Asra Hashmi combines deep subject-matter knowledge with a pragmatic, business-focused approach to help clients navigate the full spectrum of employment, labor, and accessibility challenges. With more than a decade of legal experience, she represents and advises employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; wage and hour; non-compete and non-disclosure covenants; leaves of absence; employment agreements and policies; and workplace safety.
Education
Recognitions
Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Labor and Employment Law – Management (2026); Litigation – Labor and Employment (2025-2026)
Pennsylvania Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2021-2026)
Memberships
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association, Board of Governors (2021–2023); Young Lawyers Division (Chair, 2022); Committee for Diversity and Inclusion; Federal Section; Labor and Employment Section; Women in the Law Division
South Asian Bar Association
Duquesne Kline Law Alumni Association, Treasurer (2022–2023); Board of Governors (2018–2023)
Pittsburgh Human Resources Association
Languages
State Bar Licenses
Court Admissions
Organizations
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh, Board Member
FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association
Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer
National Kidney Foundation, Volunteer
Special Olympics, Volunteer
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Past Mentor
Representative Experience
- Obtained a complete defense verdict for an energy employer following a multi-day jury trial in a failure to hire matter under Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA), and defeated the plaintiff’s subsequent motion for post-trial relief.
- Led a multi-year contract dispute for an airline client in federal court from fact discovery through dispositive motions, conceiving the standalone summary judgment theory that won dismissal of the holding company defendant from the multiparty action over unpaid severance.
- Defended and resolved a high volume of Title III website, digital, and architectural accessibility claims for employers nationwide, achieving efficient, cost-effective resolutions and minimizing litigation exposure.
- Counseled national and regional employers on website, digital, and architectural accessibility compliance, preemptively mitigating client risk and exposure.
- Designed and led the deposition strategy in a conditionally certified Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) collective action under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), personally taking six plaintiff depositions to build a favorable record that created decertification risk as leverage for a favorable employer settlement.
- Secured a complete defense award for a healthcare employer following arbitration of an unpaid wage claim under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law (WPCL).
- Resolved a series of substantively similar cases brought by multiple employees represented by the same counsel, asserting common wrongful termination and gender discrimination claims, and leveraged coordinated dispositive motion briefing to achieve a favorable global resolution across all matters.
- Led DHS I-9 audit defense as outside counsel, developing the mitigation strategy and negotiating a reduction of the proposed civil penalties from seven figures to the low six figures.
- Overturned a default judgment and obtained a favorable settlement for a manufacturing employer in a matter involving alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (PMMA) and associated company policies.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of Title VII sexual harassment and retaliation claims for an oilfield services employer.
- Represented construction industry employers in OSHA enforcement matters in jurisdictions across the country, repeatedly securing dismissal of all citations without findings of violation.