Jennifer Anne Nachamkin

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Jennifer A. Nachamkin is a principal shareholder at Strokoff & Cowden, P.C. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she has practiced employment and labor law for more than twenty years. She represents labor unions in both the private and public sectors. In addition to her robust labor practice, Ms. Nachamkin advocates for individual employees in a wide range of matters, including whistleblower claims, discrimination, ADA accommodations, professional licensure, and public employee pension appeals. Her practice includes trial and appellate litigation before state and federal courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies.

Before entering the legal profession, Ms. Nachamkin spent nearly a decade in higher education administration. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law and is admitted to practice in the Pennsylvania state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She is a CLE presenter on employment-related topics, including FMLA, wrongful termination, and practice before the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission.

Areas Of Practice

  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Administrative Law (State and Federal)
  • Professional Licensure
  • Civil Service (State and Federal)
  • Workers' Compensation

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2005

Education

  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    • J.D. - 2005
  • Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
    • B.A. - 1992
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Honors: Student Government President
    • Major: Mass Communications

Classes/Seminars

  • Civil Service 101, PA Office of General Counsel, 2015 to 2015
  • Employment Law Basics, PBI, 2013 to 2013

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member, 2005 to Present
  • Dauphin County Bar Association, Member, 2005 to Present
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, 2005 to Present

Past Employment Positions

  • Wilson College, Dean of Students, 1998 to 2002
  • Wilson College, Assistant Dean of Students, 1993 to 1998
  • PA State Civil Service Commission, Legal Intern, 2003 to 2005

Pro Bono Activities

  • Dauphin County Bar Association, 2005 to Present