Allyson B. DiRocco focuses her practice on Employment Law, Education Law and Professional Liability Litigation in both State and Federal Courts. In her employment counseling and litigation practice, Ms. DiRocco defends the interests of employers in allegations of discrimination, wrongful discharge, and constitutional claims in the case of public employers. In her Education Law practice, Ms. DiRocco provides counsel to private and public schools regarding matters such as benefits, employment and student/parent matters. In Ms. DiRocco's professional liability litigation practice, she represents the interests of Delaware healthcare providers and professionals in general matters.
Ms. DiRocco joined Morris James LLP in 2006 after graduating cum laude from Widener University School of Law. While in law school, she clerked for The Honorable Myron T. Steele of the Delaware Supreme Court. Allyson received her B.S in psychology from Washington College in 2002.
In 2009, Allyson was named in the Delaware Volunteer Legal Services Pro Bono Honor Roll for her volunteer work for The Office of the Child Advocate, Delaware, as Guardian ad litem on behalf of abused and neglected children. She is also an executive committee member for Girls, Inc. 2010 and an active volunteer for the Delaware Humane Society.
Allyson is the Vice Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Delaware Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Delaware and the U.S. District Court, District of Delaware.
Honors and Awards
· Federal Trial Practice Seminar, Participant
· Delaware Volunteer Legal Services Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2009
· Phi Kappa Phi national honor society
Activities and Affiliations
· Delaware State Bar Association, Vice Chair of Labor and Employment Law Section
· American Bar Association, member
· The Office of the Child Advocate, Delaware, Guardian ad litem on behalf of abused and neglected children
· Delaware Humane Association, Volunteer
· St. Elizabeth Elementary School, Volunteer basketball coach
Clerkships
Clerk for The Honorable Myron T. Steele, Delaware Supreme Court, 2006-2007