Francine Friedman Griesing
Founder and Managing Member of Griesing Law, LLCFrancine Friedman Griesing is the founder and Managing Member of Griesing Mazzeo Law, LLC., a woman-owned and operated firm based in Philadelphia. She has over 38+ years of experience representing clients in business transactions, commercial litigation, employment matters, and ADR. She is a highly sought speaker and published author on legal and business ethics, having been recognized as a leading expert on discrimination, harassment and bullying in the law. Griesing is a co-founder of Bossible, a marketing consultancy that helps entrepreneurs, professionals, privately held businesses and diverse businesses build and execute marketing plans that amplify them as thought leaders in their industries. She is also a co-founder of GriesingMazzeo Leadership, an educational and training firm that helps clients improve their bottom line through effective strategies for enhancing diversity, inclusion, equity and elimination of bias across all constituencies. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, she has received numerous accolades including receiving The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Diversity and Inclusion.
- University of Pennsylvania Law School
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Activities: - Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review - Class Delegate, Faculty Appointments Committee
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- Binghamton University (SUNY – Harpur College)
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- A Slippery Slope: The Erosion of DEI in the Legal Profession and Beyond
- The Legal Intelligencer
- "Putting Yourself in the Party's Shoes: How to Be an Effective Advocate in Mediation"
- The Legal Intelligencer
- In Their Shoes: How Advocates and Mediators Can Avoid Letting the Parties Down
- American Bar Association
- Lessons Learned From Our Very Own Law Firm Management Master
- The Legal Intelligencer
- "Take the High Road: Stop Bullying and Bias at Work"
- myCPE
- https://my-cpe.com/live-webinars/take-the-high-road-stop-bullying-and-bias-at-work
- "Above the Fray: Ethical Issues for Advocates & Neutrals in Arbitration"
- Jenkins Law Library
- https://www.jenkinslaw.org/cle/classes/above-fray-ethical-issues-advocates-neutrals-arbitration-webinar
- Mediation Madness: How to Avoid Common Ethics Mistakes as an Advocate or Neutral
- Lawline
- https://www.lawline.com/course/mediation-madness-how-to-avoid-common-ethics-mistakes-as-an-advocate-or-neutral-2
- Lessons Learned From Our Very Own Law Firm Management Master
- CELesq
- https://www.celesq.com/webcast/lessons-learned-from-our-very-own-law-firm-management-master
- Innovative Leader
- Women, Influence & Power in Law
- Honors top women lawyers who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
- Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year
- Chambers and Partners
- Lifetime Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Diversity & Inclusion Awards
- Pennsylvania Trailblazers List
- The Legal Intelligencer
- Recognized as an agent of change in the legal profession
- Chambers & Partners USA Guide
- Chambers & Partners USA Guide
- Litigation – General Commercial, 2008-2023
- New York State Bar # 1810167
- Member
- - Current
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1810167
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- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Litigation (Commercial, Labor and Employment, Municipal)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution