Ms. DeWalt is a Shareholder and Director of the firm and is the Chair of the firm's Litigation Services Group. Ms. DeWalt is an experienced trial attorney with a diverse civil litigation practice. She devotes a significant amount of her practice to defending businesses in discrimination and other employment-related actions. In addition to employment litigation, she also represents clients in commercial litigation and construction law disputes. Ms. DeWalt has tried numerous jury, non-jury and arbitration cases and has prepared and argued many cases on appeal. Apart from the litigation context, she also advises businesses in a wide range of human relations and employment issues, including employee handbooks, personnel policies, employment agreements and restrictive covenants. Ms. DeWalt is a frequent speaker on employment and litigation topics. She is active in various community organizations.

Areas of Law/Focus

Civil Litigation

Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1984

B.A., The University of the South, Sewanee, 1980

Phi Beta Kappa; Summa Cum Laude

Professional & Community Activities

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1984

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1984

Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988

The United States Supreme Court, 1996.