Kristine Grady Derewicz

Practice Areas

Healthcare; Higher Education; Labor Management Relations; Litigation and Trials

Career

Kristine has spent her career counseling and advocating on behalf of employers. While her client relationships are diverse in terms of size, scope, and industry, she focuses on healthcare employers and institutes of higher education. Derewicz has worked with clients on a broad variety of matters, ranging from advice on navigating the practical implementation of legal requirements in the day-to-day workplace to jury trials in state and federal courts. Additionally, she has experience with unionized workforces, allowing her to bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to every client relationship.

Substantively, Derewicz has experience in most areas of employment law, including discrimination, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). She has mediated and arbitrated dozens of cases; tried numerous matters in jury and bench trials; handled collective bargaining negotiations; and provided advice on a myriad of matters on a daily basis. She excels at working with clients to solve problems and ensure legal compliance.

Derewicz serves on Littler's firm-wide Management Committee, following her previous role as the office managing shareholder of the Philadelphia office. As one of the office's founding members, she has served on the firm's Associates Committee, the Client Investment Management Committee, and the Nominating Committee. Additionally, Derewicz represents a number of Philadelphia-based social service agencies on a pro bono basis.

Professional Memberships

National Association of College and University Attorneys

Education