Derek Illar focuses his practice on labor and employment and business matters.  He has significant experience representing clients in court proceedings and before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR).

In addition to litigation, Derek counsels clients to ensure their compliance with federal, state, and local laws, represents them during administrative audits and investigations, assists them with internal audits and investigations, and advises them on the implementation of best practices.

He also complements his practice by representing employers with respect to a variety of employment authorization matters and obtaining various employment-based visas, such as H-1Bs, Ls, Os, and Ps.

Derek also represents and advises businesses and non-profit organizations in connection with their formation, dissolution, and reorganization; governance matters; commercial transactions; and financial transactions.

Derek serves as a private mediator and as an Instructor in the Professional Studies Department at California University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Lead Inclusion Ambassador for the firm’s Inclusion team.

Allison Bustin focuses her practice on a broad range of estates and trusts matters. She counsels clients to ensure their personal and professional goals are appropriately represented and protected during their lifetimes and into the future. She works to ensure a solid balance between individual preferences and requests and compliance with federal, state, and local laws. She also complements her practice by nurturing an interest in immigration law, rooted in her extensive international experiences. As such she counsels clients by navigating federal regulations and representing employers with respect to a variety of employment immigration matters, including obtaining various employment-based visas, such as H-1Bs, Ls, Os, and Ps, as well as Permanent Residency and Naturalization.

Prior to entering law school, Allison served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps Costa Rica for 27 months, where she taught English, worked with the Ministry of Education, and wrote grants on behalf of her assigned community to fund, organize, and teach annual intensive English camps and coordinate other community activities. She also completed a year of domestic public service as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh. She has worked as a development consultant in Bolivia, interned with a USAID Property Rights program in Kosovo and facilitated programming with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program in Bosnia. Such international experiences only enhance her legal practice and abilities to counsel clients from diverse backgrounds.