Carla Maresca

Biography

A partner in Deasey, Mahoney & Valentini, Ltd., Carla brings twenty years of experience as a litigator and is Co-Chair of the Employment Law team, Civil Rights team and Cyber Security team.As an experienced jury and bench trial litigator, as well as appellate practitioner, Carla represents municipalities, schools, small businesses, for profit and non-profit corporations. She drafts employee handbooks, policies, and contracts, and provides employment counseling on issues such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and family and medical leave.As Co-Chair of the Civil Rights team, Carla handles a wide variety of civil rights suits, including cruel and unusual punishment, Equal Protection, state created danger and special relationship doctrines, IDEA, RLUIPA, Pre-emption, and First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment claims.Carla also co-chairs the Cyber Security team which focuses primarily on coverage issues, breach coaching and third party litigation.Carla’s knowledgeable and skillful handling of both litigation matters and employee counseling and training has earned her widespread respect among clients and opposing counsel. She was selected as a 2006, 2007, 2008-09, 2010, 2011 and 2014 Super-lawyer for her excellence in employment law.A frequent lecturer, Carla is regularly invited to present seminars and continuing legal education (CLE) in her areas of specialty. Carla also serves as a judge pro tem for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, and on the panel of employment law arbitrators and mediators for the Philadelphia region of National Arbitration & Mediation (NAM).Carla serves on the Board of Directors for Children's Literacy Initiative, and is Chair of the Personnel Committee.In her spare time, Carla enjoys the practice of yoga, charity work, and traveling.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: NJ, PA