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Pete Winebrake is the founder and managing partner of Winebrake & Santillo, LLC. He has litigated hundreds of employment rights lawsuits in courts throughout the United States and has recovered many millions of dollars for his hard-working clients and their families. Pete is consistently recognized as one of Philadelphia’s Top 100 Lawyers in the annual “SuperLawyer” survey of attorneys conducted by Thompson-Reuters, and he is consistently awarded an “AV-Preeminent” ranking by Martindale-Hubbell.
Pete has made presentations as a guest lecturer at various at various educational institutions, including the law schools at Vanderbilt University, Temple University, and Drexel University, and at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Pete also has lectured at CLE programs sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law; the Pennsylvania Bar Institute; the Workplace Injury Litigation Group (WILG); the Ohio Association of Justice; the American Association of Justice (AAJ); National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA); the American Law Institute (ALI); and the Lackawanna County (PA) Bar Association. In June 2919, Pete testified at the United States House of Representatives regarding federal overtime law at a hearing conducted by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on Education and Labor.
Pete dedicates substantial time to pro bono activities. He is a longstanding mediator with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s mediation program. In the federal and state appellate courts, he has drafted amicus curiae briefs on behalf of many worker’s rights organizations, including the AFL-CIO, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Employment Law Project, the Economic Policy Institute, and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
Pete Winebrake is a 1988 graduate (magna cum laude) of Lehigh University and a 1991 graduate (cum laude) of Temple University School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review.
Upon law school graduation, from September 1991 through August 1992, Pete served as a law clerk to Justice William R. Johnson of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
From September 1992 through February 1997, Pete served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department’s General Litigation Unit. In this capacity, he represented New York City agencies and officials in federal civil rights and employment lawsuits and other complex litigation.
In 1997, he joined the Philadelphia law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP as a litigation associate. There, he worked on complex litigation matters in the federal and state courts.
In 1999, he returned to public service, joining the Philadelphia Law Department. In this capacity, he represented City agencies and officials, including former Mayor Edward Rendell, in high-profile and complex federal civil rights matters. In 2001, Pete was appointed Chief Deputy City Solicitor in charge of the Philadelphia Law Department’s Labor and Employment Unit. As the City’s chief labor and employment lawyer, he managed a staff of eleven attorneys and oversaw all municipal labor and employment matters for the City of Philadelphia.
In 2002, Pete joined the Philadelphia law firm of Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC. There, he litigated and resolved a wide variety of complex lawsuits arising under federal and state wage and hour, employment, and civil rights laws. In January 2007, Pete founded The Winebrake Law Firm, LLC, which later changed its name to Winebrake & Santillo, LLC. The firm concentrates on Federal Court litigation seeking to vindicate the rights of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and similar state wage and hour laws. These lawsuits are brought both as individual cases on behalf of one or more workers and as class/collective actions on behalf of large numbers of similarly situated workers.
Pete has published articles in various publications, including the Temple Law Review, the Detroit College of Law Review and the Pennsylvania Township News.
As stated above, Pete consistently is recognized as a “Super Lawyer” and has received an “AV-Preeminent” ranking from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System.
The Bar Association of the City of New York presented him with its annual prize for outstanding achievement as a municipal lawyer.
The Fraternal Order of Police presented Pete with an award in recognition of his unselfish commitment to law enforcement and the citizens of Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition presented Pete with an award recognizing his tireless efforts fighting for the civil rights of Pennsylvania’s Latino community.
Pete has been appointed by the Federal Court to serve on the Mediation Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Pete Winebrake is the founder and managing partner of Winebrake & Santillo, LLC. He has litigated hundreds of employment rights lawsuits in courts throughout the United States and has recovered many millions of dollars for his hard-working clients and their families. Pete is consistently recognized as one of Philadelphia’s Top 100 Lawyers in the annual “SuperLawyer” survey of attorneys conducted by Thompson-Reuters, and he is consistently awarded an “AV-Preeminent” ranking by Martindale-Hubbell.
Pete has made presentations as a guest lecturer at various at various educational institutions, including the law schools at Vanderbilt University, Temple University, and Drexel University, and at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Pete also has lectured at CLE programs sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law; the Pennsylvania Bar Institute; the Workplace Injury Litigation Group (WILG); the Ohio Association of Justice; the American Association of Justice (AAJ); National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA); the American Law Institute (ALI); and the Lackawanna County (PA) Bar Association. In June 2919, Pete testified at the United States House of Representatives regarding federal overtime law at a hearing conducted by the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on Education and Labor.
Pete dedicates substantial time to pro bono activities. He is a longstanding mediator with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s mediation program. In the federal and state appellate courts, he has drafted amicus curiae briefs on behalf of many worker’s rights organizations, including the AFL-CIO, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the National Employment Law Project, the Economic Policy Institute, and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
Pete Winebrake is a 1988 graduate (magna cum laude) of Lehigh University and a 1991 graduate (cum laude) of Temple University School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review.
Upon law school graduation, from September 1991 through August 1992, Pete served as a law clerk to Justice William R. Johnson of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
From September 1992 through February 1997, Pete served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department’s General Litigation Unit. In this capacity, he represented New York City agencies and officials in federal civil rights and employment lawsuits and other complex litigation.
In 1997, he joined the Philadelphia law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP as a litigation associate. There, he worked on complex litigation matters in the federal and state courts.
In 1999, he returned to public service, joining the Philadelphia Law Department. In this capacity, he represented City agencies and officials, including former Mayor Edward Rendell, in high-profile and complex federal civil rights matters. In 2001, Pete was appointed Chief Deputy City Solicitor in charge of the Philadelphia Law Department’s Labor and Employment Unit. As the City’s chief labor and employment lawyer, he managed a staff of eleven attorneys and oversaw all municipal labor and employment matters for the City of Philadelphia.
In 2002, Pete joined the Philadelphia law firm of Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC. There, he litigated and resolved a wide variety of complex lawsuits arising under federal and state wage and hour, employment, and civil rights laws. In January 2007, Pete founded The Winebrake Law Firm, LLC, which later changed its name to Winebrake & Santillo, LLC. The firm concentrates on Federal Court litigation seeking to vindicate the rights of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and similar state wage and hour laws. These lawsuits are brought both as individual cases on behalf of one or more workers and as class/collective actions on behalf of large numbers of similarly situated workers.
As stated above, Pete consistently is recognized as a “Super Lawyer” and has received an “AV-Preeminent” ranking from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System.
The Bar Association of the City of New York presented him with its annual prize for outstanding achievement as a municipal lawyer.
The Fraternal Order of Police presented Pete with an award in recognition of his unselfish commitment to law enforcement and the citizens of Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition presented Pete with an award recognizing his tireless efforts fighting for the civil rights of Pennsylvania’s Latino community.
Pete has been appointed by the Federal Court to serve on the Mediation Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Pete has published articles in various publications, including the Temple Law Review, the Detroit College of Law Review and the Pennsylvania Township News.
At Winebrake & Santillo, LLC, we firmly believe that workers pursuing their wage and overtime rights are entitled to the same high quality legal representation enjoyed by big corporations. We also understand that workers have a right to be treated with the same level of professionalism, courtesy and respect accorded to corporate CEOs.
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Attorney Advertising. This website is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.
Attorney Advertising. This website is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.