Overview

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.

  • Specialty medical practice: Resolved employment contract litigation before trial and negotiated dismissal of a former physician’s counterclaim.
  • Healthcare practices: Advised on disruptive physician and provider issues and prepared codes of conduct, behavioral expectations policies, and last chance agreements.
  • Employers: Counseled on COVID-19 employment matters, including Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations and the effects of reduced business hours on professional employment agreements.
  • Healthcare employers: Trained managers and providers on employment risk management, including sexual harassment prevention and documentation of workplace issues.
  • Maternal fetal medicine specialist: Litigated restrictive covenant matter involving patient referral sources, obtaining a narrower restriction that allowed the physician to join a central Pennsylvania health system. WellSpan v. Bayliss, 869 A.2d 990 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2005).
  • Interventional radiologist: Litigated a restrictive covenant matter concerning the physician’s ability to provide comprehensive radiology services to a central Pennsylvania health system.
  • Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D.
  • Wittenberg University, B.A.
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Best Lawyers, 2023 – 2027
  • Martindale Hubble AV Preeminent Rating, 2012 – present
  • Power Law, Central Penn Business Journal, 2025
  • Athena Award, 2025
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2019 – 2021
  • Women of Influence, Central Penn Business Journal, 2015
  • Forty Under 40, Central Penn Business Journal, 2009
  • Best 50 Women in Business, 2008
  • York College of Pennsylvania, Trustee on the Board of Trustees
  • ACNB Bank Advisory Board
  • York County Bar Association, former President
  • Advent Lutheran Church, Chair of the Personnel Committee, former Endowment Committee Member
  • Albright Care Services, former member of the Board of Trustees
  • Cultural Alliance, former member of the Board of Directors, Marquis Society Council
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Central Pennsylvania, former member of the Board of Directors
  • Children’s Home of York, former member of the Board of Directors
  • Family First Health, former President and member of the Board of Directors

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