Bio
Alysia L. Hudock is a Principal in the Firm's Workers' Compensation Department. She handles all phases of representation and litigation in workers’ compensation cases. She assists employers, including self-insured employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators, with post-accident investigations and trial work, from depositions through decisions. Ms. Hudock also counsels clients on risk management strategies.
Ms. Hudock has represented a variety of employers, including commercial retailers, retail and manufacturing centers, small and large corporate entities, and long-term care facilities. She largely focuses on claims in northeastern and north-central Pennsylvania from the firm's Allentown Office. Ms. Hudock has tried cases before all the workers' compensation judges in Eastern Pennsylvania and has argued numerous cases before the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.
The Best Lawyers in America™ recognized Ms. Hudock in its 2021 edition in the Workers' Compensation Law - Employers category. In 2016, she was recognized by her peers as a Select Lawyer in the field of Workers' Compensation Law. For information about this selection and an overview of common third-party publications, rankings, and lists methodologies, click here.
Education
- J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2004
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B.A. in Political Science and Administration of Justice, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Earned Dean's List standing each semester
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Northampton County Bar Association
Clerkship
- Honorable F.P. Kimberly McFadden, Northampton Court of Common Pleas
Representative Cases
- Successfully defended a claim for specific loss of entire upper extremity, resulting in significant savings and reduced exposure to client.
- Routinely performs comprehensive analyses of course-and-scope issues in an effort to mitigate exposure prior to undertaking extensive litigation.
- Assists employers with review of claims to develop strategies to mitigate exposure in both existing and potential claims.
Industries
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Long-term care
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, "Hold Your Hire or Hold Your Fire – Best Practices for Beginning — and Ending — the Employment Relationship," Post & Schell, P.C. Seminar, Breinigsville, PA (March 9, 2017)
- Faculty, "PA13 - Workers’ Compensation Legal Aspects of Claims," Insurance Society of Philadelphia’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Certification Program (February 26, 2015)
News & Insights
Education
- J.D., Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, 2004
-
B.A. in Political Science and Administration of Justice, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Earned Dean's List standing each semester
Bar Memberships
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
- Northampton County Bar Association
Clerkship
- Honorable F.P. Kimberly McFadden, Northampton Court of Common Pleas