Anne E. Zerbe is Co-Chair of the McNees Public Finance & Government Services Practice Group and a Member of the McNees Labor & Employment. Anne has successfully defended business clients in county, state, and federal courts for more than 25 years and focuses her practice on prevention of employment liability and risk-management, defending against employment claims and assisting clients with compliance issues concerning the multitude of employment laws and regulations governing employers. She also counsels employers, practice groups and health care providers on employment law compliance, risk management and HIPAA compliance issues unique to the health care industry. Anne serves as special counsel for investigations and is a trusted resource to handle sensitive and confidential matters including executive terminations.
Anne also serves as the Solicitor for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. In that role, she works with county commissioners and executive leadership to address issues affecting counties across the Commonwealth.
Anne is a trusted problem solver for clients. She has been a featured speaker regarding various employment law topics for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the Pennsylvania State Counsel of SHRM, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Employee Relations Council, the York Society of Human Resource Managers, the Physicians’ Office Management Association of York, the Lancaster Society of Human Resources, the Hanover Area Human Resource Association, and Quest Behavioral Health EAP.
Anne currently serves as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the York College of Pennsylvania. She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Traditions Bank. She is the Chair of the Personnel Committee for Advent Lutheran Church and served as a member of the Endowment Committee. Anne also served as the President of the York County Bar Association and served in executive roles for the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central Pennsylvania, the Children’s Home of York and Family First Health. Anne lives in York with her family and spends her free time cheering on her kids at their high school and collegiate games. Anne is a long-time member of Rose Tree-Blue Mountain Fox Hunting Club which is the oldest subscription hunt club in America. When she is not watching her kids’ sporting events, she is riding her horses, Big Blue and Megan.
Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D.
Wittenberg University, 1993, B.A.
Athena Award – 2025
Martindale Hubble AV Preeminent Rating from 2012 – Present. Peer rated for the highest level of professional excellence
Best Lawyers in America 2023 – Present
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2019 – 2021
Best 50 Women in Business, 2008
Central Penn Business Journal, Forty Under 40, 2009
Central Penn Business Journal, Women of Influence, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
May 16, 2024 - 33rd Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar - 2 Days to Choose (Virtual or In-Person)
April 28, 2023 - Conducting Effective Investigations and Navigating Ethical Issues
May 5, 2023 - 32nd Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar
May 13, 2022 - 31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar
June 10, 2021 - 30th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
October 16, 2020 - Politics in the Workplace
October 19, 2020 - Central Keystone Valley HR Professionals’ 2020 Labor & Employment Law Conference
September 11, 2020 - Politics in the Workplacee: It’s Not Just about Elections Anymore
April 15, 2020 - Employment and HR (Benefits, compensation, HIPAA), Medical leave
June 4, 2020 - POSTPONED until 2021 - 30th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
September 8, 2021 - Broadband Municipal Roundtable
September 30, 2020 - Navigating Politics & Protests in the Workplace (Zealots Gone Wild)
May 16, 2024 - 33rd Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar - 2 Days to Choose (Virtual or In-Person)
May 5, 2023 - 32nd Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar
May 13, 2022 - 31st Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar
June 10, 2021 - 30th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
June 4, 2020 - POSTPONED until 2021 - 30th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar