“Rubin, Fortunato & Harbison P.C. is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence by including and integrating individuals who represent different groups as defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background, age, disability, national origin, and religion.”
Our commitment to diversity entails providing opportunities through
By providing and supporting a work culture that encourages diversity and its strengths, we are better able to serve our clients and community.
We actively recruit the best and the brightest with a view towards hiring diverse talent reflective of our client base. In recognition of the fact that more is required than simply hiring talented individuals of diverse backgrounds, we actively maintain policies and practices specifically designed to encourage diversity and create a cohesive work environment. We believe that, to achieve our goals, we must create a climate with an ethos of appreciation, understanding, and respect of group and individual differences.
We encourage and support employees in activities that promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion within the legal community by providing ongoing opportunities for professional employee growth. To aid in the retention of a diverse workforce, we have adopted family-friendly policies that allow for reduced hours and flexibility in scheduling. These arrangements not only benefit our employees and their families, but also our clients by enriching and maintaining the overall institutional knowledge base and fostering long-term and meaningful working relationships.
ARTICLES
April 22, 2025
According to recent studies, 50 to 75 percent of autistic adults in the United States are unemployed or underemployed. During Autism Awareness Month, employers often ask how to adjust everyday employment practices to be more inclusive of the ... Read More
July 22, 2024
On July 18, 2024, five Rubin Fortunato employees (Brooke Palma, Office Administrator; Lisa Chapman, Paralegal; Donald Rubendall, Director of Finance and Operations; Ava Petrellese, Paralegal; and Michael Einhorn, Director of Information Systems) ... Read More
June 28, 2024
Listening is a skill and active listening is a great skill to improve upon. Listening actively has three component parts: attention, attitude, and adjustment. These parts are particularly well suited to listening to people when speaking ... Read More
June 21, 2024
Earlier this month, in search of a good answer, I read some articles on the topic. Then, I phoned a friend for her thoughts. She has a Masters in Social Work, undergraduate degrees in Social Justice Advocacy and Psychology, and an ... Read More
June 18, 2024
Juneteenth (observed annually on June 19th and a national holiday since 2021) is also known as Freedom Day and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, ... Read More
June 17, 2024
Latest Update: See our article for details on the Eleventh Circuit’s most recent decision in this matter. Another Update: On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, ... Read More
June 14, 2024
For Pride Month, we have been discussing and demonstrating allyship with our LGBTQ+ friends. Allyship rests in holding ourselves accountable for the support and inclusion of marginalized groups. In thinking about how “inclusion” could ... Read More
June 7, 2024
My daughter always comes home from school with stories. But this one was more thought-provoking than most. One of her teachers had asked her high school class to write an essay about whether we should continue to celebrate certain groups ... Read More
June 3, 2024
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that, following its investigation, Columbia River Healthcare Inc., a nursing facility in Vancouver, Washington, operating under the name The Oaks at Timberline ... Read More
May 20, 2024
The Philadelphia Eagles Autism Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for innovative research and care programs to assist those currently affected by autism, as well as future generations. Former Rubin Fortunato associate attorney Greg Laudadio ... Read More
May 16, 2024
This month, we celebrate Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in the United States. The month of May was chosen as AANHPI Heritage Month to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, ... Read More
April 30, 2024
As Autism Awareness Month (April) comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to highlight a local gem, The Timothy School. The Timothy School is the oldest non-profit approved private school in Pennsylvania devoted exclusively to teaching ... Read More
March 11, 2024
Update: In November 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded the NLRB’s decision discussed below that found an employee’s refusal to remove a Black Lives Matter marking from a ... Read More
January 5, 2024
In December 2023, Rubin Fortunato donated an “HR Essentials” gift basket to the Greater Valley Forge Human Resource Association’s Silent Auction and Networking Mingle. Proceeds from the silent auction benefitted the Philadelphia chapter of ... Read More
December 14, 2023
Mitzvah Circle, an organization based in Oaks, PA, helps families in the area when they face crises, like poverty, homelessness, serious illness, and difficult circumstances. Throughout the month of November, Rubin Fortunato employees collected ... Read More
November 13, 2023
On October 9, 2023, Rubin Fortunato proudly sponsored the dessert table at the American Living Organ Donor Fund’s (ALODF) annual golf outing at the Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club. The annual event supports ALODF’s vital Safety Net ... Read More
October 23, 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a commemorative resource guide about recruiting, hiring, and employing individuals with disabilities. The EEOC the DOL’s Office of ... Read More
October 16, 2023
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). An initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with ... Read More
October 2, 2023
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). An initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with ... Read More
September 21, 2023
Leah Vozzi joined the Firm in September for a semester-long Pre-law internship through Temple University’s Fox School of Business, where she is a senior majoring in Legal Studies. Her coursework’s focus is business and law. She expects to ... Read More
June 19, 2023
Juneteenth (annually observed on June 19th) – or Freedom Day as it also is known – is a holiday that memorializes the end of slavery in the United States. Rubin Fortunato celebrates the many contributions of Black Americans throughout our ... Read More
May 12, 2023
Medha Tomar, a senior at Conestoga High School, will spend her last four weeks of high school as an intern with us through the school’s Senior Internship Program. Medha will attend Villanova University in the fall to study Business Management ... Read More
February 1, 2023
In January 2023, Rubin Fortunato made a financial contribution to the BRILLA Program at Cockeysville Middle School in Cockeysville, Maryland. The BRILLA (Bilingual Readiness for Intellectual Language Learning Advancement) Program aims to close the ... Read More
January 13, 2023
Rubin Fortunato recognizes Monday, January 16, 2023 as a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We applaud and seek to advance Dr. King’s search for an America where all people enjoy the same basic human rights, regardless of their ... Read More
June 15, 2022
June 19th – or Juneteenth as it is more commonly known – is a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In September 1862, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation, which decreed that about three ... Read More
November 15, 2021
In October 2021, in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Rubin Fortunato made a financial contribution to the Coffee Closet with Barista Jake, a local organization that provides special needs teens and adults a safe place to ... Read More
October 15, 2021
Encouraging Employees to Bring Their Full Selves to Work: Eight Steps Toward Gender Inclusivity in the Workplace Thursday, December 16, 2021 12:00 noon ... Read More
January 11, 2021
In December 2020, Rubin Fortunato made a financial contribution to Mighty Writers, an organization that helps young writers in the Philadelphia area “think clearly and write with clarity.” As lawyers, Rubin Fortunato knows the ... Read More
February 5, 2020
Megha Patel joined the Firm in January 2020 for a three-month Pre-law internship through Temple University’s Fox School of Business. She is pursuing a B.A. in Legal Studies in Business and Human Resource Management, expects to graduate in the ... Read More
December 17, 2019
Throughout the months of October and November 2019, Rubin Fortunato employees collected items to support the mission of the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center to provide comfort and care to America’s veterans. The donation drive was held ... Read More
December 6, 2019
On Wednesday, in a room of remarkably talented and energized women at the Women, Diversity & Law: Awareness into Action Summit, I was one of five female attorney panelists leading a discussion about Dealing with Unconscious Bias & ... Read More
July 11, 2019
At the end of May 2019, Law360 released its Glass Ceiling Report in which it concluded that a lack of parity continues to exist for female attorneys in private practice. Law360 has republished the report – as recently as this week – in ... Read More
May 2, 2019
On April 22, 2019, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would decide whether federal anti-discrimination laws protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination by granting certiorari in three cases: Bostock v. Clayton County; Altitude Express, ... Read More
December 18, 2018
Throughout the month of November 2018, Rubin Fortunato collected from its employees 35 purses and hundreds of toiletries and other items to support the Malvern Chapter of Purses Full of Hope. Purses Full of Hope’s mission is founded on the idea ... Read More
April 18, 2018
In honor of National Women’s History Month and in celebration of our Firm’s #1 ranking by the PA Law Journal for highest percentage of female attorneys (59.26%) in a 2017 survey of the largest 100 law firms in Pennsylvania, Rubin ... Read More
