Alan B. Epstein is the chair of Spector Gadon & Rosen's Employment Law Practice Group. A 1969 graduate of Temple University School of Law, he has litigated complex claims before courts throughout the United States and is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Epstein concentrates his practice in civil litigation in state and federal courts, with special emphasis on litigating claims and giving transactional advice in the areas of employment rights, civil rights, and constitutional torts. He also represents professionals and organizations of professionals in the many unique problems that arise in the practice of law, medicine, accounting, insurance, real estate, stockbrokerage, pharmacy, and architecture. He is a frequent lecturer in the areas of employment law and professional responsibility, and has been elected to Fellowship in the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the publication of that name for over ten years and has been selected as a top 100 Superlawyer in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. He has also been selected as one of the nation's Top 500 Litigators and Top 500 Plaintiff's Lawyers by the publication Lawdragon in 2006 and 2007 respectively. He is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and a volunteer mentor for the Employment Litigation Panel of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a national leader in the American Inns of Court movement and is an active member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations and a member of the American Association for Justice. In the context of significant litigation in the employment law area, he is well known for his participation in high profile litigation for individuals and corporate entities (including the representation of a young, HIV-positive attorney against a prestigious Philadelphia law firm that received national attention because of the award-winning film Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington and daily coverage of the trial by Court TV and Cable News Network) and his frequent representation of local and national sports figures, broadcast personalities, and officers and directors of large national corporations who require his service in connection with litigation and negotiation of their contracts of employment. Mr. Epstein was also the founder and President/CEO of JUDICATE, The National Private Court System, a company coordinating private dispute resolution services for approximately 700 former judges throughout the United States and its territories. He is a frequent lecturer in the area of alternative dispute resolution and serves as a mediator and arbitrator by private appointment and through certification by state and federal courts.