Practice Areas - Criminal Law
- Homicide
- Manslaughter
- Criminal Appeals
- Marijuana Cases
- Assault and Battery
- Burglary
- Capital Offenses
- Criminal Conspiracy
- Criminal Defense
- Criminal Forfeiture
- Criminal Fraud
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Criminal Prosecution
- Death Penalty
- Driving While Intoxicated
- DUI/DWI
- Expungements
- Federal Criminal Law
- Perjury
| - Felonies
- Forgery
- Grand Jury Practice
- Habeas Corpus
- Hit and Run
- Mail Fraud
- Misdemeanors
- Money Laundering
- Murder
- Post-Conviction Remedies
- Search and Seizure
- Theft
- Traffic Violations
- Vehicular Homicide
- Weapons Charges
- Wire Fraud
- Wiretapping
- White Collar Crime
- White Collar Fraud
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| University | Duquesne University, B.A., 1975; National Criminal Defense College, 1989 |
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| Law School | University of Memphis, J.D., 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1982, Tennessee; 1984, Pennsylvania |
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| Memberships | Allegheny County Bar Association (Chair, Criminal Litigation Section); Women's Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania (Past President, 1999-2001 and Co-Founder, 1988-1990); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Past President, 1999-2001). |
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| Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Biography | Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense, Pennsylvania, 2012. Named Pittsburgh Lawyer of the Year, 2010. Named 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Philadelphia Magazine. 2011 Winner of the Josel Advocacy Award presented by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. |
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| Reported Cases | Showers v. Beard, 635 F3d 625 (3d Cir. 2011); Szuchon v. Lehman, 273 F3d 299 (3d Cir. 2001); Commonwealth v. Legg, 711 A2d 430 (Pa. 1999). |
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| ISLN | 911274255 |
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