Emily E. Town is an attorney that primarily practices in the areas of employment law and civil rights litigation.

Emily received a B.A. in Justice from American University (2004) and graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2010). At Pitt Law, she was Senior Topics Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review, and the recipient of the W. Edward and Cordelia F. Sell Scholarship and CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Torts.

During law school Emily also served as a Research Assistant to Professor Jules Lobel, helping to draft articles regarding prisoners’ rights, national security policy, and notably collaborated with Labor and Human Rights Advocates to draft a submission on labor rights to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review in April 2010. Emily also interned for the Honorable Nora Barry Fischer in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and served as a student attorney at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Emily was a member of the Pitt Unemployment Compensation Practicum, which won a 2010 Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award. Emily also clerked at Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne during law school.

Emily was the fourth place winner of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2010 Student Writing Competition and her article “Medicare Advantage . . . or Disadvantage?” will soon be published in the NAELA Student Journal.

Emily is admitted to practice before the courts of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to law school, Emily was a mental health crisis counselor and a forensic therapist in a county jail. Emily enjoys traveling and rarely misses an opportunity to cheer for the Pittsburgh Penguins.