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Joseph Gordon addresses an emerging divide regarding the enforcement of employer arbitration agreements for The Legal Intelligencer
Employment Associate Joseph Gordon addresses an emerging divide in federal court regarding the enforcement of employer arbitration agreements for...
Dollar Energy Fund appoints Ralph Monico to its Board of Directors
The Dollar Energy Fund appointed professional liability litigator Ralph M. Monico by board vote to serve on its Board of Directors, as well as its...
Christopher Jacobs and Matthew Meyers pen article for The Legal Intelligencer’s insurance law supplement
Member and Co-Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation Group Christopher Jacobs and Associate Matthew Meyers penned an...
Pa. federal court grants partial summary judgment to an energy client in a contractual indemnification dispute
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted a partial summary judgment to an energy client in a contractual...
15 Burns White attorneys receive Best Lawyers in America recognition
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2016 — 15 attorneys from Burns White’s Pittsburgh office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in...
Ohio Valley Medical Center appoints Darla Mushet to its Hospital Professional Ethics Committee
Ohio Valley Medical Center recently appointed Associate Darla A. Mushet to serve on its Hospital Professional Ethics Committee for an undefined...
T.H. Lyda and Daivy Dambreville co-author an article on the legal challenges of fighting a recognized virus for The Legal Intelligencer
Chair of the Environmental Group T.H. Lyda and Associate Daivy Dambreville co-authored an article for The Legal Intelligencer's Energy and...
Burns White welcomes five Associates to offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
PITTSBURGH, July 7, 2016 — Burns White LLC welcomes five Associates with practices spanning products liability and toxic tort/family law, Medicare...
Burns White adds two medical malpractice attorneys to its Philadelphia office
PHILADELPHIA, June 28, 2016 — Burns White announced the addition of experienced trial attorneys Ruth R. Wessel as a Member and Kirsten B. Hare as an...
PDI selects Russell Giancola as Young Lawyer of the Year
PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2016—The Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) named Associate Russell D. Giancola as its Young Lawyer of the Year. The annual...
Daivy Dambreville talks about transitioning to a career in law for the Business, Life, & Coffee podcast
Associate Daivy P. Dambreville discussed his transition from a career in corporate sales to one in law for Business, Life, & Coffee, a podcast...
John Bass and Ralph Monico obtain a dismissal for a hospital client facing claims of negligence
Member John A. Bass and Associate Ralph M. Monico obtained a dismissal in a negligence claim in Mercer County, Pa. against a hospital client for...
25 Burns White attorneys named to 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers/Rising Stars lists
PITTSBURGH, May 13, 2016 — Twenty five Burns White attorneys in offices in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were named to the 2016 Pennsylvania Super...
Scott Eberle secures a defense verdict in a legal malpractice claim
Member Scott R. Eberle recently obtained a defense verdict in a legal malpractice claim arising out of an underlying employment discrimination case....
Jill Persico pens article on using social media as an investigative tool for The Legal Intelligencer
Associate Jill M. Persico wrote an article for The Legal Intelligencer's April 12, 2016 medical malpractice supplement on using social media as an...
Burns White welcomes six Associates to four offices in Pa. and N.J.
PITTSBURGH, March 16, 2016 — Burns White LLC welcomes six Associates with practices spanning Medicare compliance, employment, insurance coverage...
T.H. Lyda weighs in on likelihood of copycat cases in light of $4.2 million fracking verdict for Law360
In an article yesterday for Law360, Member and Chair of the Environmental Group T.H. Lyda was one of several lawyers to weigh in on the likelihood...
Two Burns White attorneys named to 2016 New Jersey Rising Stars list
CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 11, 2016 — Burns White Associates Ahsan A. Jafry and Brian D. Pagano of the Cherry Hill office were named to the Rising...
Burns White attorneys receiving Best Lawyers in America ranking appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette supplement
The following Burns White attorneys appeared in the March 4, 2016 Best Lawyers in America supplement in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. First published...
Stuart T. O’Neal and M. Sean Maravich obtain a defense verdict for a hospital client in Philadelphia County
Members Stuart T. O’Neal and M. Sean Maravich obtained a complete defense verdict on behalf of Chestnut Hill Hospital in the Court of Common Pleas...
Superior Court of Pa. reverses trial court decision ruling in favor of Burns White client demanding specific performance for purchase of real estate
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County denying our client’s post-trial motion...
Stuart T. O’Neal elected to serve as President of The Hamels Foundation Board of Directors
Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III was recently elected to serve as President of The Hamels Foundation Board of Directors for a two-year term. Mr. O’Neal,...
Burns White adds four professional liability attorneys with a healthcare industry focus to its Pittsburgh office
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2016 — Burns White hired Joseph A. Macerelli and John A. Bass as Members, as well as Ralph M. Monico and Russell D. Giancola as...
Burns White promotes three attorneys to membership status
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16, 2015 — Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the promotion of three attorneys to Member in its Pittsburgh and Philadelphia...
Burns White welcomes seven attorneys to offices in Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2015 — Burns White LLC welcomes one Of Counsel and six Associates with practices spanning commercial litigation, design and...
Burns White attains ten rankings in the 2016 U.S. News Best Law Firms Survey
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3, 2015 — Burns White earned ten rankings in the 2016 U.S.News Media Group and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey. Most notably,...
Burns White and Dapper, Baldasare, Benson, Behling & Kane to merge
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27, 2015 — Burns White LLC announced today that all 11 attorneys and six support staff from Pittsburgh-based Dapper, Baldasare,...
Dorothy Wolbert selected for Allegheny County Bar Foundation 2015 Young Lawyer Fellow program
Associate Dorothy C. Wolbert was named to the Young Lawyer Fellows program. The program recognizes and honors attorneys who have shown a commitment...
John Steidle and Stuart T. O’Neal receive a voluntary dismissal for a healthcare system in a medical malpractice dispute
Burns White Members Stuart T. O’Neal, III and John M. Steidle recently obtained a voluntary dismissal for a healthcare system client and its related...
Matthew Chapman co-authors a two-part legislative update for West Virginia Law Review
Associate Matthew Chapman, along with Judge Joseph K. Reeder, published a two-part update on West Virginia laws impacting the legal community in...