Ms. Bickhart is a shareholder of McCausland Keen & Buckman in the Litigation practice area, where she focuses on securities litigation and employment law.  

Her securities litigation practice focuses on the representation of claims between public investors and brokerage firms, stockbrokers, and investment advisors in NASD and NYSE arbitrations, as well as in state and federal courts. Ms. Bickhart also represents individuals and corporations in the securities industry in enforcing or defending restrictive covenant claims, and provides counsel to registered representatives on employment issues and in regulatory investigations.

Her employment law practice includes the counseling of business, corporate executives, and human resource managers in the areas of employment law and litigation. Her cases include litigation and counseling under: Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law, the Fair Labor Standards Act, COBRA, HIPAA, and other federal and state statutes. Ms. Bickhart is engaged in the drafting, reviewing, revising, negotiation and enforcement of employment agreements, non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, severance and separation agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies. She provides counseling and training on harassment and discrimination, wage and hour compliance, fair employment practices, reductions in force, and on litigation avoidance.

Hedge Funds and Funds of Funds: An Update on the Regulations Governing Hedge Funds, and The Duties of Registered Representatives and Investment Advisers in Recommending Hedge Funds and Funds of Funds, Securities Arbitration 2007.

Securities Industry Acronym Dictionary, Securities Arbitration 2007.

Selling Away Cases and Supervisory Obligations of the Brokerage Firm, Practicing Law Institute’s Securities Arbitration 2005 (also published by PBI 2005)

A Primer on Variable Annuities, Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Prosecuting and Defending Customer Claims Against Stockbrokers (2005)

Selling Away Cases: Strategy and Discovery Tactics for Making a Case Against a Brokerage Firm, Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Prosecuting and Defending Customer Claims Against Stockbrokers (2003)

Securities Arbitration, Practicing Law Institute (2007)

Prosecuting and Defending Customer Claims Against Stockbrokers, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2005)