Dot Davis concentrates her practice on commercial, business and real estate transactions and litigation in both individual cases and class actions. In addition to her being Chair of WIE, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Firm. Her broad litigation and counseling experience enables her to bring a unique and practical problem solving perspective to a range of legal challenges and opportunities. She has represented clients regarding consumer fraud and FTC statutes, RESPA, Truth-in-Lending Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, U.C.C. Article 3 and 4, loan servicing, contested foreclosures, predatory lending, Retail Installment Sales Act, Consumer Sales Practices Act, coal, oil and gas, and fiduciary duty, corporate governance and estate claims in state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, and mediations and arbitrations. Prior to private practice, Dot was an attorney with United States Steel Corporation representing its corporate finance group, realty division, energy, purchasing and transportation departments, and the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad and its 13 consolidated railroads and dock companies.
Representative Matters
· Counsel for nationwide financial institutions and servicers in lender liability, contested foreclosures and bankruptcy litigation;
· Counsel in class action securities fraud, electronic funds transfer, consumer finance, antitrust, insurance coverage and toxic tort litigation;
· Counsel in litigation involving oil and gas rights including Marcellus Shale;
· Counsel in multi-billion dollar corporate control litigation;
· Counsel in a successful $75 million minority shareholder litigation;
· National coordinating counsel for litigation, claims and warranties for an international roof manufacturer throughout the United States;
· Counsel for a $32 million divestiture of the assets of a metal and fiberglass reinforced grading product division of a publicly-held corporation;
· Counsel to high net worth individuals and their families and private entities in real estate development transactions, litigation, family foundation and trust issues, and the acquisition and divestiture of private companies;
· Counsels and litigates in the areas of corporate governance, fiduciary duty, lender liability, mortgage backed securitizations, real estate, leasing, consumer finance, fair credit reporting, bankruptcy, contested foreclosures, contracts, professional liability defense, insurance coverage, risk allocation and loss prevention, collections and workouts, toxic tort, wage and restrictive covenants, trademark, advertising and FTC compliance, construction and transportation.
Professional Affiliations
Allegheny County Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
West Virginia Bar Association
American Bar Association
Community Involvement
MBC Corp. - Manchester Craftsmen's Guild/Bidwell Training Center, Chair of Community Advisory Committee for MCG and member of Executive Committee
Previous member of the boards of The Wesley Institute, Neighborhood Legal Services, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's New Leadership Board, Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Library Association, and Angel Ridge Animal Rescue
Advisory Board of Wesley Spectrum
Special Recognition
YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh 2005 A Tribute To Women award in the Professional Services category
Carlow College Woman of Spirit Award and the Carlow College Alumni Association Service Award
Articles/Speeches/Presentations
· Oil and gas litigation presentation for the CONSOL Energy Land Super School, March 26, 2012.
· "Litigating in Orphans' Court," presentation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2003 and 2006.
(Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office)