For the better part of the last 25 years, I have focused my practice on the representation of individuals and their employment situations.
Whether it is a work injury, discrimination or wrongful termination, I enjoy helping people protect and enforce their rights.
I am one of very few attorneys in Pittsburgh who has been certified as a Specialist in Workers' Compensation by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and who also has an active employment practice. Over the years, I have acquired training and experience in many different areas to ensure that I have all the tools necessary to help my clients resolve their cases and resume their lives.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Duquesne University School of Law
Juris Doctor
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Environmental Studies
CERTIFICATIONS
- 2013 Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist by Pennsylvania Bar Association
- 2011 Certification in Collaborative Law by CLASP
- 2006 Certification in Mediation by the Western District Court of Pennsylvania
PRESENTATIONS
“Employment Law Interaction With Workers' Compensation”
2017 to 2021 – Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation Conference
“General Principles of Workers' Compensation & Employment Overlap”
7/22/2014 – Sterling Education Services
“The Rise in Collaborative Employment and Labor Relations Practices”
12/13/2013 – LERA
“Workers' Compensation Law & Practice”
08/16/2012 – Sterling Education Services
“Workers' Compensation Settlements and Extreme Disagreements: What is enforceable?”
05/24/2012 – ACBA
“The Art of Communication”
12/09/2010 – ACBA (Workers' Compensation Section)
“Outside the Box – or – Out of Bounds?”
06/2009 – ACBA Bench-Bar Conference
“Mediation – What for?”
06/15/2007 – ACBA Bench-Bar Conference
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Allegheny County Bar Association
-Past Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section
-Past Vice-Chair of the Collaborative Law Committee
-Counsel member of the Sole and Small Practitioners
Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Western District of Pennsylvania
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
West Virginia Bar Association
- Northern District of West Virginia
- Southern District of West Virginia.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Pro Bono Mediation 2013 to Present
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas – Pro Bono mediator, arbitrator, and advocate in landlord-tenant program
