Richard J. Federowicz

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Richard J. Federowicz: Attorney with Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
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Biography

Richard J. Federowicz is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and Co-Chair of the Estate Planning and Administration Group . He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation and estate planning and administration. He specializes in medical malpractice and estate litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Federowicz was a partner in the law firm of Weis & Weis (1980-1988) and a staff attorney at Neighborhood Legal Services (1977-1980).

Professional Accomplishments

•Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1997
•The Best Lawyers in America: 2025 and 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants for Pittsburgh
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2012: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2004, 2006, 2012-2017 and 2019-2021

Community

•Polish Falcons of America Legal Counsel (1990-present)
•Shaler Area School Board (1985-1997)
•Vincentian Collaborative Services (Board of Directors)

Speaking Engagements

•“Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case” (Presenter); Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE; Pittsburgh, PA; 11/19/2009
•“Mediation/Settlement Devices” (Presenter); PaTLA Medical Malpractice Seminar; Pittsburgh, PA; 11/14/2007
•“What’s It Worth” (Presenter); PaTLA Seminar; Pittsburgh, PA; 12/12/2006
•“New PA Suggested Jury Instructions in Medical Cases” (Co-Presenter); Pennsylvania CLE; 4/4/2006

Publications

•Trade & Commercial Laws of the Russian Federation (Co-Author); Oceana Publications, Inc.; 1993

Press Releases

8/21/2025 Press Releases

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

8/15/2024 Press Releases

Three Dickie McCamey Attorneys Recognized as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers

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

5/26/2021 Press Releases

DMC’s 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees

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

5/9/2019 Press Releases

DMC’s 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees

8/15/2018 Press Releases

DMC Lawyers Honored as ‘Lawyer of the Year’

8/15/2018 Press Releases

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

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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Estate Planning and Administration
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Trust Litigation
  • Estate Litigation
  • Complex Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Lehigh University, B.S., International Relations and History, 1974
Law School Attended:
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D., 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
Pennsylvania Bar Admission; West Virginia Bar Admission; United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:

Memberships

•Allegheny County Bar Association
•American Bar Association
•Pennsylvania Bar Association

Reported Cases:
Representative Matters: Stubbs v. Allegheny County, 463 Fed. Supp. 110 (Western District of Pa. 1978): represented handicapped child and successfully sued a local school district and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding a free appropriate education for the child. This was the first case which recognized a private cause of action under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Opinion authored by Judge Ziegler; Kester v. Hart, 512 Fed. Supp. 740 (Western District of Pa. 1981): opinion by Judge Marsh after a jury verdict in favor of operator of jeep that rolled over as a result of hydroplaning; Walker v. Allegheny General Hospital, G.D. 86-13835: jury verdict in front of Judge Patrick McFalls in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in 1990. Child suffered from brain damage. Defense verdict in favor of Allegheny General Hospital and obstetrician where the cause of the brain damage was fetal alcohol syndrome rather than the negligence of the defendants; Guidice v. BFG Electroplating, et al., C.A. Nos. 86-2093, 87-1423, and 87-1421 (Western District of Pa.): cases were tried in front of Judge Baron McCune. Plaintiffs alleged that a number of individuals in the town of Punxsutawney were poisoned by arsenic resulting from the operations of BFG Electroplating. Companion suits were also brought for clean-up under the Clean Water Act and CERCLA. Significantly, the federal government requested fines of $400,000.00, and Judge McCune issued a fine of $400.00 under the Clean Water Act. Cases reported at 31 ERC 1350; Childers v. Ohio Edison, C.A. No. 87-3264 (Western District of Pa.): reported at 842 F.2d 689 (3d Cir. 1988). The Third Circuit sustained a summary judgment in favor of Ohio Edison regarding an alleged products liability claim resulting in the death of plaintiff's decedent.
ISLN:
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