Ted Lieverman
SRKW partner Theodore M. Lieverman has devoted his career to protecting unions and union benefit funds. During his 30 years of practice, he has concentrated on civil litigation and appeals involving complex issues of federal law. He has represented the interests of organized labor in claims under the Labor Management Relations Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), and claims under antitrust and civil rights statutes, and constitutional law principles. He has tried numerous cases before judges, juries, and administrative judges.
As a labor lawyer, Mr. Lieverman has represented many labor organizations, including Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Philadelphia Metal Trades Council; Pennsylvania AFL-CIO; Pennsylvania Federation, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees; Allied Pilots Association; United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; United Food and Commercial Workers Local 56; Chemical Workers Association; Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastic and Allied Workers Union; and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 54.
Mr. Lieverman served as general counsel for the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health from 1983-1992. He is a member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, the Philadelphia chapter of the Labor Education and Research Association, and is an associate member of the United Steelworkers.