Hannah B. MacKay

How Hannah Helps Clients

Hannah is a member of the firm’s Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration Section. She focuses her practice on a wide range of labor, employment, and higher education matters. Hannah defends clients against claims of wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, unlawful harassment, and hostile work environment. Hannah also counsels higher education institutions on Title IX investigations, including drafting and revising Title IX policies and related contracts.

Prior to joining the firm, Hannah was a Law Clerk for the Honorable Jordan B. Yeager of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. She also served as a Staff Attorney for the Support Center for Child Advocates, representing children in Philadelphia’s dependency and delinquency systems. During law school, she served as a Research Extern for Villanova’s Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

What Clients Can Expect

Hannah is a personable, empathetic, methodic attorney. She approaches each client from the lens of their experience and goals to achieve the best solution in accordance with their objections.

My goal is to always gain a complete understanding of the client’s through process and objectives – only then can we work to achieve their goals through effective and compassionate representation.

Proof Points

• Managed the statistical and legal analysis in a large wage and hour class action, including interpretation of Collective Bargaining Agreements and payroll practices.
• Served as lead associate in prominent defamation litigation with years of procedural history.
• Contributed to team, via legal analysis and significant discovery, to secure settlement for large institutional client in Title IX litigation.
• Spearheaded development of matrix for national healthcare client to utilize in conducting background checks on prospective employees.
• Led several wrongful termination and employment discrimination litigations for large retail client.
• Conducted data review and analysis for client in defending and successfully mediating Equal Pay Act claims.
• Conducted several agency investigations and drafted corresponding position statements.
• Provide training to various clients on the intersection of the FMLA and the ADA.

Outside the Office

Hannah enjoys spending time with her husband and their Puggle, usually through travel and time with friends and family. Her favorite hobby is reading any book from historical nonfiction to romance.