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Burns White Welcomes 17 New Attorneys in the First Quarter of 2026

Apr 20, 2026 | News

Burns White welcomes 17 new attorneys spanning the ethics and legal malpractice, healthcare, professional liability, and insurance coverage areas in the firm’s offices in Chatham, Cherry Hill, Huntington, Pittsburgh, West Conshohocken, and Wilmington in the first quarter of 2026.

Chatham, NJ

Julianne K. Cefalu is Of Counsel in the firm’s Healthcare and Long-Term Care practice group located in the Chatham, New Jersey office.  Ms. Cefalu defends medical professionals, healthcare providers, and healthcare facilities in medical malpractice and professional liability claims.

Cherry Hill, NJ

Chernor S. Bah is an Associate in Burns White’s Cherry Hill, New Jersey office. He focuses his practice on defending physicians, hospitals, and long-term care facilities in medical malpractice and healthcare liability matters.

Jonathan C. Herron is an Associate in the firm’s Healthcare and Long-Term Care practice group, located in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey office.  Mr. Herron focuses his practice on the defense of doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters.

Huntington, WV

Cory B. Lowe is an Associate in the firm’s Huntington, West Virginia office where he focuses his practice on insurance and bad faith defense matters.

Pittsburgh, PA

Richard W. DiBella is Of Counsel in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office.  Mr. DiBella focuses his practice in the areas of insurance litigation, civil litigation, arson and fraud defense litigation and bad faith litigation.

Madeline E. Groff is an Associate in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office where she focuses her practice in matters related to commercial litigation, professional liability and legal malpractice.

Aaliyah D. Hyacinthe is an Associate in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office where she focuses her practice in matters related to commercial litigation, professional liability and legal malpractice.

Bethann Lloyd is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office as serves as Chair of the firm’s Ethics and Legal Malpractice Defense group. Ms. Lloyd concentrates her practice in the areas of professional liability defense, including defense of legal malpractice cases, Dragonetti Act cases, disciplinary cases, legal ethics, subpoena assistance, licensure, lawyer disputes, risk avoidance and the defense of other professional liability claims.

Kathleen S. McAllister is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office and serves a Co-Chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation group.  Ms. McAllister focuses her practice in the areas of complex insurance coverage and litigation, extra-contractual insurance litigation, motor vehicle and premises liability, and personal injury.

Peyton E. Myers is an Associate at the firm’s Pittsburgh office, focusing her practice on Healthcare and Long-Term Care law, defending doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters.

Amelia Salem Rashid is an Associate at the firm’s Pittsburgh office, focusing her practice on Healthcare and Long-Term Care law, defending doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters.

Holly M. Whalen is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office where she concentrates her practice on the representation of licensed professionals, including ethics, disciplinary and licensure matters, the defense of legal malpractice and Dragonetti Act cases, subpoena assistance, law firm disputes, risk avoidance and the defense of other professional liability claims.

Dianna Calaboyias Wyrick is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office where she splits her practice between commercial litigation and appellate work.  As a member of the litigation team, she primarily works as a member of the Healthcare group representing doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in a variety of liability matters including contractual disputes, negligent hiring claims, and medical malpractice.  As a member of the firm’s Appellate group, Ms. Wyrick handles appeals in both federal and state courts.

Robert A. Weinheimer is Of Counsel in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office.  Mr. Weinheimer has extensive trial experience handling insurance coverage, products liability, automobile, trucking, homeowners, and construction claims throughout Western Pennsylvania.

West Conshohocken, PA

Diane C. Howell is Of Counsel in Burns White’s Philadelphia office.  Ms. Howell focuses her practice on Healthcare and Long-Term Care law, defending doctors, hospitals and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters.

Edvard L. Wilson is Of Counsel in the firm’s Philadelphia office, focusing his practice in the area of Healthcare and Long-Term care law. Mr. Wilson is a skilled litigator defending doctors, hospitals, and long-term care health facilities in medical malpractice and professional liability matters.

Wilmington, DE

Aaron C. Baker is Of Counsel in Burns White’s Wilmington, DE office. Mr. Baker 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.