First Admitted: 2007, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.cohenfeeley.com/alexis-berg-townsend

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member of the Workers' Compensation Certification Committee, Workers' Compensation Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association , 2020
2017 - Present - Monroe County Bar Association, Member
2019 - Present - Mentorship Committee for the Women's Business Council for the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce
2019 - Chairwoman of the Lehigh County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee
2017 - Present - Lehigh County Bar Association, Executive Board Member
2017 - Present – Northampton County Bar Association, Member
2010 - Present - Social Security Disability Committee of Lehigh County
2007 - Present - Lehigh County Bar Association, Member
2007 - Present - Worker's Compensation Committee of Lehigh County
2007 - Present - Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
Chairwoman - Workers' Compensation Committee for the Lehigh County Bar Association, 2019
Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Workers' Compensation Committee
Board of Director, Lehigh County Bar Association, 2017

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Supreme Court Decision, Peters v. WCAB, (2021) An employee who travels in the course of their work-related duties is presumed to remain within the scope of employment when attending an employer-sponsored social event. An employer is responsible for injury sustained by the employee after his departure from that work-related event - if he did not abandon his employment prior to the accident, via actions which “were so foreign to and removed from his usual employment that they constitute an abandonment of that employment.”, 2021

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist certified by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2014

Pro bono/Community Service:

Saint Joseph’s University, Assistant Softball Coach, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2008
Whitehall High School, Head Softball Coach, Whitehall, PA, 2007-2017
Volunteer to raise hope and awareness for those and their families who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or a concussion, 2018

Honors/Awards:

Super Lawyer - Workers' Compensation, Super Lawyer, 2023
Best Lawyer- Workers' Compensation- Claimant's, Best Lawyers/Lehigh Valley Business, 2023
Best Lawyer - Workers' Compensation- Claimant's, Best Lawyers/Lehigh Valley Business, 2022
These are attorneys who, through their role as leaders, help fashion policies, settle disputes, and ensure fairness in the Lehigh Valley. It recognizes those that shape our communities and influence our quality of life. , 2023 Power List for Law, Lehigh Valley Business, 2023
Top Attorneys- Pennsylvania Outstanding Young Lawyers- Workers' Compensation Law, Top Attorneys-Pennsylvania Young Lawyers, Philadelphia Magazine, 2014
Super Lawyer- Workers' Compensation, FindLaw - Super Lawyers, 2022
Best Lawyer- Workers' Compensation Claimant's, Best Lawyers/Lehigh Valley Business, 2021
You were selected for your professional achievement, community involvement and inspiring change. We received nominations from throughout the Lehigh Valley region and yours stood out from the crowd! (Lehigh Valley Business), Women Of Influence Honoree, Lehigh Valley Business, 2022
SuperLawyer Rising Star for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Select Lawyer in Workers' Compensation, Select Lawyer - Best in Workers' Compensation, Leigh Valley Style, 2016
Honored as one of the 40 under 40 for 2017 in Lehigh Valley, 40 under 40, Lehigh Valley Business, 2017
Honored for my contributions personally and professionally and which exemplified what Tiffin University preaches and practices, Alumni Achievement Award, Tiffin University, 2016

Educational Background:

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Political Science, 1998-2000, National Collegiate Honor Society, Dean’s List, Member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Member of Varsity Crew Team
Tiffin University Tiffin, OH, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Criminal Justice, May 2003, Dean’s Scholarship Recipient, Dean’s List, Academic/Athletic All-American, Varsity Softball Team Captain, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Student Government/Senior Class Representative, Achievement award in Forensic Psychology

Alexis Berg-Townsend

Alexis Berg-Townsend

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