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Burns White garners seven first-tier rankings in the U.S. News Best Law Firms Survey
PITTSBURGH, November 16, 2011 — Burns White LLC earned a national first-tier ranking in railroad law for the second year running and six...
Burns White hires four new associates to firm
PITTSBURGH, November 9, 2011 — Burns White LLC recently added four new associates to the firm’s Pittsburgh location: Katlin L. Connelly of...
Congratulations to Jack Bowman Winner of the WVU Alumni Association’s 2011 Outstanding Alumnus
September 28, 2011 - Jack Bowman, Special Ethics Counsel of Burns White, was awarded the WVU Alumni Association's 2011 Outstanding Alumnus Award. He...
Nick Foley – Winner of the Boys & Girls Club National Youth of the Year Award
September 21, 2011 - Congratulations to Nick Foley, winner of the Boys & Girls Club National Youth of the Year Award. Earlier this month, Burns...
Christina E. Horton authors article for Legal Intelligencer
Pittsburgh, September 6, 2011 - Burns White attorney Christina E. Horton authors an article for The Legal Intelligencer. Click here to read the...
Six Burns White attorneys selected as 2012 Best Lawyers in America
Pittsburgh, August 31, 2011 — Six Burns White attorneys have been selected for the 18th edition of Best Lawyers in America® for 2012....
Dean Falavolito selected to Allegheny County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Council
Pittsburgh, August 18, 2011 - Burns White Employment Law Practice Group Co-Chair Dean F. Falavolito has been selected to a three-year term on the...
Michelle A. Allan selected as Legal Intelligencer’s Lawyers on the Fast Track
Pittsburgh, Aug. 1, 2011 - Congratulations to Medicare Compliance Practice Group Member Michelle A. Allan, who was selected today for The Legal...
Burns White Appellate Group successfully argues on behalf of Turnpike Commission for reversal of open records request
Harrisburg, Pa., July 19, 2011 – In a significant published decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that E-ZPass electronic toll...
Burns White attorneys author cover story for Chemical Distributor magazine
Pittsburgh, July 14, 2011 - Burns White LLC Transportation Practice Group Co-Chair T.H. Lyda and Transportation Practice Group Partner Edwin Palmer...
Burns White Special Ethics Counsel Forest Jackson Bowman to receive award from WV Bar Association
Pittsburgh, July 13, 2011 - Burns White LLC congratulates Special Ethics Counsel Forest Jackson "Jack" Bowman on his upcoming West Virginia Bar...
Burns White Transportation Group obtains summary judgment on behalf of Norfolk Southern Railway
Pittsburgh, July 22, 2011 – Burns White LLC Transportation Practice Group Co-Chair David Damico and colleague Nina Gusmar were successful in...
Burns White names Colleen A. Treml new Chief Marketing Officer
Pittsburgh, July 7, 2011 - Law firm Burns White LLC has named Colleen A. Treml the firm’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Ms. Treml is a licensed...
Burns White successfully defends insurer in class action suit alleging breach of contract and violations of the Consumer Protection Law
Pittsburgh, June 24, 2011 – Attorneys at Burns White LLC have successfully defended an insurance company in a class action suit against allegations...
Burns White successfully defends software manufacturing company against serious Wiretap Act allegations
Pittsburgh, June 17, 2011 - In one of the first cases of this size, scope, magnitude and nature, attorneys at Burns White LLC have successfully...
Burns White’s Stallings quoted extensively in Legal Intelligencer article
June 7, 2011 - Burns White LLC's White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group Chair Stephen S. Stallings is quoted extensively in a June 7 Legal...
Organization names Burns White attorney 2011 Man of the Year
Pittsburgh, May 24, 2011 - The Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) named Burns White...
Eight Burns White attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine
May 19, 2011 - Eight Burns White attorneys have been selected as either Super Lawyers® or Super Lawyers® Rising Stars by the publishers of Super...
Burns White spotlighted in extensive Pittsburgh Post-Gazette feature story
Pittsburgh, March 7, 2011 - A feature story on Burns White that originally appeared in the March 1, 2011, edition of The Legal Intelligencer was...
Film co-written by Burns White client wins two Academy Awards
Pittsburgh, March 1, 2011 - Congratulations to Burns White client Keith Dorrington, whose film “The Fighter” won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor...
Burns White Founding Member appointed e-discovery Special Master
Pittsburgh, Feb. 9, 2011 - Burns White Founding Member David B. White has been appointed an e-discovery Special Master by the Board of Judges for...
Burns White attorneys author article for Legal Intelligencer supplement
Pittsburgh, Jan. 26, 2011 - Burns White Member William Mundy and Associate John Skrocki have authored an article that appeared in The Legal...
Burns White client nominated for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award
Pittsburgh, Jan. 25, 2011 - Congratulations to Burns White client Keith Dorrington, who received an Oscar nomination today for Best Original...
Burns White successfully defends client against PPG Industries motion to dismiss
Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 2011 – Congratulations to Burns White Attorneys David White and Lyle Washowich for their successful representation of Generon...
Burns White client awarded Summary Judgment in West Virginia FELA case
Pittsburgh, Jan. 6, 2011 - The Circuit Court of Logan County, West Virginia, granted Summary Judgment in an FELA case involving allegations from an...
Burns White hires former federal prosecutor Stephen S. Stallings
Pittsburgh, Jan. 3, 2011 – Burns White is pleased to announce the hiring of former Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen S. Stallings as chair of the...
Burns White, two other firms recognized for holiday philanthropy efforts
Pittsburgh, Dec. 17, 2010 - Burns White has been recognized for its holiday philanthropic efforts in an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. A...
Sports Illustrated best all-time boxing movie award goes to Burns White clients
Pittsburgh, Dec. 17, 2010 - The best boxing movie of all time? That’s what Sports Illustrated thinks about “The Fighter,” the biopic produced by...
Burns White featured in Whirl Magazine
Pittsburgh, Dec. 13, 2010 - The transition of Burns White to a new name, logo and website was spotlighted in the December edition of Whirl, a...
Burns White Appellate Practice Group wins reversal in Ohio asbestos case
Pittsburgh, Nov. 24, 2010 - The Eighth Appellate District Court of Appeals of Ohio in Cuyahoga County in a ruling issued on Nov. 24, 2010,...