Meet Lisa

As a longtime resident, I have been involved in our community as an Officer and Board Member of the Mt. Lebanon Soccer Association, Commodore of the Mt. Lebanon High School Crew Team, Boy Scout Committee Member, PTA Officer and Member, Relay for Life Activities and Entertainment Chairperson as well as a current member and past President of the Dormont - Mt. Lebanon - Castle Shannon Rotary Club. I served as the Chairperson of the Community Relations Board, and co-chair it’s very popular Residents' Academy.

I am currently an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting animal cruelty cases and have recently been promoted to Senior ADA and Case Coordinator for that specialty unit, handling preliminary hearings at Magisterial District Courts, and working on special projects including education and legislation. For four years, I was the ADA responsible for DUI Treatment Court, helping defendants obtain necessary treatment while fulfilling their sentence without reoffending. This progressive program had a 92% success rate with the graduates returning to the community as productive, employed, and reengaged with their families.

I have acted as a mediator for both Family and Civil law matters and as an appointed Special Panel Arbitrator for Allegheny County handling appeals of civil magisterial decisions, as well as landlord/tenant matters.

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Quasi-judicial roles:

Allegheny County Arbitration – over 20 years of experience

Special Panel Arbitration Appointment - 1998 to present

Landlord/Tenant Special Arbitration/Mediation Project 2019 -

Mt. Lebanon Community Relations Board Mediator 2016- present

Moot Court Judge - over 20 years of service to the Bar

Three Rivers Rowing Association Scholastic Sprints Finish Line Official

Practical Legal Experience:

Office of the Allegheny County District Attorney - ADA responsible for:

DUI Diversionary/Treatment Court ADA - 2017-2021

Animal Cruelty Prosecutor, Senior ADA/Case Coordinator

Puppy Mill Forum member

License Plate Recognition Camera Project

Pennsylvania District Attorney Association PDAA – Vehicular Crimes Prosecution Network

PA DUI Association member

Assistant General Counsel/In-house Counsel – Joy Mining; Centimark; Managed Care of America

Human Resources; Employment issues; International law; Insurance; Environmental

matters; Litigation; Litigation Management; Mediation and Arbitration

General Practice – Sole Practitioner -

Insurance; Landlord/Tenant; Family Law: Divorce, custody and support issues, prenuptial agreements; conciliations; Contract drafting and review; Insurance Coverage analysis; Small Business Advisor; Wills and Estate Administration; Mediations, Arbitrations, Litigation

Pro Bono Legal Experience: Wills for Heroes Project; Protection from Abuse Volunteer Attorney; Election Law Litigator; Solicitor: Mt. Lebanon Democratic Committee; Legal Consultant: PA Veterinary Medical Association; Legal Consultant: Western PA Medical Veterinary Association

Leadership:

Mt. Lebanon Community Relations Board –CRB- Chair 2016 - 2021

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon-Castle Shannon Rotary President, Vice President, and Board Member

Rotary District 7300 and 7305 Assistant District Governor

Mt. Lebanon Relay for Life Ceremonies Chair 2017-2019; Entertainment/Activities Chair 2011-2017

Mt. Lebanon Soccer Association –MLSA-Community Relations Officer and Board Member;

Laurel Highlands Council Boy Scouts Popcorn Sales Kernel

Boy Scout Troop 28 Troop Secretary and Scout Committee Member

Mt. Lebanon H S PTA Membership Chair 2007-2011; Corresponding Secretary 2009-2011

Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Chair

Allegheny County Bar Association Board of Governors

Community outreach:

Mt. Lebanon Resident’s Academy – creator and co-chair

Mt. Lebanon Citizen’s Police Academy – participant and graduate May 2015

Mt. Lebanon Citizen’s Fire Academy—participant and graduate November 2014

Mt. Lebanon PTA Officer and volunteer – 23 years of service; Lifetime member award

MLSA Field Procurement Committee; 40th Anniversary Chair; 50th Anniversary Co-Chair

Allegheny County Bar Association Public Service Committee

Pennsylvania Bar Association Task Force on Legal Services for Middle Incomes

Pennsylvania Bar Institute Speaker Criminal Law Symposium; Continuing Judicial Education

Lake Erie College Lacrosse Parent Association Events Co-Chair; Team Support Co-chair

Education:

ACBA Back to the Bar Program -Inaugural Class Graduate –Fall 2013

Duquesne University School of Law: Juris Doctor

Duquesne University Graduate Fellow (Physical Chemistry)

University of Scranton Graduate Fellow (Biochemistry)

University of Scranton Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Honors Program (Bio-Physics)

MEET LISA

"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public." - Dr. Cornel West

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