Announcing Transitions for COSECURE and Margolis Healy and Associates

March 9, 2023

Workplace violence has been on the rise in recent years. This trend reflects both a more violent society generally and the unique disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many organizations are facing novel security challenges because their “new normal” often means remote and hybrid workforces.

March 2, 2023

Since 2014, the American workforce has experienced over a million violent crimes every year. Per the Department of Labor Statistics, in 2020 alone, more than 20,000 workers in private industry were subjected to assault resulting in lost workdays, and 392 workers were victims of workplace homicide. In 2021, the number of fatalities rose to 481.

February 23, 2023

Dan Pascale, Executive Vice President of Margolis Healy, will speak at this seminar centered around crucial topics like workplace security, data protection, and crisis communications for small to mid-sized law firms. The seminar will feature three segments. The full lineup of presentations and speakers includes:Management “Land Mine” #1: Workplace Security Cybersecurity Essentials – Phish, Whales & Other Sea Creatures: How to Identify & Avoid Common Hacking Attacks – Ron Menold, Brian Gillam & Trevor McGuinnessPhysical Security Essentials – Build That Wall: Ensuring Your Personal Safety, Protection & Emergency Response at Home & at Work – Dan PascaleWorkplace Security Essentials – Ensuring a Safe Workplace Law Firm Environment – Debbie FriedmanManagement “Land Mine” #2: Protecting Data & Avoiding DisqualificationManaging Client Data and Preserving Privilege – Joe Tate & Nicole GillNavigating Thorny Ethics, Professional Responsibility & Positional Conflicts Issues – Deb Winokur & Sarah SweeneyManagement “Land Mine” #3: Handling Crisis CommunicationsNot All Press is Good Press: Handling Crisis Communications, Reputation Management & Litigation Communications – Tilden Katz & Lynne Espy-WilliamsCLE is approved in NY, CA, TX, IL, NV, and PA.

September 27, 2022

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August 23, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, PA. – August 23, 2022 – Margolis Healy, a professional services firm and ancillary business of Cozen O’Connor, is excited to announce several key additions to its experienced staff of consultants and subject matter experts. The firm welcomes four new seasoned industry professionals to its rapidly growing consulting practice to provide strategy and expertise to workplaces, communities, schools, and campuses to create safe, welcoming, and respectful environments for their employees, students, and community members.

August 22, 2022

Daniel Pascale was quoted in HR Dive discussing the increase of violence. The last few years have brought a jump in homicides, Daniel pointed on in an August 3 webinar. And sadly, he said, “we’re going to see that spill into the workplace.

May 2, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, PA. – May 2, 2022 – Margolis Healy is excited to announce that Jonathan Kassa has joined its consulting practice. Jonathan has led innovative national initiatives to increase community safety and victim advocacy over a career spanning 29 years.

September 29, 2021

Steven Healy spoke with NBC5 about the importance of emergency alerts sent on campuses. He recommends all universities take steps to make sure there's no delay in emergency alerts. "Institutions should be testing their systems on a regular basis.

February 11, 2021

WILLISTON, VT. – February 11, 2021 – Margolis Healy is excited to announce that Gabe Gates, formerly from the University of Virginia and the Pennsylvania State University, has joined its consulting practice. Gates brings his extensive leadership experience in campus safety, Clery Act compliance, youth protection, and policy development to his role with Margolis Healy.

April 2, 2020

Earlier today, CEO and co-founder of Margolis Healy Steven Healy announced the promotion of Robert L. Evans to director of K-12 Services. Since 2014, Evans, a retired captain with the Vermont State Police and a former Army Ranger, has served in a unique role for Margolis Healy as the liaison to the Vermont Agency of Education and Department of Public Safety.

September 9, 2019

WILLISTON, VT. – September 9, 2019 – Cozen O’Connor and Margolis Healy announced that Christi Hurt has joined both firms as vice president for strategic initiatives. In this newly created position, Hurt will lead strategic initiatives for both Margolis Healy and Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group.

June 7, 2019

Dan Pascale discussed with WCAX3 about the efforts in Vermont to keep children safe at school. Law enforcement evaluated 95 percent of schools in Vermont last year. Now, almost $700,000 from a Department of Homeland Security grant will help schools with emergency preparedness.

May 16, 2019

Kathy Zoner discussed with Campus Security Report about what a campus safety leader should do when creating an efficient unit. “Nothing beats face-to-face” for getting feedback on your performance, Zoner said. You can conduct surveys or hold forums.

May 7, 2019

Steven Healy discussed with the USA Today about how a campus layout impacts protecting people on campus like it did at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Universities can be particularly hard to protect against people with bad intentions. They tend to be open spaces, especially public colleges like UNCC, and it can be hard to track everyone who comes and goes.

April 29, 2019

BURLINGTON, VT. – April 29, 2019 – Margolis Healy today announced that the firm will partner with Vermont’s Department of Public Safety to provide school safety planning, training, and exercise assistance to Vermont schools. This partnership marks the second phase of a school safety strategy announced by the Scott Administration in February 2018, following the first phase of a statewide school safety assessment overseen by DPS.

March 7, 2019

Margolis Healy will be discussing our campus safety report during a special meeting with the Board of Trustees, PSU community and public. Click here for the full story.

March 5, 2019

Kathy Zoner — who worked for 27 years in the Cornell Police Department, the last decade serving as the university’s chief of police — joins Margolis Healy as director of organizational assessments. Kathy will manage all projects related to campus safety assessments including management and staffing studies, post-incident reviews, special investigations, and other projects related to campus safety and security. “I am excited for the opportunity to more broadly share the vast human relations knowledge and positive police-community relationship building I have gained while at Cornell.

August 3, 2017

Cozen O’Connor Acquires Safety and Security Consulting FirmMargolis Healy & Associates serves universities, colleges, K-12 schools, government agencies, and private entities across the country on matters of safety and security Philadelphia, August 3, 2017 - Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the acquisition of Margolis Healy & Associates, LLC, a leading consulting firm specializing in safety and security and regulatory compliance in the United States. This acquisition by a business subsidiary of Cozen O’Connor comes six months after Cozen O’Connor launched the country’s premier Institutional Response Group led by Gina Maisto Smith and Leslie Gomez. The highly accomplished attorneys in the Institutional Response Group provide legal advice and guidance to assist institutions in preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based harassment and violence, child abuse, and other forms of interpersonal violence.

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Margolis Healy and Associates and COSECURE hosted a webinar in conjunction with PaWARN on the cyber and physical security threats that water and wastewater facilities face today. Dr. Ronald Menold of COSECURE and Daniel Pascale of Margolis Healy were joined by Mike Snyder of PaWARN for this webinar.