Position: Associate

EmmaRose is an integral part of the firm’s Food & Agribusiness Industry Group, working with clients on compliance issues with state and federal agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. She helps clients remain up to date on pressing issues and regulatory developments, and advises clients on compliance and risk management. Additionally, she provides strategic counsel to clients on commercial and supply chain matters within the agricultural product, food processing, manufacturing and distribution sectors. EmmaRose also supports the complementing Transportation & Logistics industry, providing compliance and commercial guidance in another highly regulated sector. 

Her strong agricultural background has made her a logical fit for Barley Snyder’s Food & Agribusiness Industry Group. Before law school, EmmaRose graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science with a specialization in Livestock Science and Management from one of Pennsylvania’s highest-rated agricultural universities. She also volunteered for the Penn State Extension with local 4-H and extension programs, and continues to provide a helping hand to neighbors in the farming community when the need arises. Raised on a small farm in Schuylkill County surrounded by horses and honeybees, EmmaRose’s hands-on experience in agriculture adds a unique depth to her legal practice.

EmmaRose is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of professionals and passing down her knowledge. She helped launch the Master’s in Agribusiness program at Delaware Valley University and previously served as an adjunct professor, teaching graduate-level courses on “Legal Issues in Agriculture and Food” and “Agricultural Supply Chains.” EmmaRose currently mentors junior associates within the firm.

EmmaRose serves as outside general counsel to several clients in the high-value food products sector, providing strategic guidance to help them grow and thrive. She has also  successfully advocated on behalf of her clients before the various regulatory bodies, including the Pennsylvania and U.S. Departments of Agriculture, working to ensure the fair and equitable application of regulations and championing regulatory updates that better reflect today’s landscape of modern agriculture and food processing. In addition, EmmaRose has experience successfully representing clients in commercial livestock animal welfare litigation.

Another aspect of her practice is crafting comprehensive plans for clients’ and their businesses’ futures. EmmaRose provides tailored business succession planning, frequently for food and agriculture sector clients, ensuring the seamless transition of operations and the continued success of these unique enterprises across generations. She also provides services to local clients for general estate planning, including wills, powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney and living wills. 

Her business practice complements her food and agriculture work, where she handles general corporate matters such as LLC formation, operating agreements, contract negotiations, financing and stock transfers.

EmmaRose now lives on a small farm in Berks County with her husband and daughter, and enjoys whitewater kayaking, snowboarding, riding horses and dirt bikes and hiking with her dogs.