practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2012
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2012)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor & Employment by U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2011-2012)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
Member, American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
bar admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
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1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Phone: 215.963.5395
Fax: 215.963.5001
Robert S. Hodavance serves as consultant to Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Hodavance represents the management of hospitals, healthcare institutions, educational institutions, and both manufacturing and service companies in a broad range of employment and labor relations matters, including collective bargaining issues, employment discrimination, compensation, employee benefits and general personnel matters. Mr. Hodavance’s practice is focused on collective bargaining, union representation cases and matters before the National Labor Relations Board. He has successfully negotiated hundreds of collective bargaining agreements and has handled hundreds of union organizational attempts.
Mr. Hodavance is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania.
education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1966, J.D.
- Brown University, 1963, B.A.