Patrick F. Kilker is a Member of the firm in the Labor and Employment Department. Mr. Kilker has defended management clients against hundreds of discrimination and other employment-related claims in federal and state courts and before federal, state and local enforcement agencies.On a daily basis, he provides counseling to clients to address potential employment claims with an eye toward avoiding costly litigation, where possible. Mr. Kilker also devotes a great deal of his practice to conducting employee training for clients to prevent claims of unlawful harassment as well as compliance reviews of clients’ employment policies and practices.
Mr. Kilker also has broad experience in dealing with labor unions on behalf of management clients, including union-organizing efforts and unfair labor practice proceedings before state and federal labor boards and courts. He also has extensive experience representing management clients in collective bargaining negotiations.
Prior to completing his law degree, Mr. Kilker gained experience in the human resources and labor relations field while employed with several Fortune 500 corporations. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations and their respective Labor and Employment Law Sections.
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1985
B.A., Classics, John Carroll University, 1974
M.B.A., Youngstown State University, 1979
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Sixth Circuit
Pennsylvania Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association
