Lorraine P. Ocheltree
Partner
Lorraine ("Lori") Ocheltree is an employment partner at the international law firm Duane Morris LLP, with more than 30 years of experience. Her advice and counseling practice focuses on providing current and practical guidance to employers of all types and sizes about all aspects of the employment relationship. Ms. Ocheltree routinely provides management training on a variety of subjects and regularly prepares employment-related documents such as handbooks; offer letters; employment and separation agreements; and assists with internal investigations and audits. She is also a trial lawyer, defending employers in both state and federal court and in administrative proceedings. Ms. Ocheltree earned her BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Prior to Duane Morris LLP, she was the Head of Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft's Employment Practice Group. Ms. Ocheltree is a frequent speaker for business groups, industry organizations, and employers on a variety of employment topics, and has been interviewed by local television news. She is a published author in various CEB publications, a contributor to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) articles, and regularly writes about new developments in employment law. Ms. Ocheltree is a member of the American Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, National Association of Women Lawyers, and Duane Morris Women's Impact Network for Success. She is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Benjamin Shatz
Partner, Appellate Specialist
Benjamin Shatz is a partner in the Appellate practice of Duane Morris LLP, handling state and federal civil appeals and writs. Certified as a Specialist in Appellate Law by the California Bar with decades of civil appellate experience , he is a member of both the American and California Academies of Appellate Lawyers. Mr. Shatz has handled hundreds of civil appeals, writs, and petitions in court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, California Supreme Court, and California Courts of Appeal. His legal practice areas include complex commercial litigation, entertainment, copyright, employment, real estate, land use, banking, insurance, product liability, professional liability, wrongful death, punitive damages, class actions, unfair competition, and anti-SLAPP. Mr. Shatz served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Johnson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nevada, and as an extern to the Honorable Dorothy W. Nelson, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law. During this time at Pepperdine, Mr. Shatz served as an associate editor at the Pepperdine Law Review and the California Supreme Court Survey. Mr. Shatz has been named in Chambers, Best Lawyers, and other ranking entities. He is a frequent lecturer and author, with published work in California Litigation, California Lawyer, Los Angeles Lawyer, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter, and many other legal publications. Since 2018, he has written a monthly column in the Daily Journal titled “Exceptionally Appealing.” Mr. Shatz has been the editor-in-chief of California Litigation journal and blogged at Southern California Appellate News since 2013.
Jocelyn Borowsky
Partner
Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky , a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC"), practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration and fiduciary litigation in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. https://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/jocelynmargolinborowsky.html#tab_Biography
Stephen Andrew Pharies
Partner
S. Andrew Pharies practices in all aspects of domestic and international estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax planning, charitable planning, family business planning, and dispute resolution. Mr. Pharies is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. https://www.duanemorris.com/attorneys/andrewpharies.html
