Biography - Lynn Outwater

Ms. Outwater is the regional managing partner over both the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio offices of Jackson Lewis.  She

received her undergraduate degree from Fordham University and obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Albany Law School and holds a

Master of Laws (in Labor Law) from New York University School of Law.  Ms. Outwater is a member of the Pennsylvania and New York Bar Associations and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Employment and Labor Law Advisory Committee.  Ms. Outwater was

designated as a "Super Lawyer" in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Area in both the 2004, 2005 and 2006 edition of "Pennsylvania

Super Lawyers."

Ms. Outwater currently serves on the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors.  She is a member of the Pittsburgh Human Resources

Association Advisory Board.  She is also the past chair of the national Employee and Labor Relations Committee of the Society for

Human Resource Management ("SHRM"), which is the world's largest HR organization made up of over 200,000 Human Resource Executives. 

Ms. Outwater was elected and served on the 2005 and 2006 Membership Advisory Council (MAC) to the SHRM Board representing the

Northeast Region which includes Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.  For over a decade, she has been a faculty member for SHRM's HR Generalist and Advanced

Generalist Certificate Programs.  Ms. Outwater served on the National Board of the SHRM Consultant's Forum (2002-2003).  She was

the elected Director for SHRM's Pennsylvania State Council for 2004 and 2005.  Ms. Outwater has received professional accreditation

in the human resources field by achieving the SPHR designation.       

Ms. Outwater frequently lectures on labor and employment law topics before Jackson Lewis clients and national and regional employer

associations.  Ms. Outwater is a nationally sought after workplace law substantive expert as evidenced by her appearance on the

PBS television program, "On the Issues," a series that explored issues confronting American business today.  Ms. Outwater has testified

before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce representing both the Society for Human Resource Management and

the FMLA Technical Corrections Coalition, a 160-member American business coalition.       

Ms. Outwater co-authored the book, Minding Your Business:  Legal Issues and Practical Answers for Managing Workplace

Privacy (1997).  In 2001 and 2004, Ms. Outwater authored the book chapter entitled, "Medical Screening and Testing," in Employment

Law Deskbook For Human Resources Professionals, (West Group, 2004).