Chelsea L. Hollenstein

How Chelsea Helps Clients

Chelsea Hollenstein is a member of the firm's Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Section. She focuses her practice on a wide range of labor and employment matters including single-plaintiff discrimination claims, restrictive covenant litigation, and other employment disputes.

Before joining Buchanan, Chelsea practiced with a boutique employment law firm and a Mid-Atlantic firm. She has represented financial institutions, major corporations, closely held businesses, nonprofits, local governments, and individuals in matters involving corporate governance, commercial litigation, 1983 civil rights litigation, and employment issues. Prior to entering private practice, Chelsea clerked for the Honorable Robert N. Opell II in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

During law school, Chelsea served as a Judicial Intern for both the Honorable Eric L. Frank in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Honorable Matthew D. Carrafiello in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. She was a Staff Editor for Temple Law's Political and Civil Rights Law Journal. She interned with the District I Office of the Disciplinary Counsel of Pennsylvania, a small Philadelphia law firm, and in-house for an international chemical company. Chelsea also worked as a Teaching Consultant for Temple's Fox School of Business where she assisted in teaching six semesters of Business Law and Legal Studies courses with class sizes of over 500 undergraduate students.

What Clients Can Expect

Chelsea is dedicated to working conscientiously and strategically to leverage her experience to achieve maximum results for clients while keeping in mind the long-term implications of client decisions.

Proof Points

• Defeated disability discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) resulting in a dismissal.
• Successfully enforced a large volume of non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements on behalf of broker-dealer and bank clients.
• Secured favorable results in a federal court restrictive covenant case on behalf of a bank client.
• Resolved a race and disability discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) through mediation.
• Prepared Employee Handbook for a psychology private practice business.
• Counseled companies in new restrictive covenant laws and updated employment agreements including offer letters, non-solicitation agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Counseled companies to ensure compliance with FLSA.

Outside the Office

In her spare time, Chelsea enjoys the outdoors and advancing her skill set in rock-climbing and golf.