Jennifer Nix Capozzola

Jennifer Nix Capozzola counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters arising under state and federal law. Her litigation practice focuses on employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and their state counterparts. Jen assists employers through investigations initiated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and litigates on their behalf before federal and state courts. Jen has represented clients in religious discrimination cases related to COVID-19 vaccination policies, and advised temporary staffing agency clients on the recent spate of state laws across the country that impact the temporary staffing industry.

Jen's background includes experience with two Philadelphia area firms, as well as firms in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. She has represented employers in litigation concerning federal and state employment law claims as well as restrictive covenants, and she has counseled clients on reductions in force, and employee terminations and discipline.

Jen is also a devoted volunteer, advocating on behalf of children and youth in the foster care system. In that capacity, Jen is a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Mercer County, New Jersey, where she is appointed by the Family Court Judge to represent the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. She is also a Child Advocate Attorney with the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In that role, she represents her child clients in the Philadelphia Family Court to assure their safety and well-being.