Burns White LLC welcomes 10 new attorneys spanning multiple practice areas and office locations. These attorneys bring experience to the business, construction, healthcare, railroad, and real estate practice areas in the firm’s Indiana, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, and West Conshohocken offices in the second quarter of 2024.
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Real Estate
Samuel H. Clark is a Member in Burns White’s Indiana office and serves as Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Property Services practice group. Mr. Clark focuses his practice in the areas of real estate, oil, gas, and mineral law, estate and trust administration, environmental law, and creditor’s rights.
Business
Jennifer L. Westrick is an Associate in the firm’s Indiana, Pennsylvania office where she provides legal representation for clients involved in divorce, child custody and support actions, adoptions proceedings, and guardianships for incapacitated persons as well as estate planning and estates. Ms. Westrick also assists business clients with entity formations, preparing leases and contacts, contract review and negotiations, and other business-related matters.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Healthcare
Meredith A.Lowry is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office where she focuses her practice on the defense of nursing homes, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals in nursing home and medical malpractice claims.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Healthcare
Jessica M. Nelson is an Associate in the firm’s Healthcare Group, focusing her practice on representing hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare professionals and entities with medical malpractice claims.
Joseph D. Zottola is an Associate in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office. Mr. Zottola focuses his practice on Healthcare and Long-Term Care law, defending doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters.
Railroad
Corey C. Kirkwood is an Associate in Burns White’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania headquarters. Mr. Kirkwood focuses his practice on railroad law where he represents Class I and short line railroads in cases that involve allegations of personal and occupational injuries and wrongful death.
Tampa, Florida
Healthcare
Melissa L. Howell is an Associate in the firm’s Tampa, Florida office. Ms. Howell focuses her practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense, long-term health care defense, hospital liability, personal injury defense, and premises liability defense.
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Construction
Timothy M. Elliott is an Associate located in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Mr. Elliott primarily focuses his practice in the areas of professional and general liability defense. Mr. Elliott defends property owners, hospitals, universities, and construction industry clients against a wide range of general liability claims arising from both personal injury and property damage. In addition, Mr. Elliott represents architects, engineers, and other design professionals in defending professional liability claims.
Healthcare
Mary-Kate I. LaManna is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office where she focuses her practice on the defense of nursing homes, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals in nursing home and medical malpractice claims.
M. Sean Maravich has returned to Burns White’s Philadelphia office as a Member. Mr. Maravich brings more than 25 years of experience in medical malpractice defense to the firm’s Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group.