Eric M. Brown

Areas of Practice

• Municipal Law
• Labor and Employment
• Civil Rights
• Public Official and Police Liability
• Land Use and Zoning
• Election Law and School Law

Education

• Villanova University Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education
• Widener University School of Law

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Eric Brown is a native of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the firm, he taught history at a local public high school. Mr. Brown has a long history of political and community service, and has held elected office on a local school board.

Mr. Brown serves as labor counsel for a number of municipalities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In this role, he provides advice and representation on collective bargaining, including Act 111 interest arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, and grievance arbitrations. Mr. Brown also advises municipalities on personnel management issues, including appropriate employee policies, employee investigations and discipline, claims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. As a member of the Firm’s litigation team, Mr. Brown defends municipalities in numerous federal lawsuits, including constitutional rights claims brought pursuant to Section 1983, claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and the Pennsylvania Labor Relations board, as well as lawsuits brought in state court, including claims involving the Municipalities Planning Code and the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act.

Mr. Brown is a certified mediator for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s Alternate Dispute Resolution program. He is also a member of the following organizations:

• The Pennsylvania Bar Association and its Municipal Law and Education Law sections
• The Chester County Bar Association and its Municipal and Land Use Law section
• The Federal Bar Association
• The Defense Resource Institute
• The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Solicitors