Scott E. Blissman
Counsel
- T:
- +1 215 241 7976 (Philadelphia)
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- +1 215 851 1420 (Philadelphia)
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- sblissman@reedsmith.com
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Scott's practice consists primarily of management-side public and private sector labor law, including collective bargaining, interest and grievance arbitration, and employment-related litigation. He provides legal guidance and counseling to municipalities on matters relating to the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act (Act 111), the Police Pension Fund Act (Act 600), the Public Employee Relations Act (Act 195), the Police Tenure Act, the Borough Code, the First and Second Class Township Codes, Local Agency Law, as well as other areas of law relating to municipal affairs and administration.
Publications
- "Navigating the Political Thicket: The Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the 'Predominant Motive' in District Apportionment Cases after Miller vs. Johnson," Widener Law Review, Spring 1996
Experience
| 2000 | Reed Smith |
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| — | Served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Joseph T. Doyle, President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania |
Legal Education
| 1996 | J.D., with honors, Widener University School of Law Served as the Executive Managing Editor of the school’s official Law Review Managed "The Annual Survey of Pennsylvania Administrative Law," an Annual Supplement to the Widener Journal of Public Law, which analyzes significant decisions rendered by the Supreme and Commonwealth Courts of Pennsylvania |
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Undergraduate Education
| 1993 | B.A., Millsaps College, Religion |
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Professional Admissions / Qualifications
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit