Catherine Elizabeth Rowe - Harrisburg, PA
Attorney at Strokoff & Cowden, P.C.
Labor and Employment Lawyers in Harrisburg, PA
224 Pine Street Harrisburg, PA 17101
Harrisburg Labor and Employment Lawyer
Updated: 06/18/2026
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
- Employment Discrimination
- Professional Licensure
- Unemployment Compensation
- Zoning and Land Use
Attorney Information
Overview
Catherine Rowe was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 2013 and represents clients in a broad range of civil employment matters including labor relations, public employee retirement benefits, Pennsylvania Civil Service, and professional licensure. She proudly represents school district administrators in local agency hearings and is regularly called upon to conduct workplace investigations for employers, nonprofits, and agencies. She has provided legal counsel and representation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Rowe proudly serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Widener Commonwealth School of Law teaching Employment Law. She previously served two terms as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section and is presently the Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Administrative Law Section. She is the Treasurer of the James S. Bowman American Inn of Court, and is an appointed member of the Derry Township Downtown Core Development Board. Rowe previously served as a member of the Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School Board and proudly volunteers with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and Junior Achievement.
Rowe graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College with a Bachelor's Degree in Labor and Employment Relations and a minor in French. She earned her law degree from Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law where she was awarded the Faculty Award for Academic Success as a Law Student and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Law School Community. She served as the Law School student body President her third year of Law School and received a Pro Bono Service Honors Award at graduation.
During Law School and prior to joining the firm, Rowe completed a co-op with Honorable Sue L. Robinson in the United States District Court of Delaware, interned with Labor and Employment Unit of the City Solicitor's Office of the City of Philadelphia, and was a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Trial Advocacy and a Dean's Scholar for Civil Procedure.
Rowe enjoys being outdoors with her family – her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. Nova and Archer, her two dogs, regularly accompany Rowe to the office.
Education
Legal Education
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Drexel University School of Law,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 2013
J.D.
Honors: Faculty Award for Academic Success as a Law Student
Honors: Faculty Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Law School Community
Honors: Law School student body President
Honors: Pro Bono Service Honors Award at graduation
Honors: Dean's Scholar for Civil Procedure
Non Legal Education
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Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College,
State College,
Pennsylvania, 2010
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Minor: French
Current Employment Position(s)
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Shareholder
Pro Bono Activities
- Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Volunteer Mediator
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2013
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- Dauphin County Bar Association, 2013 - Present
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2013 - Present
- Derry Township Zoning Hearing Bd., 2014 - 2015
- American Bar Association
- Neighborhood Dispute Settlement (Board Member)
- Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Alumni Council
- James S. Bowman American Inn of Court (Member)
- L&E Council for the Pennsylvania Bar Association
Contact
224 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone Number: 717-695-8809
Fax Number: 717-233-5806
Email: Send a message
Hours: Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
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