Richard C. Polley

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Richard C. Polley: Attorney with Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Richard C. Polley is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., serves on the firm’s Executive Committee, and is Co-Chair of the Toxic Tort Group . He has extensive experience in civil trial practice and personal injury defense, as well as toxic tort law, commercial litigation, construction law, product liability law, and employment law.

Professional Accomplishments

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2011
•The Best Lawyers in America : 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants for Pittsburgh
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2008: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Community

•Ingomar Franklin Park Athletic Association (former baseball and softball coach)
•North Allegheny Basketball Association (former coach)
•Pittsburgh Power Softball (former coach)
•St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Wexford, Pennsylvania
•West Penn Wolverine AAU Basketball (former coach)

Press Releases

8/21/2025 Press Releases

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Award Recipients

8/15/2024 Press Releases

Forty-Six Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients

8/17/2023 Press Releases

Forty-Four Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients

8/25/2022 Press Releases

Forty-Three Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List

8/25/2021 Press Releases

2022 Best Lawyers List includes 44 Attorneys from Dickie McCamey

8/19/2020 Press Releases

Forty-Five Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers list

8/15/2019 Press Releases

Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020

8/15/2018 Press Releases

Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2019

8/15/2017 Press Releases

Thirty-Seven Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2018

8/15/2016 Press Releases

Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2017

8/24/2015 Press Releases

Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2016

9/15/2014 Press Releases

Thirty-Eight Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2015

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Areas of Practice (9)

  • Insurance Law and Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Technology Law
  • Toxic Torts
  • Asbestos Litigation
  • Silicosis Litigation
  • Business Torts
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Allegheny College, B.S., Mathematics; Allegheny College, B.S., cum laude; Allegheny College, B.S., 1978 Phi Beta Kappa; Allegheny College, B.S., Theta Chi
Law School Attended:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1981 Law Review
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, Pennsylvania; 1992, West Virginia; 1998, Ohio; 2006, New York; Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia; Supreme Court of Ohio; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits; United States District Court for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio; United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Memberships:

Memberships

•Allegheny County Bar Association
•Defense Research Institute
•Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
•Ohio State Bar Association
•Pennsylvania Bar Association
•Pennsylvania Defense Institute
•The West Virginia State Bar

ISLN:
904375624

Peer Reviews

4.5/5.0 (16 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.4/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.4/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.4/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.6/5.0
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