PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 02, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that labor attorney Thomas M. Gribbin, Jr. has joined the firm's Philadelphia office as an associate.
An experienced labor law attorney, Gribbin represents both public and private sector labor unions and individual employees. He routinely advocates for clients in grievance and interest arbitrations, mediation, administrative proceedings, and before state and federal courts.
"Having come from a proud labor family himself, Tom knows firsthand the importance of strong protections for workers and their families," said Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig. "We are proud to add him to our team."
Gribbin has been actively engaged in the labor movement for years, working on numerous political campaigns in order to advance the issues of working men and women. Before joining Willig, Williams & Davidson, he practiced labor law at another union-side labor law firm representing a wide range of public safety, service and trade unions.
Active in his community of Hammonton, New Jersey, Gribbin has served as deputy mayor, councilman and on the town's planning board. He was recognized by Atlantic City Weekly Magazine and the Greater Atlantic City Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of its Top 40 Under 40 in Atlantic County in 2015.
Gribbin received a bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova University, where he also was honored with the Villanova Student Leadership Award. He then went on to earn his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law.
About Willig, Williams & Davidson
Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Media, Jenkintown and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; discrimination and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; and workers' compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond.
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