance agreements, waivers and releases, and unemployment compensation claims.

She is experienced in negotiating and drafting employment agreements, restrictive covenants, employment policies and handbooks, as well as separation, release and settlement agreements.

Leah successfully represents clients in state and federal court, arbitration, mediation and agency proceedings.

Academics
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Dean’s Scholarship Awardee
B.S. in Organizational Communication, cum laude, Ohio University Scripps College of Communication

Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Experience
Allegheny County Bar Association (Council Member, Women in the Law Division Council; Former Member, Young Lawyers’ Division Wills for Heroes Program; Council Member, Corporate Banking)
Kisner Law Firm, LLC
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (Judicial Intern for the Honorable Nora Barry Fischer)

Professional Memberships
Allegheny County Bar Association (Member, Women in the Law Division Council; Member, Young Lawyers’ Division Wills for Heroes Program; Member, Corporate Banking and Business Law Section)
Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania (Past Treasurer; Former Co-Chair of Finance)
Society for Human Resources Management (Member)
Pitt Law Women’s Association (Past President)

Presentations
Out of Sight Not Out of Mind: Remote Work Employment Law – Pittsburgh Human Resource Association (December 2020)
2020 Employment Law Month Panel – Pittsburgh Human Resource Association (December 2020)
Discrimination and Harassment – National Business Institute (August 2020)
Disciplining and Firing Employees – National Business Institute (August 2020)
FLSA Essentials: Practically Applying the Most Recent Legal Perspective- National Business Institute (February 2020)
Clearing the Air: Medical Marijuana Emerging Issues in Employment Law – Pennsylvania Bar Institute (November 2018)
Risk Management: Dealing with Sex, Drugs and Money in the Workplace – Health Excellence Institute (April 2018)

Professional Accolades
Super Lawyers
Pennsylvania Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine (2019-2022)

Certifications & Designations
SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

Publications
“Surviving Social Media: An Employer’s Guide,” Lawyers Journal of Allegheny County Bar Association (2016)
“New Ethics Rule Clears the Air On Med-marijuana Question,” Lawyers Journal of Allegheny County Bar Association (2016)
University of Pittsburgh Law Review (Senior Managing Editor)
JURIST (Associate Editor)

Community Involvement
Humane Animal Rescue

Insights

Sep. 9, 2022  |  Press

Leech Tishman Attorney Leah K. Sell Published in PHRA Periodical Perspectives

Aug. 15, 2022  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Attorney Leah K. Sell Published in the ACBA Lawyers Journal

Jul. 15, 2022  |  Client Alerts

A Tip: Change is Coming to Pennsylvania’s Wage and Hour Rules

Leech Tishman Joins Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership

Jun. 10, 2022  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Joins Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership as a Downtown Champion Member

PA Superlawyers

May. 25, 2022  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Recognized as 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Jan. 13, 2022  |  Client Alerts

United States Supreme Court Stays OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Jan. 11, 2022  |  Client Alerts

DOL Says Insurers To Pay for COVID-19 OTC Testing

Dec. 23, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Attorneys Leah K. Sell and Philip A. Toomey Published in Pittsburgh Business Times

Dec. 10, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Stop… Contractors and Listen: The Courts are Back with a Brand-New Injunction

Nov. 18, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Attorney Leah K. Sell Published in November’s Pittsburgh Human Resource Association Newsletter

Nov. 9, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Employers Mark Your Calendar for December 5: OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Requires Compliance in Time for the Holiday Season

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Nov. 8, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey and Attorney Leah K. Sell Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times Article on Vaccine Mandate

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Oct. 26, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Partner Philip A. Toomey and Attorney Leah K. Sell Featured in Pittsburgh Business Times Article

Sep. 10, 2021  |  Client Alerts

If You Have 100 or More Employees You May Need to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

Jun. 18, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Attorney Leah K. Sell Interviewed by the ACBA Lawyers Journal

Jun. 4, 2021  |  Press

Leech Tishman Employment & Labor Attorney Leah K. Sell Published in the ACBA Lawyers Journal

May. 26, 2021  |  Firm News

Leech Tishman Lawyers Recognized as 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

May. 10, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Mitigation Orders Lifted, Employer Responsibilities Remain

Apr. 21, 2021  |  Client Alerts

April Regulations Bring Many Changes

Apr. 6, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Amended Pennsylvania Orders Strongly Encourage Telework and Increase Capacity

Mar. 1, 2021  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Travel Mitigation Order Terminated and Event Capacity Increased

Feb. 1, 2021  |  Client Alerts

While You Were Quarantining: Recap of 2020 Pennsylvania Employment Law Developments

Jan. 8, 2021  |  Client Alerts

New Year, New Employment Laws

Dec. 10, 2020  |  Client Alerts

New Limited Time Mitigation Order Goes into Effect in Pennsylvania on December 12, 2020, through January 4, 2021

Nov. 24, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Order Regarding Mitigation, Enforcement, And Immunity Protections Goes Into Effect On Friday November 27, 2020

Nov. 18, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Pennsylvania Department of Health Implements New COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts

Oct. 26, 2020  |  Client Alerts

10 Pennsylvania COVID-19 Mitigation Requirements for Businesses and Employers

Oct. 1, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Court Clears Haze Surrounding Employee’s Right to Bring a Private Claim under Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act, More Clarity Could Ensue

Sep. 28, 2020  |  Client Alerts

DOL Proposed Rule Could Provide Clarity for FLSA Independent Contractor Status

Aug. 14, 2020  |  Client Alerts

Making Green Mean “Go” Rather Than “Oh No” for Employers

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Pittsburgh

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Email: lsell@leechtishman.com

Phone: 412.261.1600

Fax: 412.227.5551

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