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CHICAGO - Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor and Employment Department, has been elected a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. This distinguished honor recognizes attorneys with sustained outstanding performance in the legal profession, and who also exemplify integrity, dedication, and excellence.
“Being selected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a distinct honor for a labor and employment practitioner,” said Joe Tilson, co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor and Employment Department and a longtime Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. “This prestigious distinction further underscores Anna’s unparalleled legal skills and her unwavering dedication to her clients and the legal community in her hometown of Chicago and nationwide.”
Wermuth has been an integral force in growing Cozen O’Connor’s national L&E practice in her role as vice-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. Based in Cozen O’Connor’s Chicago office, she represents management in labor and employment litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies such as the EEOC, the Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board.
Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor and Employment Department
Over the past decade, Wermuth has also become a “go to” legal resource for the higher education industry representing colleges and universities in faculty, staff, and student litigation Wermuth is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, where she has held numerous leadership positions. She currently serves as the management vice-chair for the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section’s National Trial Advocacy Competition. Wermuth is also the past chair of the Labor & Employment Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.
Her recent accolades include being consistently named as one of the top labor and employment attorneys by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and LawDragon. Wermuth has also been highlighted as a “Woman Making an Impact in the Law” by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and as a “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business.
In addition to her legal practice, Wermuth serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Youth Centers, a 60-year-old non-profit organization that services over 4,000 children and families in Chicago each year with early childhood education, out-of-school, and teen leadership programs.
Wermuth received her J.D. (1999) from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law where she graduated second in her class and served as an editor of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. She received an M.A. (1992) from Northwestern University and graduated with high honors from DePaul University (B.A., 1991) where she also competed in NCAA Division I Women’s Track and Cross Country. Before practicing law, Wermuth taught Spanish for the City Colleges of Chicago.
About Cozen O’Connor
Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has more than 750 attorneys who help clients managerisk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor services its clients’ needs through 30 offices across two continents.
About the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a non-profit professional association honoring the leading lawyers nationwide in the practice of Labor and Employment Law. Its Fellows are recognized as distinguished members of the labor and employment community who promote achievement, advancement and excellence in the practice by setting standards of professionalism and civility, by sharing their experience and knowledge and by acting as a resource for academia, the government, the judiciary and the community at large. With the current installation, the College is represented by 1,600 members nationwide and in Canada.
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