Gerri L Sperling

Gerri L Sperling

Strassburger McKenna Gutnick Gefsky

Gerri L Sperling is of counsel with Strassburger McKenna Gutnick and Gefsky, where she brings over thirty years of experience to her diverse practice areas, including health law, employer-employee relations, and adoptions, guardianship and surrogacy. Ms. Sperling's vast background in health law includes assisting health insurers, hospitals, and other healthcare providers in drafting and reviewing employment, service, and vendor contracts; advising on regulatory matters; and litigating provider and coverage disputes in federal and state courts. Her employment law experience includes drafting and implementing personnel policies; drafting and reviewing restrictive covenant and other employment agreements; reviewing severance packages and executive compensation packages for employees; preparing severance agreements on behalf of employers; representing employers in defending discrimination claims and wage and hour claims, and most importantly, advising clients how to avoid those claims in the first instance. Finally, Ms. Sperling gains her greatest fulfillment helping individuals become families through her work in adoption, guardianship, and surrogacy. She has handled over 1,000 adoption cases, including domestic, international, and stepparent adoptions. Related to her adoption practice, Ms. Sperling has obtained experience with guardianships and surrogacy. Her experience as an adoptive parent informs her adoption practice; knowing what her clients are experiencing gives her invaluable insight into the process. Ms. Sperling earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law. She is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association. Ms. Sperling is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit, and U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania.

Gerri L Sperling's Courses

  • Pennsylvania Adoption Law: Start to Finish

    Family Law

    PA Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE