Hope A. Comisky

Background

Comisky, Hope A. was born on April 23, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Bachelor with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1974; Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1977.

Career

Worked at Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Pennsylvania. 1978, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and United States.

Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1979, District of Columbia. 1987, United States. Supreme Court.

1991, United States. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. 1993, New York.

Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Joseph L. McGlynn, Junior, United States.

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1977-1978. Author: "Beware of the Alleged Harasser - Growing Lawsuits by those Accused of Sexual Harassment," 12 Labor Lawyer 277 (1996). "‘Prompt and Effective Remedial Action?’ What Must an Employer Do To Avoid Liability For ‘Hostile Work Environment’ Sexual Harassment?" 8 The Labor Lawyer 181 (1992).

"The Seniority System Exception After Lorance," 6 The Labor Lawyer 421 (1990). "The International Airlines and Their Tour Operators - Competition On The Fringe of Regulation," 43 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 73 (1977). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

American Arbitration Association (Commercial and Employment Arbitrator).

Achievements

• Bar: Pennsylvania 1977, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1978, District of Columbia 1979, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1979, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1987, United States District Court (middle district) Pennsylvania 1991, New York 1993.

Membership

Board of directors Philadelphia School, since 1989. Honorary board directors Federation Day Care Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991-1997, member Executive Committee, chairman personnel practices committee, 1985-1991. Board directors Center for Literacy, since 1996, Women's Law Project, since 1998.

Member Philadelphia Regional Employment Advisory Committee American Arbitration Association, 1996. Member American Arbitration Association (commercial and employment arbitrator), Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board.

Connections

Married; three children.