Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Marianne Henry Saylor Elected to Lansdowne Borough Council

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 23, 2011 (Press-News.org) Philadelphia workers compensation lawyer Marianne Henry Saylor of the Pennsylvania labor union and employment law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson has been elected to the Lansdowne Borough Council. The Council directs the activities of the Borough of Lansdowne, located in Delaware County, Pa. Saylor's four-year term will begin on Jan. 3, 2012. In addition to directing the day-to-day activities of Lansdowne, the seven-member Council appoints a solicitor and engineer, as well as members of the town's administrative boards and commissions, including the Board of Health and the Planning Commission.

Saylor is a partner in the workers' compensation department of Willig, Williams & Davidson in Philadelphia. As a Pennsylvania workers comp lawyer, she provides extensive legal counseling and representation to injured workers throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Saylor has a deep knowledge of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and uses her familiarity with defense strategies to design effective protection of the rights of injured workers.

"As an attorney who fights for the rights of injured workers, I believe strongly in giving back to my community through leadership service," stated Saylor. "I look forward to assisting the Borough of Lansdowne in achieving its goals through membership on the Borough Council. I am very grateful to the residents of Lansdowne who elected me to Council membership."

On behalf of her clients, Saylor routinely appears before administrative law judges, the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board and the Commonwealth and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania. She is a frequent presenter of workers' compensation seminars to labor organizations and community groups, advising them of the rights and responsibilities of injured workers. Saylor previously served as a board member and secretary of the Southwest Community Development Corporation, a private non-profit organization that provides assistance to residents and promotes local economic development. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New York.

One of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds, individual working people and their families. The firm's accomplished attorneys work with clients to find practical and efficient solutions to the problems that they face in a variety of legal forums, including national, regional and local contract negotiations and dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and court litigation. Willig, Williams & Davidson lawyers also represent employee benefit trust funds in tax and benefit law compliance issues, serve as counsel for individuals in discrimination matters, advocate for workers and workers' comp in and around Philadelphia and provide assistance with individual union members' personal matters.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson - Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. Founded in 1979, the firm focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds, individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; discrimination and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; and workers' compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond.