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About
Peggy began her career as an associate in the litigation group at Dechert, where she practiced until 1993. At that time, she moved to Blank Rome LLP, where she focused exclusively on employment and labor law, representing management. Peggy was a partner at Blank Rome from 1997 until leaving in 2006 to open The Law Offices of Margaret A. McCausland LLC. She has served as adjunct faculty at Villanova Law School since 1999. Prior to attending law school, Peggy obtained her B.S. from St. Joseph's University College summa cum laude, which she attended for seven years at night. The traits which enabled Peggy to successfully pursue her education while working full time and raising a family are the traits that she brings to the work she performs on behalf of her clients - sound judgment, perspective, persistence and the ability to prioritize. Peggy's legal ability has been recognized by her peers in the legal profession who have voted her a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer each year since its inception. She has also been recognized by members of the business community - in 2001, she was selected as one of 25 Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners. In addition to her many professional and community activities, Peggy works pro bono as a child advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children. Her efforts were recognized in 2004 by the Philadelphia Bar Foundation when she became the second recipient of its Citizens Pro Bono Award, which was created to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to ensuring the provision of legal services to those in need. Professional Background:Law Offices of Margaret A. McCausland LLC June 2006 - Present Blank Rome LLP 1993 - June 2006 Admitted to Partnership, 1997 Villanova Law School Fall 1999 to Present Adjunct Faculty Dechert Price & Rhoads 1987 - 1993 Associate, Litigation Department back to top » Educational Background:Villanova University, School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, 1987 Order of the Coif
Staff Member, Law Review Business Editor, Law Review St. Joseph's University College, B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1984 back to top » Professional Organizations/Activities:Member, Forum of Executive Women, 2002 - Present Chair, Women Policy and Politics Committee 2004- 2007
Member, Board of Directors 2004 - 2007 Member, Board of Editors, The Corporate Counselor, 2004 to 2006 Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association Member, Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee, 1988 to present
Secretary 1992 and 1993; Co-Chair - 1994 and 1996 Member, Gender Bias Task Force, 1996 to 1999 Participant, Women's Leadership Group, 1998 Philadelphia Bar Education Center Member of Board of Directors - 1994 to 1997
Member, J. Willard O'Brien Inn of Court, 2000 - 2003 Leadership, Inc. Class of 2001 Member, American Association of University Women 2001 - Present
back to top » Awards:2004 Citizens Bank Pro Bono Award, for outstanding volunteer efforts to provide legal services to those in need Named One of Pennsylvania's Top 50 Female Super Lawyers for 2004 by Law & Politics Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine Named as a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Law & Politics Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine Included in Who’s Who in American Law and in Who’s Who in America MS Leadership Class of 2003 Recipient of 2001 Women of Distinction Award through the Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners Awarded "Distinguished Advocate Award" by Support Center for Child Advocates in 1996 back to top » Community Activities:President, Board of Directors, Robins' Nest, Inc., a children's services agency in Southern New Jersey President, Board of Directors of CeaseFire PA, a non-profit organized to end gun violence in our neighborhoods Member, Board of Trustees, Peirce College Participant in FBI Community Partnership Program, March - June 2006 Support Center for Child Advocates -- Volunteer Attorney acting as Child Advocate for abused and neglected children Tutor in Philadelphia Reads - 2001- 2006 Attended 48th annual National Security Seminar at Army War College in Carlisle, PA- June 3-7, 2002 back to top » Publications:"WARNING! Employees' Entertainment May Be Employers' Headache" (co-author Jennifer J. Platzkere), The Corporate Counselor, April 2004 "Fighting Retaliation Under Sarbanes-Oxley" (co-author Christine Bonavita), The Corporate Counselor, January 2004 "Do Your Discrimination Policies Go Far Enough?" (co-author Linda T. Jacobs), The Corporate Counselor, August 2003 "Restrict Employee Cell Phone Use to Limit Liability," Article posted on Website "workindex.com," April 2002 "Effective Employee Discipline," National Second Mortgage Association Quarterly Magazine, October 1995 "Discrimination Ruling Focuses on Infertility," HR Focus, February 1995 "Do's and Don't's In Employee Handbooks," The Bottom Line, Vol. 9, No. 5, Oct/Nov. 1994 "Selected Strategies For Defendants in Employment Discrimination Jury Trials," Philadelphia Bar Education Center Employment Seminar, March 1994 back to top » Representative Lectures:“Do the Headaches Employers Suffer Trying to Comply with the FMLA Constitute a Serious Health Condition?” - PBI Employment Law Institute, April 2008 “Excellence in Mediation” - PBI ADR Institute, February 2008 “Trying to Run a Company While Complying with the ADA and the FMLA – It’s Not Rocket Science, Sometimes It’s Harder” – American College of Occupational Medicine, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 2007 “Released or Not Released, That is the Question” - PBI Employment Law Institute, April, 2007 “Mediating Workplace Retaliation Claims” – PBI ADR Institute, March 2007 and PBI Annual Conference, June 2007 "Technology in the Workplace - The Hidden Legal Dangers Behind the Obvious Business Benefits," PBI Employment Law Institute, April 2006 "Employee Handbooks" - PBI Employment Law Institute, April 2005 “Avoiding Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” Pennsylvania Association of Osteopathic Medicine, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 "Implementing the New Federal Rules on Overtime Pay and Exemptions," July 2004 "Technology in the Workplace," Lorman Education Services, July 2004 "Avoiding Workplace Discrimination/Harassment Claims," Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, May 2004 "Cutting Edge Issues in Age Discrimination," PBI Employment Law Institute, March 2004 "Hot Topics in HR," Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association, February 2004 "First Amendment Rights for Public Sector Employees," PBI, December 2003 "Legal Aspects of Background Checks," ACBSI, March, 2003 "Hiring Records," Lorman Education Services, September 2002, and September 2003 "Employment Contracts," CASRO University, November 2002 "Status of Employment at Will in Pennsylvania," Lorman Education Services, September, 2001 "Getting It Right From the Start," Best Hiring & Employment Practices, New Jersey Society of Oncology Managers, Morristown, N.J., March, 2001 "Sexual Harassment Update," Law Education Institute, Vail, Colorado, January 2000 "Ethics For the Employment Lawyer," Law Education Institute, Vail, Colorado, 1998 and 1999 "Keeping Your Employees at Work -- FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation Issues," Council on Education in Management, January 1998 "Top Legal Issues Every H.R. Professional Should Know," Greater Valley Forge Human Resource Association, January 1997 "Pitfalls in Hiring and Firing," National Leasing Association, September 1996 "Ethical Lawyer Advertising," Philadelphia Bar Education Center, August 1996 "Hiring, Firing, and Discipline," Pennsylvania Association of Osteopathic Medicine, April 1996 "The Greying of America," Executive Briefings in Conjunction with Drake Beam Morin, April 1996 "Gender Bias In the Law," Pennsylvania Bar Association Bar Leader's Conference, 1996 “Effective Employee Discipline,” Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants, 1995 "Sexual Harassment Update," Wilmington Bar Association Annual Employment Conference, May 1996 "Effective Employee Discipline," Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants, 1995 "Rights Afforded to Women Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the ADA and the Family Medical Leave Act," Society of Women Engineers, 1995 "Litigation Pitfalls for All Size Employers," Pennsylvania Association of Women Business Owners, 1995 "Minimizing Litigation Risks in Employment Matters," Pennsylvania Association of Women Business Owners, 1994 "Title I and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act," Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers, 1993 back to top » |
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