Ms. Voss concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment and general commercial law.  She represents management in a wide variety of industries and in locations throughout the United States, providing counsel regarding personnel policies and practices, including employee discipline and discharge, reductions in force, wrongful harassment and discrimination, and defending related matters in State and Federal Courts and before the EEOC and state agencies.  Ms. Voss also represents public and private employers in union negotiations and arbitrations, as well as before the NLRB and the Delaware Public Employee Relations Board.  Ms. Voss recently was recognized by Chambers USA:  America's Leading Lawyers for Business for her work in the area of labor and employment law.

In addition, Ms. Voss oversees the firm’s general representation of the State’s major participant in the horseracing and video lottery industries and provides this and other corporate clients with legal representation regarding general business matters, including contract negotiation, regulatory matters, and general commercial disputes.

Education

• The Marshall-Wythe School of Law of The College of William & Mary, J.D., summa cum laude, 1992; Research Fellow; Order of the Coif; William & Mary Law Review, 1990-1992
• University of Michigan, B.A., with High Honors, 1974; Phi Beta Kappa; James B. Angell Scholar

Representative Matters

Ms. Voss has enjoyed particular success in obtaining judgment prior to trial for her clients, and has successfully tried to a jury cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.  Recent cases in which Ms. Voss obtained summary judgment in favor of the employer-defendant include the matters Igwe v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (aff'd 3d Cir.) and Messina v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (aff'd 3d Cir.). 

In addition to defending claims of employment discrimination in the Delaware Courts and at the administrative level, Ms. Voss currently is serving as lead negotiator for the City of New Castle in regard to its negotiations with the Association of Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and recently negotiated the City's collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).  She also recently was engaged in negotiating collective bargaining agreements on behalf of two nursing homes in Delaware. 

Professional Activities

• Delaware State Bar Association; Labor and Employment Section (former Chair); Litigation Section
• American Bar Association; Labor & Employment Section; Litigation Section
• Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Courts
• Trustee, Salesianum School
• Former Chair, Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Delaware and Delaware County, Inc.