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Todd J. Shill

Mr. Shill is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. His practice focuses on representing employers in all aspects of employment law and litigation, including gender, age, disability, and race discrimination cases, wrongful discharge and breach of contract cases, wage cases, cases under the Family and Medical Leave Act, non-compete and breach of fiduciary duty injunctive relief cases, and unemployment compensation cases. Mr. Shill has served as a mediator in federal court litigation, and regularly represents employers before state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and many other states, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. In addition to representing medium to large-sized Pennsylvania businesses, Mr. Shill has acted as lead litigation counsel to national companies such as Cingular Wireless, LLC, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., AT&T Mobility, LLC, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., Kelly Services, Inc., and McDonald's Corp. Mr. Shill is also a frequent lecturer and regularly trains human resources and personnel managers, supervisors, and in-house counsel regarding employment-related topics. Mr.  Shill  has  authored several articles for training purposes, and has been featured in  Law360's popular Employment Law newsletter and website.

In addition to his employment and labor law practice, Mr. Shill has acted as lead counsel in many commercial litigation cases and is also one of the founding members of the Firm’s Entertainment & Sports Law Practice Group. Mr. Shill represents on-air TV and radio personalities, authors, screenwriters, and film directors.  He has appeared on Dateline NBC and has successfully negotiated and reviewed contacts with entertainment companies such as Fox, the Sundance Film Channel, NBC/Universal, and Cumulus Media. The firm's Entertainment & Sports Law Practice Group, which has a growing list of celebrity clientele.


EDUCATION

Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993)

  • Widener Journal of Public Law, Law Review Managing Editor

Drexel University (B.S., cum laude, 1990)


ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

The Supreme Court Holds that Mixed-Motives Claims are not Permitted undert he Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Discovery to Set up Summary Judgment

Amendments to Americans with Disabilities Act Broaden Scope of "Disability"

Rhoads & Sinon and Todd Shill Featured in Employment Law 360 article: "IM Chats Get Cingular Off The Hook For Sex Bias" (Adobe pdf file)

More Proof That Employers Must Be Extremely Careful When Producing Documents To The EEOC

Unfair Competition: A New Weapon For Victims of Employment Discrimination

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks, But Is That Really Age Discrimination?

Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Do Not Bar EEOC Lawsuits

Can a Sexual Harassment Investigation Violate an Employee's Right to Privacy? Yes, says a Philadelphia Jury

Age Discrimination Damages Increased To Compensate for "Negative Tax Consequences” Of Receiving Lost Pay In Lump Sum

FLSA Alert: DOL Issues "Fair Pay" Regulations

Written Reprimands Placed In Personnel File Not Considered 'Adverse Employment Action'

U.S. Supreme Court 'Uncaps' Discrimination Damages

Disability-Based Harassment Now Actionable Under the ADA

Hold on to those Applications!

President Bush Repeals OSHA Ergonomics Rules

Court Holds That Employee Need Not Exhaust Paid Sick Leave in Order to Qualify for Family and Medical Leave Act Leave

Recent Case: Employee Who Relocates for Work No Longer Considered "At-Will" Even Though Employee Intended to Relocate for Reasons Other Than Employment


 

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Todd J. Shill

Phone:      (717) 231-6665
Fax:          (717) 231-6637
 tshill@rhoads-sinon.com


Practice Groups:
Business Litigation
Employment & Labor Law
Entertainment & Sports Law
Financial Institutions
Intellectual Property & Technology

BAR ADMITTANCE

Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Council Member, PA Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section

Midtown Market District Board Member and Vice President of Economic Development (1997-2003)

Chairman, United Way of the Capitol Region Appeals, Policies, and Procedures Committee (1998-present)

Co-Chairman, United Way of the Capitol Region Attorneys Section (2001)

"40 Under 40" Award, Central Penn Business Journal (1999)

Pennsylvania Bar Institute Lecturer

MS Leadership Award (2000)

Counsel, Positive Opportunities, Inc.

National MS Society Board of Directors, Secretary, and Personnel Committee (2001 - present)

Aids Community Alliance, Inc., Board Member and Officer (2006)

Program Committee, Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts (2002-2003)

Founder, Midtown Cinema                                                   
Allied Arts Fund, Board Member and Allocations Chair (2003-2006)

“Superlawyers”, Philadelphia Magazine (2004 and 2006)

Cultural Enrichment Fund, Vice Chair (2007-present)

Founder, Words Outside The Box and Nanotype Literary Agencies

 


Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated For Ethical Standards and Legal Ability


 

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