Bobbi Britton Tucker

Member

Pittsburgh

(412) 620-6519

(412) 275-2390

Bobbi devotes her practice to representing employers in a wide variety of employment and labor-related matters, and defending employers' interests before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and labor arbitrators. Having worked for 10 years as a professional in the field of human resources, Bobbi is able to uniquely understand clients’ needs and issues, and provide both a practical and legal approach to employee and labor relations. Bobbi also regularly counsels employers and trains managers on a variety of personnel-related issues including anti-discrimination; hiring, evaluating and disciplining/discharging employees; performance coaching and counseling; conducting effective complaint investigations; diversity and inclusion; implicit bias; drafting employee handbooks and employment agreements; non-compete and non-solicitation agreements; and wage and hour compliance. Additionally, Bobbi works with in-house counsel, human resources managers, and executives on implementing proactive employee and labor relations practices, to avoid unnecessary litigation and to develop and sustain a positive and productive team of employees.

Bobbi is an adjunct professor of law for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Human Resources Law Online Graduate Certificate Program. In addition, she serves as co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Black Attorney Resource Group. Bobbi is also the chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section Council, and member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR).

Bobbi received her law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Experience

News

Bobbi Britton Tucker Named Among Top 100 Black Lawyers in Pennsylvania by The National Black Lawyers

May 09, 2023

The National Black Lawyers has recognized Bobbi Britton Tucker as one of the top 100 Black lawyers in Pennsylvania.

Cozen O'Connor Promotes 28 Attorneys to Member

March 25, 2022

Cozen O'Connor promoted 28 attorneys to member in March.

Vermont gov. orders in-state employees to take health, safety training ahead of reopening

May 12, 2020

Cozen O'Connor Labor & Employment attorneys were mentioned in HR Dive discussing re-opening guidelines from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bobbi Britton Tucker Named to The Executive Leadership Academy

February 06, 2020

Bobbi Britton Tucker was named a member of The Executive Leadership Academy presented by the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business.

Cozen O’Connor Adds 17 Lawyers from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

May 08, 2017

The new attorneys add depth in Pittsburgh across Commercial and Corporate practices and continues to expand its national Labor & Employment Department

Publications

The Importance of “Thanks-Giving” in the Workplace [HR Headaches Blog]

November 05, 2018

Approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, many people take time to give thanks for what they have.  This is a good time to remind employers of the positive impact “giving thanks” has on their employees, work environments and their organizations’ cultures....

Third Circuit Provides Guidance on Handling of EMTALA Whistleblower Claims [Labor & Employment Alert]

June 20, 2018

Bobbi Britton Tucker discusses the court's decision in Marie Gillispie v. Regionalcare Hospital Partners, Inc., and how the court rules that the EMTALA’s whistleblower provision protects employees who inform personnel in a covered facility of an alleged EMTALA violation, even though the employee does not also inform any governmental or regulatory agency.

Industry Sectors

Education

  • Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 2000
  • Cornell University, B.S., 1991

Awards & Honors

The National Black Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania 

2020 TALI Executive Leadership Academy

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court -- Western District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court -- Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Allegheny County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section Council Chair

University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Human Resources Law Online Graduate Certificate Program

National Association of African Americans in Human Resources

Neighborhood Legal Services Association