Maria V. Hanley is an associate of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. She concentrates her practice in the area of civil litigation, with a particular emphasis in railroad litigation, commercial litigation, and school district defense, in state and federal courts.
As a member of the firm’s Railroad Law, Litigation and Regulatory Counsel Group, Ms. Hanley regularly represents Class I and Short Line railroads in Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) and state tort claim litigation. Additionally, Ms. Hanley is a member of the firm’s Commercial Law and Litigation Group . In her commercial litigation practice, she focuses on business torts and contractual disputes. Ms. Hanley also handles matters in the area of school district defense as part of the Education Law Group, where she regularly represents school districts in civil rights, employment, special education, and tort litigation.
Prior to joining the firm as a lawyer, Ms. Hanley worked as a law clerk and summer associate at Dickie McCamey. While in law school, she was a teaching assistant in the Legal Research and Writing Department at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
Ms. Hanley is an active member of the firm’s Associates Committee, Compliance Committee, and Employment Committee.
Ms. Hanley has been trained by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).
Professional Accomplishments
•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2025: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Transportation Law
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Rising Stars 2025
Community
•Neighborhood Legal Services (Protection From Abuse Project)
•Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership Best Interests Attorney Project
Speaking Engagements
•“Navigating and Understanding Pennsylvania Courts and Judicial Elections” (Presenter); Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts; Pittsburgh, PA; 9/12/2023
•“Social Media and Intellectual Property: Practical and Legal Considerations” (Co-Presenter); Commercial Litigation in a Brave New World - Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia CLE; Pittsburgh, PA; 4/27/2023
•“There’s No Place Like Home: Mallory v. Norfolk Southern and the Exercise of General Jurisdiction” (Presenter); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Annual Conference; Chicago, IL; 7/26/2022
Articles
5/23/2023 Articles
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.’s Impact on Tort Litigation
CLE
10/23/2024 CLE Events
CLE 11/21/2024: The Best Commercial Law CLE Program of the Year
3/1/2023 CLE Events
CLE 4/27/2023: Commercial Litigation in a Brave New World
Press Releases
8/21/2025 Press Releases
Fifteen Dickie McCamey Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
5/22/2025 Press Releases
Dickie McCamey’s 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees from Pennsylvania
9/30/2022 Press Releases
DMC Obtains Defense Verdict in Concussion Case
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